Babby Talk 10.17.24
How many toys is too many toys and other questions that Amazon et al. would rather us not answer truthfully.
Museum outings with kids can be a toss-up, so I’ve got a little trick I use to keep everyone engaged. Before we go, I put together a scavenger hunt packed with random things to spot. Think “a skull,” “grapes,” or something highly intellectual like “boobs.” I’ll also add a few location-specific finds, like “Venus riding a shell” at the Uffizi or “armor made for King Henry II” at the Met. You can tailor the list to kids' ages, too—when mine were little, it was more about colors and expressions ("something red, someone who looks happy"), but now it’s specific pieces or trickier things to find. For added fun, I throw in some bonus challenges: show me the scariest-looking baby or find the painting with the most people in it. The kids are all in, and I get a solid thirty minutes of peace to bask in some Botticelli. -Court
8 things at least somewhat related to life with kids
Read: Should we all have fewer toys?? (probably)
Wear: Half off this cute pajama shirt we also wear as real clothes.
Shop: Chic knit vests for kids who dress better than their parents.
Make: Every new parent has a chia pudding phase. So you should know that adding some jasmine tea to the liquid portion is life changing.
Read: Brush up on your bedtime storytelling skills with these extremely useful tips for crafting narratives that will delight your little ones over and over.
Gift: Little baby sized handmade wooden objects. Tiny spoons and tiny bowls. So classy.
Do: Make some simple and very spooky rubber-band mummy rocks to start getting win that Halloween spirit. Boo!
Wear: It feels admittedly weird to recommend blue eye liner, but they have other colors too, if you’re not feeling blue. What we like about it is that it’s matte, easy to apply and makes a big impact for your efforts.
Something we simultaneously love and miss for ourselves:
A few more for the road:
Moms making things worse.
Simplifying (and child-proofing) bath time.
Can anyone do an outfit reveal like Cher does? No, they cannot.
Thanks for reading. Please email all constructive feedback with the subject line “I hate you I wish you weren’t my mom.” See you very soon.
Court + Grace