Last weekend we went camping. For one day. Yup, ONE DAY. And you know what? You should too! Camping is so much fun, but if you’re like me you might be thinking, “Oh, I totally want to go&...
Are you familiar with Galt Toys? I admit I wasn’t, although the British company has been around for more than 175 years—started by James Galt, an educational stockist in Manchester in 1836. It ...
image: christian montone June is right around the corner—and summer vacation. Can you even believe it? Let’s run through the sprinklers together! Do you want to gain a little more exposure for ...
image: i can’t remember where i found this. if you know please tell me! It’s Friday! And this post is coming to you straight off a fabulous camping trip….yep, we took a 24 hour jaun...
I’m kinda crushing on Fantastic Toys something FIERCE. Have you seen the cute papery overload that is Fantastic Toys? How cute you ask? Like sewing machine and iron cute. Timothy Hauden, the ma...
Pictures by Jenny Williams. Designed by Tony Williams. (are they related??) First published in 1967. Printed in the Netherlands by L. van Leer and Co. I love the mix of super colorful illustrations a...
After months (and MONTHS!) of yacking, I finally got around to setting up my little pop up shop! I’ve done these for the past few years as a literal shop, but this is the first time in ages I&#...
Last month was Wolfie’s birthday and he had a special request. MINIATURE GOLF. Aw yeah! I was only too happy to oblige. It’s funny, when your child turns one or two, their birthday party ...
The Weekly Kiddo was one of our very first features when we started Modern Kiddo and was intended to show off the cool style and personality of kiddo’s around the world. What can I say? ...
Folks, I have a confession: the Peach is TESTING ME. Everybody talked about the terrible twos–but for me it is the threes. My sweet, perfect little two year old has been replaced with a little ...
Virginie Jolie, a friend of ours on Instagram who has this dandy Etsy shop, the Happy Apple, let her friends know that she was expecting a girl by posting the sweetest little vintage dressie with an ...
So far, Wolfie has lost about…hmmm, 5 or 6 teeth now? The first one he lost while we were walking around on Fisherman’s Wharf. We were in a bustling chatchke shop and he triumphantly held...
The Bugaloos, the bugaloos–they’re in the air and everywhere! Flying high, flying loose, flying free in the summer breeze… Oh, Bugaloos! I must admit I am only familiar with them th...
image image Ahhh, Charley Harper! Charley Harper was a Cincinnati-based American artist who was best known for his highly stylized wildlife illustrations. His work has an amazing simplicity and charm...
Keeping your family fed is work. There is nothing more frustrating (and expensive and time consuming) than going to the store and buying random stuff only to not know what to do with it when you get ...
OK. Soooooo it’s been well over a month since we told you about our next pick for the Little Book Report Club. What can I say? We got distracted..and were hopelessly busy. I’m sure you kn...
Hi, hi everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I did! It started with a lovely little brunchie with the Peach and ended with homemade cookies and watching Games of Thrones. And a lov...
My parents were visiting recently to help me clean up our basement. We called it a “working vacation” and it was something we had never done before. I was sooo appreciative. Oddly it was ...
It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow! Did you make/send your mama something? If not, a phone call is still special. I’m always torn with what to do on mother’s day. On the one hand, it&...
For the first time ever, Wolfie’s school had a science fair (AND the annual pancake breakfast!). It was SO fun and he was so dang cute. All the participants had to stand with their project for ...
OOPS! We need to tell you who won the fabulous $50 Polarn O. Pyret Gift Certificate don’t we?? Drum roll please……the Modern Kiddo reader who left the winning comment (as chosen by R...
Folks, I have a confession to make… My house isn’t so uh… organized as I’d like it to be. After living in your house for a few years, things have a way of getting unorganized ...
Oh Happy Origami! So guys, this is a really neat book I’ve been dying to share with you. When you love and collect vintage kid’s books, you really get to know the colors and textures of t...
I was so saddened to hear that Maurice Sendak died today at the age of 83. He created so many magical worlds for children to explore—none more famous than the brilliant, Where the Wild Things Are. Th...
Well I don’t know about that Eddie Zima Style, but I DO know we are sure loving polka dots over here! As always, we each have our own interpretation of things. But we’ve both definitely b...
We here at Modern Kiddo are straight up pop culture junkies. Nothing makes us happier than reminiscing about our favorite TV shows we watched as kids. The other day we were talking and we realized ho...
Hi hi folks! Well, May is coming in with some totally gorgeous weather and I spent a good chunk outside with the Peach. Very mellow and lovely with even a massage in it. But I still of course ...
Ah the Friday Link Hootenanny is turning more and more into the “Weekend Link Hootenanny” but I think that’s A-OK, and I hope you do too. We had a little bit of rain and cold but no...
It all started here. One of my favorite things in the world. Thrift shopping. I was lucky that when I met Greg, I found a kindred spirit. He loves collecting and vintage as much as I do. In fact, our...
Image via: In Color Order I have such a love of vintage sheets–as do many many other people! And with good reason. The patterns are so joyous and perfect for the sweet spring going into summer ...
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