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April is National Kite Month, and I think we should all celebrate this high flying holiday. Twenty minutes of kite flying burns about 100 calories, so imagine how many you can burn kite flying for an entire afternoon. Meditating on the beauty of a colorful kite as it dances in the wind is bound to alleviate unhealthful stress. You can find an event in your area using this database. Pack a Read more
Kids and weddings don't always make the most natural partners. Brides often dislike pint-size guests' affinity for screaming out at inappropriate times and their tendency to hog the spotlight (don't they know she's the star!?), while kids can find the hours-long events mind-numbingly boring. Finding a way to make everybody happy can be tough, but follow our advice and odds are, the whole family Read more
Like most young toddlers, my daughter is fairly obsessed with pop-up and peekaboo books, which seem to surprise and delight her no matter how many times she's revealed that teddy bear under the bed or the snail behind the flower. While we've collected more than a dozen pop-up books, we don't have a single piece of pop-up clothing, a fact that Etsy seller Jane of Little Blue Frogs could rectify. Read more
Is it beginning to feel a lot like Spring where you live? If so, chances are, you and your kids are ready to cure your cabin fever and get outside this weekend. Encourage Budding Entrepreneurs: Little ones love to feel in control, and giving them their own business opportunity for the day is a great way to teach basic math, social, and even marketing skills. Start a classic lemonade stand, or Read more
Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy left a store in Malibu yesterday, with him toting a kite under his arm. The new parents, who welcomed their son Bingham Hawn Bellamy about a week ago, hit the beach with her oldest son, Ryder, in the afternoon. Kate bounced back quickly after Bing's birth, going out for lunch with Ryder and Matthew just six days after his arrival. She also flashed a wide smile Read more
Can kites inspire your hair and makeup? Absolutely, if you take a cue from the 3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2012 look. The designer was taken by the freedom and fragility of kites, and his beauty team played off references of wind, geometry, and chiffon. Read on to see how the look came together. Read more
Phillip Lim's Spring 2012 collection was built around the ideas of geometry, activewear, and kites. Yes, those wispy things we send up to the sky inspired Lim's soft, flowing clothes, many of which ruffled and moved with the slightest breeze. There was lots of silk, from side-slit trousers to delicate dresses with geometric ruffles. There were sporty pieces as well, including tops that looked Read more
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale took their sons, Kingston and Zuma, out on the town in London today after kicking off their mornings with some exercise. Gwen got in a jog, while Gavin fit in a game of tennis with a friend before the whole family reunited. The foursome have been enjoying some downtime in England for the past week and marked Mother's Day with a visit to a park in the Primrose Hill Read more
Gwen Stefani had a playful Mother's Day weekend with her husband, Gavin Rossdale, and their two sons, Kingston and Zuma, in London. The foursome hit the park yesterday, and she headed out with her littlest one in his stroller earlier today. Gwen was clad in a L.A.M.B. jacket, striped sweater, and harem pants to play a few rounds of hide and seek with Kingston during Sunday's outing at Primrose Read more
When it comes to wedding decor trends, I keep seeing some recurring themes: DIY, paper, rustic, fun, nostalgic, circus- and fair-related, and preferably something that can be hung, strung as a garland, or floats. So now that we have oversized paper flowers, felt garlands, kite and hot air balloon motifs, and balloons big and small, meet the wedding and engagement session prop du jour: pinwheels! Read more
