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It's National PB&J Day! 5 New Ways to Enjoy the Kiddie Classic

Peek into any 10 lunchboxes, and you'll find more than a few peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Peek into any 10 lunchboxes, and you'll find more than a few peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. When it comes to edible classics, the PB&J is a staple in most children's diets. Though the flavors vary, parents usually lather the nut paste on one slice of bread, spread a sweet fruit jam on another, and then slice the sandwich in half for their kiddos to take to school.

To mix things up a bit, we asked chef Catherine McCord, founder of Weelicious and mother of two, to reinvent the sandwich classic five different, kid-friendly ways. Check out her delicious options, which are bound to become household favorites!

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Show Us How Your Family Celebrates Spring — You Could Win a $1,000 Kohl's Gift Card

After a long season indoors, there's nothing more rewarding than getting out into the fresh air and sunshine with the ones you love.

After a long season indoors, there's nothing more rewarding than getting out into the fresh air and sunshine with the ones you love. From feeding the ducks with your toddler, to flying a kite with your 7-year-old, to hosting a festive Easter egg hunt for all the cousins, opportunities for family fun are in full bloom this season — and we want to see how you make the most of them!

Capture your favorite Spring moment with the family, and share a picture with us here. The most memorable (or memorably adorable) photo will earn a $1,000 Kohl's gift card!

To enter, simply fill out your name and email address and upload your photo here. Whether you're our big winner or not, you're sure to have a great time, capture some cherished memories, and create lots of smiles all around.

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Valentine's Day

Gorgeous Valentine's Day Lingerie For New and Expectant Mommas

Because every new mom (or mom-to-be) deserves to feel like a hot mama on Valentine's Day — and every day, for that matter — we've rounded up some of the prettiest lingerie on the market.

Because every new mom (or mom-to-be) deserves to feel like a hot mama on Valentine's Day — and every day, for that matter — we've rounded up some of the prettiest lingerie on the market. Whether you're accommodating a growing baby bump or nursing a newborn, these pieces are fabulously flattering, functional, and fun!

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18 Days of Holiday Giveaways, Day 7: Win a $1,500 Gift Card to eBay!

It's the holiday season, and we're getting in the spirit with our fourth annual 18 Days of Holiday Giveaways!

It's the holiday season, and we're getting in the spirit with our fourth annual 18 Days of Holiday Giveaways! Every day for the first 18 days of December, one of the POPSUGAR sites will feature a new fabulous giveaway.

For our seventh day of holiday giveaways, we are giving away a $1,500 eBay gift card. Think of all the toys you'll buy your little ones this holiday season thanks to the official Toys "R" Us® store on eBay! Start shopping now.

This giveaway has ended.

After you enter our giveaway above, don't forget to enter SavvySugar's giveaway to win two round-trip tickets on Virgin America, Circle of Moms' giveaway to win one of four $250 GAP gift cards, YumSugar's giveaway to win one of two cookware sets from Williams-Sonoma, PopSugar Shop's giveaway to win a $1,000 gift card to Henri Bendel, BellaSugar's giveaway to win $1,500 to Sephora, and CasaSugar's giveaway to win $1,500 in home decor from Anthropologie.

Kid Shopping

Happy Movember! 12 Fun Ways For Lil Ones to Go Incognito For a Cause

Notice more mustached faces than usual this month?

Notice more mustached faces than usual this month? You're not imagining it. In case you haven't heard, if it's November, it's also Movember, a movement started for the worthy cause of raising awareness (and money) for the oft-ignored issue of men's health. Funds raised during the month of Movember benefit prostate cancer and testicular cancer initiatives.

Though your tots probably aren't sprouting facial hair of their own just yet, it's never too early to start supporting a good cause. Check out these 12 ways lil ones can support the cause by wearing, decorating, and having fun with the 'stache!

Kid Shopping

Bring Adventure to Boys' Rooms With 10 Fun Wall Decals

Wall decals are pretty genius — they're easy to apply and instantly brighten up any child's room.

Wall decals are pretty genius — they're easy to apply and instantly brighten up any child's room. We recently brought you sweet ones for girls' rooms, and now it's time for little gents to get their turn. Whether you're using them to update a room or as inspiration for a nursery, decal designs of dinosaurs and skating robots allow little personalities to shine through, no matter what the age.

8 Children's Books That Explore Cities Around the World

The world can seem like an overwhelming place for children.

The world can seem like an overwhelming place for children. To help familiarize them with some of the globe's best-known cities, we've gathered books that range from classics to ones you might have never heard of, all rich with illustrations. Whether it's for an upcoming trip or just to learn about a new place, these eight books will help get them on their globe-trotting ways.

Pregnancy

14 Creative Costumes For Expectant Mamas

It's time to play dress up your bump!

It's time to play dress up your bump! Halloween might normally be all about the cute kiddie costumes, but pregnant ladies have an awfully fun — and relatively rare — opportunity to dress up their bump. Whether a mama-to-be is in the market for cute, sexy, comfy, or homemade, there are plenty of options to accessorize that belly. (All that tasty snack food isn't a bad incentive to get out of the house, either.)

Keep reading for a selection of costumes made to fit a fully expanded waistline.

Halloween

The Family That Dresses Up Together, Stays Together: 18 Family Costume Ideas

They say that the family that eats together, stays together, and we're thinking that the same thing applies to the family that dresses up together for Halloween!

They say that the family that eats together, stays together, and we're thinking that the same thing applies to the family that dresses up together for Halloween! Kiddos look cute no matter what they choose to dress up as for All Hallows' Eve, but when their parents dress up in coordinating outfits, the final ensemble is memorable — and super fun. Check out these eight family costume ideas and let your imagination take flight for this — or the next — Halloween!

Halloween

Boo Bites! 17 Spook-tacular Halloween Cake Pops

Skeletons, spiders, bats, monsters, and werewolves!

Skeletons, spiders, bats, monsters, and werewolves! Oh my! The countdown to the spookiest night of the year is officially on. For kids, Halloween is a day filled with costumes, silliness, and candy, but you can add to sweetness of the holiday with cake pops that celebrate All Hallows' Eve. These 17 spook-tacular bites of cake on a stick are definitely more sweet than spooky, but they're sure to put even bigger smiles on your little monsters' faces.

Food and Fun

10 Tips For Introducing Finger Foods

Finger foods are the gateway to self-feeding and the first step toward independence at the dinner table.
Tips For Introducing Finger Foods to Babies

Finger foods are the gateway to self-feeding and the first step toward independence at the dinner table. Kiddie chef extraordinaire Annabel Karmel cooks up all kinds of yummy, family-friendly meals, but the first step is easing your child's transition to solid foods. Here, Karmel provides us with tips and tricks for introducing finger foods to hungry (and grabby) tots.

Family Travel

Top 10 Cities to Trick-or-Treat: Did Yours Make the Cut?

Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!
10 Best Cities to Trick-or-Treat in 2012

Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat! Trick-or-treating is the highlight of Halloween for most kids, but will yours be getting some awesome treats in their goodie bags this Halloween? Zillow recently ranked the top 20 cities to trick-or-treat — and the top five neighborhoods in each — based on median home value, walkability, population density, and safety. We're giving a shout-out to the top 10! Did your city make the cut?

Kid Shopping

20 Beautifully Handmade Halloween Costumes For Kids

Nothing beats handmade! The search for the perfect Halloween costume for baby and tot can sometimes end up in disappointment — but that's only if you're sticking to big-box stores.

Nothing beats handmade! The search for the perfect Halloween costume for baby and tot can sometimes end up in disappointment — but that's only if you're sticking to big-box stores. Step out of your comfort zone and get ready to be dazzled by these unique handmade costumes from creative folks who sell their wares on Etsy. They just might cast a spell on mama and make her opt for handmade this Halloween!

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How Much Do You Know About Down Syndrome?

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and although this genetic condition is more common than you may realize, it's also surrounded by misconceptions.

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and although this genetic condition is more common than you may realize, it's also surrounded by misconceptions. There are plenty of ways to get informed about Down syndrome, whether you're directly affected by it or not — starting with this quiz!

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Halloween

Ghosts of Halloweens Past: A Look Back at Celeb Tots' Best Halloween Costumes

Celeb tots are used to seeing costumes — they've witnessed Mom and Dad wear some pretty strange outfits on the set or stage — so we're not surprised that they take their Halloween costumes to the extreme!

Celeb tots are used to seeing costumes — they've witnessed Mom and Dad wear some pretty strange outfits on the set or stage — so we're not surprised that they take their Halloween costumes to the extreme! Give these tots an opportunity to dress as their favorite characters and they go all out! But kids and babies aren't the only ones strutting their stuff on Halloween night: plenty of celeb parents get in on the action with costumes that complement or coordinate with their adorable tots.

Take a trip down memory lane, and check out some of the cutest celebrity kids' costumes from over the years.

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Five Unusual Ways to Show Off Your Ultrasound

An ultrasound provides an exciting glimpse of your growing baby and while some parents-to-be stow the image away for safekeeping, others opt to do something a little more creative with their baby's first picture.

An ultrasound provides an exciting glimpse of your growing baby and while some parents-to-be stow the image away for safekeeping, others opt to do something a little more creative with their baby's first picture. If you're ready to go beyond the classic frame route, check out a few unusual and modern gifts and ideas for showing off your ultrasound.