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Dana

Dana Holmes is a proud Brooklyn mom and founder of Metro Mom Club, a source for urban moms who want to stay stylish while raising thoughtful, brilliant, bad ass city kids. She has been writing about etiquette, occasions, gift ideas, trends and family fun for more than a decade and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Associated Press, TODAY in NY and many, many more.

Kiddos

I love staying up on what’s cool for kids, so when I went to the New York International Toy Fair for the 9th year in a row, I was laser focused on finding the trends and the raddest toys to match. Here are four trends that you won’t be able to

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Trends From Toy Fair New York
Kiddos

The biggest toy fair in the Western Hemisphere is about to get under way for the 112th year in a row. Wow! Toy Fair NY 15 is not open to the public so, as a member of the press, I’m your ticket to see the toy trends of 2015 from brands you

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AdviceKiddos

They never tell you this when you’re thinking about having a baby and envisioning all of the cute things you’ll get to do together, but the truth is that babies hate snow. At least mine is very confused by it and wants it off of him as quickly as possible. So, there’s

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InspirationShopping

Finding a gift for your guy that is equal parts romance and testosterone can be hard to find. But, I recently stumbled upon something that isn’t only perfect for Valentine’s Day and birthdays, but also literally nails it as an uncommon groomsman gift or Father’s Day gift, too. ARCA makes

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KiddosShopping

Time for some more catalog love. novaNATURAL makes the wool long johns that I swear by for my munchkin, but they also have so much  more. Here are my favorites from their catalog of fine woolens and natural toys that are beautiful heirloom quality. nova NATURAL Excavator $148 18″ long, 16″

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