Parent Talk and Warmlines have compiled a list of books that could help ease the transition to kindergarten.  They all deal with starting or attending school.  Some of them may reassure anxious children and give  more...

Slate.com has a great article on how to garden with your kids without losing your mind. They give ideas for kid-friendly plants (the huge joe pye weed, sunflowers, tomatoes, etc.). The author also recommends giving kids  more...

Whole Foods has a few recipes and videos for how to make meals for 4 for under $15.  You could probably make it even cheaper if you bought the groceries someplace else (sorry, Whole Foods!)  Anyway, the recipes  more...

Freepeats is just like Freecycle, only for baby and children's gear and clothes. People post gently used baby items and maternity wear they no longer need or want. And people who need these items can arrange  more...

This site is kind of like The Grocery Game.  For those of you who don't know, the Grocery Game will track grocery sales in your area and also find online coupons for items you're interested in, so you wind up  more...

A lot of times, I find I'm torn between saving money and being green (not that the two are always mutually exclusive).  For instance, do I buy the store brand or do I go organic?  I usually wind up going organic  more...

I know I have an Easter egg dying kit stashed in the attic somewhere, but this year, I'm going to leave it there. I found a cute blog item at the Budget Casa on making your own Easter egg dyes.  This could be a good  more...