Finding and sharing the best (and just plain weird) baby, kids and parenting stuff on the internet. Also visit my blog at Mama Luna Star.Tumblr (3.0; @babylunastar)http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6qpuvHzu1qi0z2oo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fun Valentine’s Day treat! </p> <p>(via <a href="http://themagiconions.blogspot.com/2012/02/love-apples.html">The Magic Onions: Love Apples</a>)</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/17374751166http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/17374751166Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:20:18 -0600kids craftsdiyvalentines dayparenting<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw453btl391qi0z2oo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I really just want this for myself.</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/14135717099http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/14135717099Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:57:11 -0600kids gearpirates“If a multinational company developed a product that was a nutritionally balanced and delicious food, a wonder drug that both prevented and treated disease, cost almost nothing to produce and could be delivered in quantities controlled by the consumers’ needs, the very announcement of their find would send their shares rocketing to the top of the stock market. The scientists who developed the product would win prizes and the wealth and influence of everyone involved would increase dramatically. Women have been producing such a miraculous substance, breastmilk, since the beginning of human existence. ~Gabrielle Palmer”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.bestforbabes.org/greatbreastfeedingquotes">Great Breastfeeding Quotes | Best for Babes</a></em>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/13254656897http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/13254656897Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:37:07 -0600breastfeedingparenting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4dvi79CD1qi0z2oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Make quills for writing… with cranberry ink!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://mamascouts.blogspot.com/2011/11/make-quills-for-writing.html#comment-form">mama scout</a>)</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/13205893354http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/13205893354Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:33:18 -0600kids craftsdiy thanksgiving<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwta2IN1L1qi0z2oo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fun with submersible lights.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://playathomemom3.blogspot.com/2011/10/submersible-science-bath-time-fun.html">Play At Home Mom: Submersible Science (bath time fun)</a>)</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12146747144http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12146747144Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:51:38 -0500parentingtoddlersdiy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwqnp5yiD1qi0z2oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beautiful.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://breastfedblog.blogspot.com/p/inspiration.html">Breastfed.: inspiration</a>)</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12144340024http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12144340024Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:54:59 -0500breastfeedingpushba<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwqd75mdH1qi0z2oo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shaving cream bathtub paint- easy and fun!</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12144054923http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12144054923Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:48:43 -0500kids craftsdiyparentingtoddlers“If you’re doing the math on this, that makes Similac 52.7% sugar (corn syrup solids plus the sucrose) with soy protein. I can hardly think of a better way to raise diabetic, obese children than to feed them a diet that’s over 50 percent sugar. It also seems like a great way to get infants addicted to sugar — a curse that will haunt them through the rest of their lives.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/029863_Similac_infant_formula.html">It’s not the bugs in Similac that make me sick - let’s recall the other ingredients (opinion)</a></em>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12143300565http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12143300565Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:31:59 -0500breastfeedingparentingformulapregnancynutritiondiabetes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltua1xn25i1qi0z2oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great ideas for homemade healthy “lunchables”. I want to take these to lunch!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/notes/the-nourishing-home/healthy-homemade-lunchables/281257061888827">Healthy Homemade “Lunchables”</a>)</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12080461306http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12080461306Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:01:09 -0500parentingkids eatsdiy<a href="http://www.theecofriendlyfamily.com/2011/10/lose-toxic-halloween-face-paints-with.html?showComment=1319770647099#c3412456279116822181">The Eco-Friendly Family: Lose toxic Halloween face paints with this DIY tip!</a>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12018717048http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/12018717048Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:58:11 -0500halloweendiykids crafts“Is infant feeding a feminist issue? There are compelling arguments which suggest so. The act of breastfeeding provides stunning evidence of women’s physical prowess and their contribution to the economy and human welfare. When we hand over the feeding of our babies to formula companies, we relinquish some of our power as women.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.thealphaparent.com/2011/10/why-way-you-feed-your-baby-is-my.html">The Alpha Parent: Why the way you feed your baby is MY business</a></em>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11678858259http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11678858259Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:07:55 -0500breastfeedingpregnancy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltapqewCj31qi0z2oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ah, the things you can do with food coloring!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2011/08/we-tried-it-milk-colors.html">Modern Parents Messy Kids: We Tried It! - Milk Colors</a>)</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11643337511http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11643337511Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:27:50 -0500parentingkids craftsdiy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsu09qgcZ41qi0z2oo1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ah, the days of yore, when mom would make you a costume modeled after her friday night routine.</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11260884083http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11260884083Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:56:14 -0500halloweenthe 80'sparenting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsq9xuaSYM1qi0z2oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Make your own face paint!</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11167901549http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11167901549Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:34:39 -0500kids activitiesparentingdiy<a href="http://couragezone.com/blog/?p=155">25 Things to do with a Wiggly Toddler Boy (other than get frustrated) | Thoughts from the Courage Zone</a>: <p>Super ideas!</p> <p>My favorite is number 25: <span>Replace every negative thought immediately with a positive one. Instead of, “My kids drive me crazy” think on purpose “This is a phase; Jonny really is a good kid” or “My kids must be bored. What can I do to help them?”</span></p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11007652946http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/11007652946Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:45:09 -0500parentingtoddlers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lshta1kyUg1qi0z2oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DIY Learning Tower. $200 (in store) vs. $20 (for parts)? Yes, please!</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10979348209http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10979348209Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:54:01 -0500diykids geartoddlers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsfy22orWP1qi0z2oo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How breasts work- Japanese style. Adorable!</p>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10932710877http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10932710877Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:42:00 -0500breastfeedingparentingkids books<a href="http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2011/06/insensitive-remarks-preemies/">10 Things Not To Say To Parents Of Preemies | CommonHealth</a>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10715289198http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10715289198Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:05:55 -0500parentingpreemies““In Eastern cultures, and even in modern Europe, you are considered damned if you don’t breastfeed. Formula is a chemical based food, and lacks nutrition, but it was popularized in the mid-twentieth century and was quickly adopted as a status symbol. It is absolutely asinine that a scientifically inferior form of nutrition has taken over to the point where breastfeeding women are forced into private, that women can be harassed for trying to do the right thing for their child.””<br/><br/> - <em><span>Moon Charania, Professor at Tulane’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies, </span><span>a native of Pakistan</span> (via <a href="http://mamanoe.tumblr.com/">mamanoe</a>)</em>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10624404607http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10624404607Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:24:29 -0500Moon Charaniabreastfeedingnursingbabiesmotherhoodparentinginfantsnewbornsformula“If a multinational company developed a product that was a nutritionally balanced and delicious food, a wonder drug that both prevented and treated disease, cost almost nothing to produce and could be delivered in quantities controlled by the consumers’ needs, the very announcement of their find would send their shares rocketing to the top of the stock market. The scientists who developed the product would win prizes and the wealth and influence of everyone involved would increase dramatically. Women have been producing such a miraculous substance, breastmilk, since the beginning of human existence. ~Gabrielle Palmer”<br/><br/> - <em>(via <a href="http://elizabethsmommy10.tumblr.com/">elizabethsmommy10</a>)</em>http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10623734940http://babylunastar.tumblr.com/post/10623734940Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:08:39 -0500breastfeeding