Green Bee 3-pack Reusable Shopping Bags w/Pouch
$9.99/free shipping eligible at Amazon.com. Accompany with a gift card to Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, or any of the slew of non-hipster grocery stores in the world. 

First Act makes some really nice instruments for the pint-sized Picasso. (That sentence would have made sense if Picasso was a musician and not a painter, but it sounded good.)  I’m partial to the Band in a Box, which includes a harmonica, egg shakers, a tambourine, a wooden kazoo, and more.
The kazoo even [...]

If you’re a a parent, you probably know that this year’s unlikely must-have toy is the Zhu Zhu pet imitation hamster, a toy rodent that zooms around in a plastic fun house. The hamsters themselves go for less than $10 in stores–but good luck finding them. Retailers underestimated the popularity of Zhu Zhus and supply [...]

I’m a magazine junkie: the short articles appeal to my equally short attention span, and the variety of subject manner covered provides me with ample conversation fodder, which, coupled with a glass and a half of red wine, reduces my social awkwardness by approximately 70%.
When it comes to choosing magazine subscriptions, I try to adhere [...]

Admittedly, I took a long sabbatical. But now I’m back, ready to share with you my gift ideas, point you to top deals, and occasionally go off on a tangent about how much I think “Lisa Cuddy” is maybe the best made-up name for a TV character since “Elaine Nardo.”
As in the past, please e-mail [...]

As in, did you know that everyone’s favorite construction cartoon this side of Handy Manny is now the star of his very own stage show? The 90-minute musical extravaganza has an environmental theme and includes Scoop, Dizzy, Lofty and the rest of the gang.
A trip to a live show makes a great gift for a child: [...]

The difference between a dozen roses and a cookie bouquet? Both are edible, I suppose, but only one is as sweet as your sweetheart.