Kids & Family - May 27, 2009
Plan a kick-booty baby shower or blessingway
Planning a shower or blessingway for yourself or a friend? Before you run out and buy pink-and-blue party favors galore, consider a few important details so the mom-to-be is pleased-as-punch with your pre-baby bash.
Tags: Sprout, Freckle Face, baby shower, blessingway

Holiday Guide - Dec. 18, 2008
10 great ways to avoid mall holiday mayhem
Cluttered with shoppers rushing to grab last-minute gifts, the mall becomes a waiting game. You wait in your car to find a parking spot. You wait behind crowds of shoppers wandering up and down store aisles. You wait at the register to check out. And considering you've got only a week before the big holiday, I'm guessing you don't have too much time to wait. So, to avoid the consumer chaos at Mayfair, Bayshore or Southridge, head to any number of the stores listed below, guaranteed to lighten the stress and increase the ease.
Tags: paperboat, milwaukee public market, sprout, broadway paper, esselle, goldi's, four corners of the world, lotus land, artist and display, downtown books, spice house

Music - Oct. 18, 2008
Little Martin is perfect for dad and son
While searching for a small guitar to nourish my son's hunger to make music, I ended up buying us both a guitar. Despite being fashioned from high pressure laminates (which means no trees died to make this guitar), the LXME has a warm, bright sound.
Tags: Little Martin, LXME, Wade's, Fender Squier, Cascio, guitar, Sprout

Kids & Family - July 27, 2008
Funky Frog announces opening date
The Funky Frog, a children's consignment shop with a "green" focus, opens on Friday, Aug. 15.
Tags: Funky Frog, Sprout, Freckly Face, consignment, children's clothing, Fox & Branch

Kids & Family - July 6, 2008
Freckle Face opens Tuesday in new digs
Freckle Face children's boutique will open in its new space on Tuesday, July 8. The new shop's address is 244 N. Broadway.
Tags: freckle face, kid's clothing, sprout