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Water Bottle Roundup

Water Bottle Roundup

With fall routines – and lunchbox packing – around the corner, we rounded up eight great reusable water bottle companies you have to check out.

Meet the Founder of Bleuet

Meet the Founder of Bleuet

Elizabeth Rietz and her husband, Bill, launched Bleuet, a line of first bras that are comfortable for all children, even those with clothing sensitivities.

Meet the Moms Behind Grown & Flown

Meet the Moms Behind Grown & Flown

While there are a million pregnancy and baby parenting apps, there aren’t nearly as many resources for parents of older kids. If you’re in that latter stage and are looking for an amazing resource to guide you, you need to check out Grown & Flown.

Beach Workout Tips

Beach Workout Tips

Many of us will be hitting the beach this month for family vacations, so we asked celebrity fitness instructor, Anna Kaiser, to share some of her beach workout tips.

2022 Newborn and New Moms Guide

2022 Newborn and New Moms Guide

Thrilled to share the 2022 Newborn and New Moms Guide. In this guide, you will find a number of our favorite local resources for new & expecting moms. Be sure to check it out, learn more about these amazing local businesses, and discover all that they have to offer!

Back to School Backpack Roundup

Back to School Backpack Roundup

We’ve rounded up six great backpacks for the kids, from fun carryalls to sturdy book bags, that are sure to get the job done.

BLT Panzanella Salad

BLT Panzanella Salad

Late summer is prime tomato season, and this BLT Panzanella Salad from Habitual Hostess is a perfect way to use up your garden’s harvest or farmers market haul!

Back to School Shopping For Kids

Back to School Shopping For Kids

Who is ready to shop for Back to School and all things Fall? I know I’m not ready for school to start, but I’m always ready for shopping!

Strawberry Ripple Ice Cream

Strawberry Ripple Ice Cream

If you have making ice cream on your summer bucket list, you’ll want to check out this must-try classic strawberry recipe!

Patriotic Popcorn

Patriotic Popcorn

Fourth of July is right around the corner. This year take your popcorn up a notch and jazz it up with some chocolate, festive sprinkles and M&M’s!

Shoott Photography Fundraiser

Shoott Photography Fundraiser

Shoott, a female-run photography business, is offering a fabulous, fun solution for a new fundraiser opportunity – a photography fundraiser!

Build Your Own Rice Bowl Board

Build Your Own Rice Bowl Board

This Build Your Own Rice Bowl Board allows each member of your family to create a dinner plate they’ll love–and actually eat!

8 Summer Air Fryer Recipes

8 Summer Air Fryer Recipes

If you need a break from grilling, the air fryer is a fabulous way to whip up healthy eats, without heating up the kitchen.

Spray Parks and Splash Pads

Spray Parks and Splash Pads

Summer is here. The weather is hot. We are all looking for ways to cool off! Here you will find a listing of spray parks and splash pads in and around Pittsburgh.

News and How to Stay Informed as Busy Moms

News and How to Stay Informed as Busy Moms

As mothers, it can be easy to feel totally disconnected from not only our pre-kid life, friends and extended family, but from the world and current events in general.

All Terrain

All Terrain

As moms, we’re always looking for ways to have fun outside as a family, and for products that are truly safe and non-toxic. All Terrain is our latest find that fits both bills, and we’re thrilled to partner with this effective, environmentally friendly and yes, safe, line of insect repellents, itch relief soap, cream & spray, bandages and poison ivy products!

Press Pause

Press Pause

As moms, it can often seem like we’re taking care of everyone – the kids, our partner and even family pets – before we remember to take pay attention to our own needs.

Toddler Tantrums

Toddler Tantrums

Toddlers and tantrums are like puddles after a rainstorm…inevitable, messy, and natural! But with a little forethought, planning, and even some avoidance tactics, you can weather any storm Mother Nature or your toddler has to offer.

Rainy Day Activity – DIY Soap Molds

Rainy Day Activity – DIY Soap Molds

This rainy day activity from our contributor Maria Provenzano is our favorite type of DIY—it’s easy enough to do with kids, but the result is cute enough to give as a gift.

Blue Moon Perinatal

Blue Moon Perinatal

To fill the gap in patient care, Dr. Tracy Shevell recently launched, Blue Moon Perinatal, where she can offer one-on-one sessions to clients as a “bonus doctor” to support them in conjunction with their primary OB-GYN.

Easy Weeknight Mexican Recipes

Easy Weeknight Mexican Recipes

Stuck at home and missing your favorite margs at your favorite Mexican spot? That doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate our favorite foodie holiday at home!

Top Rain Jacket Picks for Moms

Top Rain Jacket Picks for Moms

The weather may be warming, but I have a feeling the rainy days are not gone yet. Sharing 11 top picks of rain jackets for moms!

Earth Day Activities

Earth Day Activities

Earth Day is April 22, and we have rounded up some great ways to celebrate the occasion!

Passover Recipe Roundup!

Passover Recipe Roundup!

Need some inspiration for your Passover menu? We’ve rounded up a few recipes from some of our favorites.

Interview with Bode Miller

Interview with Bode Miller

Skier Bode Miller is a gold medal-winning five time Olympian, a dad of eight and a tireless advocate, with his wife Morgan, for pool safety.

Top 10 Family Vacation Ideas for 2022

Top 10 Family Vacation Ideas for 2022

Traveling as a family is one of the most fun and enriching things you can do with your children. From beach vacations to cultural journeys to rustic adventures, there are so many wonderful options for every interest and budget.

Meet a Mom – Beth Picard

Meet a Mom – Beth Picard

Meet gorgeous Pittsburgh mom, Beth Picard. When Beth isn’t chasing after her three adorable boys, you can find her as the brains behind “The Fashionable Eye” as well as the owner of IDP.

Easter Bunny Cinnamon Rolls

Easter Bunny Cinnamon Rolls

These Easter Bunny Cinnamon Rolls will do double duty as a fun holiday activity and a delicious Easter breakfast.

Pantry Must-Haves

Pantry Must-Haves

What does a TikTok chef, and busy mom, keep in her pantry—and more importantly, how does she keep it organized?

2022 Easter Events

2022 Easter Events

Easter is fast approaching, and hopefully the weather is warming! Sharing all things bunny including photo ops, egg hunts, and brunches.

5 Things You Can Do Now To Feel Great This Summer

5 Things You Can Do Now To Feel Great This Summer

Spring is around the corner, and summer will be here before we know it. Now, to be clear – we don’t support the idea of a “summer body” or “beach body” – if you have a body, you have a beach body! However, as moms who don’t always prioritize self-care, we want to feel good in our bodies.

Kids Books About Strong Women

Kids Books About Strong Women

It’s Women’s History Month and I am sharing the perfect picture book biographies to wow and inspire children! You are not going to want to miss learning about these incredible trailblazers who changed the world!

Gardening With Kids – Fun Ideas For All Ages

Gardening With Kids – Fun Ideas For All Ages

Spring is finally here, and we couldn’t be happier to be shaking off the winter doldrums and getting outside again. We are always looking for activities that get the children involved, and gardening is at the top of our list.

St. Patrick’s Day Drawing Activity

St. Patrick’s Day Drawing Activity

Looking for ways to celebrate St. Patty’s Day at home this year? We asked Kathy Chattoraj, owner of Future Picassos, to share a fun project for kids of all ages!

Rainbow Cheesecake

Rainbow Cheesecake

We love this colorful cheesecake for St. Patrick’s Day, as an alternative to a birthday cake, or any time you need to mix up a little cheer.

Meet Kate Rech – The Mom Behind Ollie Gray

Meet Kate Rech – The Mom Behind Ollie Gray

Some of our all-time favorite female-founded brands were launched by new moms who needed a product or service that just didn’t exist—so they created it themselves. Enter, Ollie Gray!

Leprechaun Snack Board

Leprechaun Snack Board

We love a good snack board, and one that’s cute enough for a party and gets our kids to eat more veggies? That’s like finding a pot of gold!

Meet a Mom – Leigha Pindroh

Meet a Mom – Leigha Pindroh

Meet Leigha Pindroh – a Pittsburgh mom of 3 boys who also finds success as a content creator, podcast co-host, and social media manager!

Spin Art Craft

Spin Art Craft

This fun craft is not only adorable—and a perfect gift for friends or grandparents—it’s a ton of fun for kids of all ages.

Meet Paralympian Noah Elliott

Meet Paralympian Noah Elliott

The 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games begin this Friday, and one of the athletes we’ll be following for sure is Noah Elliott. It’s his amazing back story as a teenage cancer survivor and single dad that are truly inspiring.

Meet a Mom – Jackie Bohdan

Meet a Mom – Jackie Bohdan

Meet Pittsburgh mom, Jackie Bohdan! Jackie is a phenomenal mom of two who is thriving as a real estate agent, landlord, AND investor.

Board Games Your Family Will Love

Board Games Your Family Will Love

Too cold to spend much time outside? Kids home sick? Need to enforce a screen time break? Board games are a solution to all of these!

Mess Free Art

Mess Free Art

We love to see our kids get creative, make art, play, and proudly show us their masterpiece. What we don’t love so much? The mess.

2022 Women In Business Guide

2022 Women In Business Guide

The 2022 Women In Business Guide is here! Thrilled to have so many phenomenal woman owned businesses highlighted in this year’s guide. Let’s show these ladies and their businesses all the love! A special thanks to Jen Crouse, Realtor, for being our amazing sponsor.

Everwell

Everwell

Wondering “what’s next” in your career after stepping away for awhile?

How to Talk to Kids About Black History Month

How to Talk to Kids About Black History Month

February is Black History Month. If you’re looking for ways this month (and always) to celebrate Black History and have age appropriate discussions about race and racism, you’ll want to bookmark our latest interview with our psychology contributor, Reon Baird-Feldman, PhD.

Heart Shaped Pizza

Heart Shaped Pizza

Want an adorable Valentine’s Day activity to do with your kids? Make-your-own Heart Shaped Pizza!

Valentine’s Day Book Ideas

Valentine’s Day Book Ideas

Valentine’s Day is almost here and I have the perfect read alouds to share that focus on love, kindness, and friendship and are packed with kid appeal! 

Game Day Nachos

Game Day Nachos

Take your Game Day eats up a notch with these crowd-pleasing nachos!

Olympic Dad – Luger Chris Mazdzer

Olympic Dad – Luger Chris Mazdzer

Parenting can feel like an Olympic sport, which makes the actual moms and dads who make it to the Olympics seem even more impressive. Just in time for the 2022 Winter Games in Bejing, we caught up with Salt Lake City-based luger Chris Mazdzer.

Vegan Buddha Bowl

Vegan Buddha Bowl

Rice bowls are a perfect meal for busy parents. Prep the ingredients on the weekend, and you can assemble an easy weekday lunch or dinner in just minutes. We love this vegan version from Maria Provenzano of From Scratch with Maria.

Meet a Mom – Brooke Shields

Meet a Mom – Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields is one of those rare celebrities who has this innate ability to inspire women decade after decade, with her resilience, intelligence, and of course, natural beauty.

Binge Worthy TV Shows

Binge Worthy TV Shows

Need a new show to binge-watch? From Netflix, to Hulu, to HBO and now even Apple TV, our sister site, Westport Moms, has rounded up some shows you’ll be sure to love!

Anna Kaiser’s Home Workout Motivation Tips

Anna Kaiser’s Home Workout Motivation Tips

Working out at home has always had some advantages—the most obvious being you don’t have to waste any time driving to a gym…or combing your hair. However, motivation can be pretty tough.

Winter Coat Guide

Winter Coat Guide

Different occasions call for different coats, which is why I wanted to share a winter coat edit, aka a mini guide for how to choose a winter coat.

Best Books for Winter

Best Books for Winter

Winter is here and we are celebrating with our favorite picture books showcasing the magic of snow-filled days!

Meet a Mom – Gabrielle Monaco

Meet a Mom – Gabrielle Monaco

Meet Gabrielle Monaco – a Pittsburgh mom of the sweetest one year old who keeps busy as a Senior Stylist for Stitch Fix AND as a cycle instructor!

Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting

You’ve probably heard of intermittent fasting, and how it can have health benefits, including weight loss.

Winter Activities Guide

Winter Activities Guide

Looking for fun activities during these cold winter months? We’ve got you covered with our Winter Activities Guide!

Our 2022 Ultimate Sleepaway Camp & Program Guide

Our 2022 Ultimate Sleepaway Camp & Program Guide

Spending part of summer living independently from Mom and Dad is one of those amazing experiences that will stay with your child forever. Use our Camp & Program Guide to learn about some of the top sleepaway camp options!

Meet a Mom – Alex McCafferty

Meet a Mom – Alex McCafferty

Meet Alex McCafferty, an amazing mom to four of the cutest little boys and a Luxury Account Manager for the RealReal.

I Mom So Hard

I Mom So Hard

Meet, Kristin and Jen, the moms behind the comedic duo #IMOMSOHARD! And if you’d love to see their live show, they will be in Pittsburgh on January 22nd!

Top Your Own Oatmeal Board

Top Your Own Oatmeal Board

Did you know that January is National Oatmeal Month? Here’s a great oatmeal board idea from the Maegan of The BakerMama that is easy and healthy for any busy family!

Tablesetting 101

Tablesetting 101

The holidays are upon us and this year, more than ever, appreciate being together with your family and friends. So, whether you are hosting a casual or a formal dinner party, take the time to set a special and lovely table for your guests.

Jamie Oliver’s New Cookbook – Together

Jamie Oliver’s New Cookbook – Together

Like many of us, British super chef Jamie Oliver needed a quarantine project to keep him busy—so he whipped up a new cookbook, Together, as well as an accompanying TV show of the same name.

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