Online Resources for Parents
Few online communities can boast the breadth and loyal readership of the babybargains.net website message boards. This site, which originated from the acclaimed Baby Bargains book (in which a married couple rate – and summarize feedback on – hundreds of baby products of all prices and brands), is a fantastic place to look for reviews and opinions on everything from strollers and high chairs to kid-friendly recipes and parenting techniques. Don’t make your next baby purchase without it!
If you’re into stationery, gift wrapping, scrapbooking, and kids’ craft projects, this website will be a fun browse for you. It’s all about “cheap thrills” with Current – the prices can’t be beat, and they often have that cute little something for your Easter baskets (or Christmas stockings, or Thanksgiving table setting). They even have personalized stationery, some made just for kids – at a fraction of the prices you’ll see elsewhere! Check it out!
This nifty website catalogs hundreds of factories that are open for tours across the fifty states. If you’re planning a vacation or even want to know which factories you can visit in good old New Hampshire, this site is a terrific place to start. As the site says, what better way to appreciate American imagination and industry than to tour America at work?
Visit our "mother" organization
Here’s a site where you can design jewelry that reflects your top priorities: your kids! Lucy Ann personalized keepsakes can be custom-made with the names of your little ones combined with cute little faces that will cheer you up even on your craziest days. They offer jewelry, Christmas ornaments, baby spoons and blankets, key rings… and the list goes on. Lucy Ann gives you an affordable way to wear your heart on your sleeve (or wrist or neck)!
Whether you’re preparing for the holidays or recovering from them, this site (partner to the successful magazine) has it all. An hour spent here is time well spent – you could learn to organize your finances, your pantry, your sock drawers! Whatever you need to get a handle on, the staff of realsimple.com has probably come up with five different ways to do it.
Search the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission site for recalls
A new website that was created by a MOMS Club member to have a central location for information on activities in our area. Enjoy!
A shopper's guide to pesticides in produce.
The CDC site with schedules and information
Their slogan is “best printing, best price,” and it’s hard to argue when you notice that this company offers free business cards and rubber stamps! This is a full-service printing website for all your printing needs. Isn't it time to get your “professional domestic goddess” cards printed?