What do girls want for the holidays? Whether your daughter is a coquette, cowgirl or creator, here’s a list of BN favorites that will appeal to all types and ages. Hello Kitty has designed a camera especially for a young girl’s teeny hands and quick eyes. The 5.1 MP digital camera kit includes a digital <... >

Often it’s small details that can transform an experience from ordinary to memorable: lighting, which way the wind blows, a reassuring smile at the right time, or a little hand tucked into your own as you walk down the street. Here are a few products that can make a difference in your day. Children have <... >

Didn’t receive that All-Clad kitchen pan or you yearned for over the holidays? Need some better winter boots, luggage, furniture, or couch covers? CSNStores.com is a one-stop product destination for babies, kids, pets, home décor, kitchen items and appliances, home office supplies and more — so bundle up and start the new year with a <... >

Thanksgiving is all about harvesting, whether it’s the fruits of your labor in the kitchen, gathering new or true friends around, or basking in the warmth of your family. Here are some ways to help with your kitchen harvest. Williams-Sonoma is synonymous with great kitchen tools and equipment, which is why cooks and people who <... >

With so many options for instant gratification with gadgets, the wonders of reading are often overlooked. Yet the moral issues presented in books help youths become thoughtful adults. So take your children on wonderful journeys into the minds of these imaginative authors. Bill Zimmerman’s Pocket Doodles For Kids, a “playful guide for doodling, imagining and <... >

After Halloween, costumes are whisked back into the closet with anticipation of Thanksgiving festivities, and girls look forward to the year’s first holiday party and a school break. As with all major holidays, Thanksgiving dinner is an opportunity for a girl in the laboratory of femininity to pick a new dress, try a new hairstyle, <... >

Good health is invaluable, so here are two ways to boost your family’s immunity and vitamin intake this holiday (and flu) season: The Jack LaLanne Power Juicer is a thing of beauty. Expertly designed to be convenient, sturdy and easy to use and clean, this baby will grind up just about anything and churn it <... >

If god is in the details, then the small things that render life easier are heavenly. Here are a few items that help keep your home running smoothly when kids create chaos. Barnes and Noble’s Home & Gift section is a rich source of useful items for home and children, and for keeping everything organized. <... >

Girls grow through different stages on their way to womanhood. The Tween years in particular are drawing a lot of new interest as researchers and designers are becoming aware of the need for pre teens to have products that are exclusive for them. Shabby Apple is a Couture line with a conscience and the desire <... >

There he sits. Happy and content. Smiling and laughing. And playing with a paper towel roll. Despite the array of expensive, award-winning toys strewn across my living room floor, my son still finds more than enough merriment in a paper towel roll. Now, I’m all for the environment, repurposing and recycling stuff, but something was <... >

This October, consider supporting brands that aim to beat breast cancer. From vintage pink umbrellas to pink drills and hammers and beyond, you’ll have a variety of brand choices that will pull double duty on your behalf. By supporting breast cancer research, these brands support you, your mother, your grandmother, your sisters, daughters and friends. <... >

Be enthralled by nature’s jaw-dropping technicolor foliage display at Woodloch Pines, just 2 hours from New York City, or kayak across shimmering Lake Teedyuskung, hike the forested foothills of the Poconos Mountains, or engage in any of the numerous activities for families. A dizzying number of activities include a Broadway-style musical, bumper cars and boats, <... >

At the close of summer, the first signs of autumn are already visible as stores display their more serious and functional back to school items that suggest it’s time to get back to schoolwork. But this time can be an exciting venture of reinvention and self-discovery for girls when they find products that appeal to <... >

Keep those budding minds razor sharp with a variety of brain-boosting, surprisingly fun board games, books and music. Here’s a roundup of products that will underscore the joy of learning: Imagination Games are whimsical and inspired, and range from the meducational Scabs and Guts, whacky Quelf, and Beat The Parents to an array of portable <... >

Doing a job well often depends on the quality of the tools available, which is evident with schoolwork and in sports competition. Here are a few items that will help position your child for success. Add up the benefits of the TI-84+ Silver Edition graphing calculator: USB cable, ample storage and operating memory, preloaded software <... >

The Sagamore is the type of place that appeals to adults and children alike, since this 70-acre upscale resort offers boating, tubing, skiing, a spa, indoor and outdoor pools, ping-pong, croquet, tennis, golf, horse-shoes, basketball, a playground, a lake beach, fitness center, fishing, five superb restaurants, an evening bonfire, childrens activities, a hiking trail, babysitting, <... >

If you can’t go overseas or rent a house in the Hamptons this year, or if work keeps you tethered to the greatest city in the world, consider an easy weekend trip for your family. Here’s a perfect destination for all ages, followed by some road trip enhancers. Located a few hours south of NYC, <... >

Your family’s health is centered on your kitchen: what you cook, how you cook it, what you cook it in, and how you clean it. To render your kitchen time as beneficial possible, here are some products that either bolster health, or provide protection for your family. When you stock your kitchen with Xtrema high <... >

The novelty of being an adult had never quite worn off on me. Having no homework to do, eating and drinking whatever I want, going to bed whenever I want, staying out as late as I want…Years of curfews and permission slips had done a superb job of making me truly appreciate being an adult. <... >

June is when we pay tribute to the big guy: dad, in gratitude for all he’s done. It’s also a time to congratulate the graduates we know, whether from elementary, middle, high or grad school. Whether you’re rewarding a grad’s diligence or lauding a dad’s devotion, consider one of these items as a notable present. <... >