Crafting an elegant leather and canvas lunch bag from scratch is the 2014 version of popping a little note into your kid’s plastic lunchbox. Blame it on Pinterest (or just an incredibly crafty generation?), but times are changing. That’s not to say that small touches don’t make a big difference to ... More

With its famous deep-dish pizza and hot dogs on practically every corner, Chicago is already a kid's kind of town. Still, these stores, which are tricked out with a milk and cookie bar, a massive toy train and the best selection of organic baby goods around, will make the shopping ... More

Ah, wilderness—it’s romantic, it’s poetic and, perhaps most importantly, it’s inextricably linked to your happiest memories, those you created at sleepaway camp. The swim buddies in the lake, the morning hikes, the art classes and even the mess hall mealtimes (though maybe not the meals themselves) have all crafted some ... More

Alonso Mateo looks good in a bow tie and knows it. The 5-year-old Instagram sensation (44,000 followers and counting) rocks high-end designer ensembles, Gucci loafers and the occasional neck accessory for an eager audience of sartorially minded pre-tweens—and their parents—who appreciate his view that you're never too young to look ... More

Open for Business: My Little Sunshine, 145 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 212-966-8840. Atmosphere: Cozy, cute and colorful. Stylish, yet wearable, children's clothing and accessories from labels like Girl and a Mouse, Babe and Tess, Anais ... More

In many ways, I'm one of those parents whom the Supernanny would want to smack. Except when it comes to my twin girls' safety, most everything with them is negotiable, which the spare-the-rod- spoil-the-child types say leads to manipulative, chaotic kids—the ... More

Net-A-Porter founder Natalie Massenet may have pioneered the chic online exclusive, but there’s one part of the luxury market that she’s yet to dip her stylish toes into. And there’s a new entrepreneur filling that void in e-commerce town: Nathalie Christen-Genty, a model look-a-like and Parisian mother of four ... More