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Restaurants Gave Up on Placemats. My Family Tab...
Last month I sat at a white-tablecloth restaurant with my three-year-old, watching her drag a crayon across the butcher paper someone had taped over the linen. The server brought paper...
Restaurants Gave Up on Placemats. My Family Tab...
Last month I sat at a white-tablecloth restaurant with my three-year-old, watching her drag a crayon across the butcher paper someone had taped over the linen. The server brought paper...
Why I Took the Alphabet Off Our Dinner Table (A...
I used to believe every surface in our home needed to teach something. When my daughter was three, I bought a set of laminated alphabet placemats with a bright yellow...
Why I Took the Alphabet Off Our Dinner Table (A...
I used to believe every surface in our home needed to teach something. When my daughter was three, I bought a set of laminated alphabet placemats with a bright yellow...
The Original Upcycled Placemat Was a Flour Sack
I used to think placemats were for dinner parties, but now I know they are for applesauce. If you have small kids, yours probably are too. When I started looking...
The Original Upcycled Placemat Was a Flour Sack
I used to think placemats were for dinner parties, but now I know they are for applesauce. If you have small kids, yours probably are too. When I started looking...
I Moved My Table Runner to the Sideboard and Pu...
I packed up every table runner last spring. They looked finished, sure. But when my toddler tipped a full cup of milk, the runner sat two feet away, dry and...
I Moved My Table Runner to the Sideboard and Pu...
I packed up every table runner last spring. They looked finished, sure. But when my toddler tipped a full cup of milk, the runner sat two feet away, dry and...
The Camp Table Is a Dining Table: What Placemat...
I used to think of placemats as indoor things. Camping changed that. The first time I packed them for a family trip, my husband raised an eyebrow. The tent, the...
The Camp Table Is a Dining Table: What Placemat...
I used to think of placemats as indoor things. Camping changed that. The first time I packed them for a family trip, my husband raised an eyebrow. The tent, the...
Why I Use Two Layers at Every Family Meal
My daughter tipped a full cup of milk this morning reaching for a banana. It pooled on the runner, hit the edge of her placemat, and stopped before the tabletop...
Why I Use Two Layers at Every Family Meal
My daughter tipped a full cup of milk this morning reaching for a banana. It pooled on the runner, hit the edge of her placemat, and stopped before the tabletop...