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Basketball Roundup – March Madness 2016

Basketball Party and Gift Ideas

1. Basketball Cutie Treats by A Girl and a Glue Gun | 2. Basketball Birthday Party Decorations by Party Like Paula |

3. Personalized Basketball Gift Set by Psychobabyonline | 4. The Mug With a Hoop by Uncommon Goods |

5. Blackened Turkey Basketball Sliders by Hungry Happenings | 6. DIY Basketball Game by Meaningful Mama | 7. Basketball Nail Art by Polish Pals |

8. March Madness Party Decorations! (and Snacks) by B Lovely Events | 9. Final Four Basketball Cake by Devour the Blog |

10. Slam Dunk Cookies by Miss CandiQuik | 11. Personalized Name Game Water Bottle: Basketball by Psychobabyonline 

Calling all Basketball Fans: Are you ready for MARCH MADNESS?!?  Games start tonight and just in case you have been designated as the B-Ball Party House, we’ve compiled some awesome snacks, decorations and activities to keep the little ones distracted while you obsessively check your bracket and score ticker…

AND if you like what you see here, we’ve got plenty more to keep your little ballers happy all the way to the Finals! Check out our Play Ball Pinterest Board and hit the court! We mean the couch! Or if you’re feeling really adventurous and hungry – the kitchen!

BABY NAMES

Easter Baby Names

How about an Easter baby name for your springtime P’baby? We love this fun holiday – the cheerful colors, egg hunts, and of course all the candy that seems to materialize out of nowhere! To celebrate, we rounded up this collection of unexpected Easter baby names (with a couple traditional choices thrown in). Does your lil’ chick have a cool Easter name? Let us know, and have a very hoppy holiday!

For your lil’ chick:

  • Pascha – a feminine variant of Pascal (see below)
  • April – Easter might be on the early side this year, but it often comes in April, which makes this a great choice for your spring baby girl!
  • Rachael – traditional Hebrew name which actually means “ewe.” A nice name for your little lady lamb!
  • Palma – pretty Spanish name. evokes the palm fronds associated with Easter.
  • Lily – a beautiful botanical name. Can’t have Easter without some Easter lilies!

For your lil’ chick magnet:

  • Pascal  – classic French name meaning Easter.
  • Arley – the quirkiest on our list, this English name means “from the rabbit meadow.” We predict this name’s populary to skyrocket!
  • Cruz – very hip Spanish name which means “cross.”
  • Peter  – ok, we’re being a little cheesy, but Peter Cottontail is our favorite rabbit!

Put a special spin on your Easter gifts this year – shop our new collection of  custom Easter gift bags and all our cute personalized Easter gifts here!

Personalized Easter Gifts

name meanings courtesy of  nameberry.com

BABY NAMES

Oscar Inspired Baby Names

The 88th Academy Awards is next week, and we couldn’t help but take a look back at previous winners. It’s amazing how far Hollywood has come in less than a century! Here are ten of our favorite “Oscar-winning” names – perfect if you have theatrical aspirations for your P’Baby!

       

 

  • Meryl Streep – With 19 total (wow!), she’s scored more nominations than anyone else in Oscar history! Meryl took home Best Actress awards for Sophie’s Choice and The Iron Lady, and a Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Kramer vs. Kramer.
  • Jodie Foster – winner of two Best Actress awards for The Accused and Silence of the Lambs.
  • Katharine Hepburn – winner of four Best Actress Oscars for The African Queen, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter and On Golden Pond. Shout out to director Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to ever win a Best Director award!
  • Ingrid Bergman – this Swedish beauty is a three time winner with two Best Actress awards and Best Supporting Actress.
  • Reese Witherspoon – a Best Actress nominee for Wild, she took home the statue for her role as June Carter Cash in Walk The Line.

         

  • Jack Nicholson – the most nominated male actor in Academy award history, with 12 nominations and 3 wins, including Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and As Good as It Gets.
  • Clark Gable – while only nominated for what is probably his most famous performance as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind, he did score a Best Actor statue for It Happened One Night.
  • Daniel Day-Lewis – only actor to have received three wins in the “Best Actor” category, ever! His wins include My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln.
  • Forest Whitaker – received “Best Actor” award in 2006 for his work on the intense film The Last King of Scotland
  • Robert De Niro – nominated for his work in movies like Cape Fear, Taxi Driver, and the Deer Hunter, De Niro took home a Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Godfather Part II and a Best Actor for Raging Bull.

Does your baby have a perfect name for a future star? Share with us in the comments and click here to see our picks for best newborn outfit!

all celeb images via wikipedia.com

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Best Newborn Baby Outfits

Newborn Baby Outfits

High Society Baby Gown – $26.00 and Personalized Lil Man Tuxedo Baby Gown Set – $42.00

Newborn baby clothes can be totally cute and stylish – your brand new baby can be red-carpet ready from day one with these cool styles. In honor of the upcoming Oscars, we picked these two awesome outfits as our new baby outfit winners! This sweet pink gown is perfect for your little starlet, and your new fella will rock this black-tie inspired baby gown, bib and hat set. Dress up your little one – click here to shop all our baby gowns and newborn gift sets!

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Rock and Roll Baby Gift Inspiration

Kanye West Inspired Baby gifts

Clockwise from top, click to shop! Rockabye Baby Kanye West Lullaby CD $16.98 | Personalized Mix-Master DJ Gift Set $40.00 | Trumpette Popstars Sock Set $28.00 | Personalized Baby From The Block Baby Shirt  $23.00

Hip hop gifts for kids are a great choice year round, but this collection is especially timely seeing as Kanye sort of dropped his latest album this week, re-igniting his weird little feud with T-Swift. All the drama aside, we love these Ye-inspired baby gifts! Click to shop all hip hop baby clothes and hip hop gifts for kids.

Taylor Swift Inspired Baby Gifts

Rockabye Baby Taylor Swift Lullaby CD  $16.98 | Personalized Miss Audrey Baby Shirt  $23.00 | Droolin’ Diva Bib Trio$24.00 | Haters Gonna Hate Baby Shirt $20.00

If you’re on the other side of the lyrical battlefield, you’ll dig these red-lipped, classic Taylor Swift inspired picks.

No Doubt/Gwen Stefani Inspired Baby Gifts

Rockabye Baby No Doubt Lullaby CD  $16.98 |  Personalized My First Tattoo Baby Shirt Pinks $23.00 |  Personalized Magical Monogram Puppy Dog Tag Skully Heart Fuchsia  $10.00 |  Me In Mind Punk Princess Sock Set  $14.00 |  Personalized I am a Rockstar Striped Bib Pink  $14.00

Miss Stefani just released a new single, which we are loving! We heard solo album #3 is on the way, but to tide you over check out these No Doubt lullabies and perfectly pink punk princess gifts.

David Bowie Inspired Baby Gifts

Rockabye Baby David Bowie Lullaby CD $16.98 | Stella Blu Teal Rocker Tee  $25.00 | Personalized Lightning Rock T-Shirt Fuchsia $16.00 | Punk Rock Gentleman Bib   $14.00

Let Bowie’s legacy live on by letting your littles learn to love him in all his lightning-y glam rock glory!

Click here to shop these picks and other rock and roll gifts for kids.

RECIPES

Nanny’s Famous Meatballs

Meatball Recipe

Those who know me know that for better or for worse, I have few rules in my house. Sunday night dinner is a must. Our lives are so crazy busy during the week that it is a way to reconnect. It is usually loud and crazy, just the way I like it! My kids have come to expect this coveted meal and are actually disappointed the few times it doesn’t work out.

Below is my grandmother’s (or Nanny as we called her) famous Sunday night dinner meatball recipe. She didn’t have to call us to the table twice! I have made my version for years and while delicious, it never quite tasted like Nanny’s. I am grateful that my stepmom, Tristina, wrote down the original recipe and shared it with all of us grandkids.

I make a simple tomato basil sauce to cook these yummy meatballs in. Serve it with your favorite pasta, bread and salad. I often double the recipe and freeze it for an easy, weekday dinner.

Enjoy! ~Marlo

 

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