Remember those best friends necklaces that were so popular? What about the slap bracelets? How about the big, clunky ball necklaces? It’s no secret that teens love quirky, trendy jewelry. That’s why you see Claire’s Boutique, Amuse or some other fashion jewelry store in virtually every mall in America.
Wishes 2 Wear necklaces are trendy necklaces [...]
For the girl with big fashion dreams, Project Runway has a great line of products designed to open up the world of fashion design. From drawing sketches to actually creating fashion pieces, girls can take their imagination for fashion wherever they want to go.
Project Runway Graphics T-shirt Design Studio Set comes with stencils, fabric markers, [...]
When I was a tween (we were called preteens back then), I was a voracious reader (yes, I am stealing Cate’s word). I particularly loved book series because you could get to know and fall in love with characters. They would become literary friends, through which you could experience things far beyond whatever happened in [...]
The Voice of Mom is highlighting the best gifts of 2008. We’ve tested dozens of products and reviewed them to pull together our gift guides with the best products out there.
For more gift guides, check here.
Teens are tough to buy for. They are beyond the doll and action figure years, but not quite ready to [...]
So, I have to tell you. My 12-year-old tester first tried this deodorant on the night of a dance. And being the joking type, he created a dance that was absolutely priceless to showcase the scent of this (picture arms waving up and down like wings — kind of like the chicken dance on steroids). [...]
Do you remember being a preteen and teen? If you were like most kids your age, then you probably had a zit or two now and again. And if you were smart, you didn’t try to pop them …
Teens today have more options for taking care of their skin and bodies then ever before. But [...]
Teens Turning Green is a line of products aimed at teens that are free from harmful chemicals and other additives. The brand has selected products from different manufacturers to wear the telltale brown and green label.
Among the products is Alaffia’s Mambo Mango Body Butter. The tropically-scented body butter is made with handmade Fair Trade shea [...]
A fun, stylish bracelet made of recycled and recyclable materials? How awesome. It’s a great green way to interject some personality into what you — or your teen — are wearing. Even the packaging is recycled!
Shains were created by Ewa Martinoff, who got the idea from a power cord bundler that she had wrapped around [...]
What if you could learn about other cultures and the environment while playing a card game? You can with Xeko Mission: China.
Xeko launched on Earth Day in 2006 with Xeko Mission: Madagascar. It’s received numerous awards from iParenting Media, Creative Child Magazine and more. There are also games that highlight Costa Rica and Indonesia, and [...]
I am an admitted lip gloss addict and have been for most of my life. However, I could never find a lip gloss that had everything I wanted; shimmer, color, moisturizing and all-natural ingredients.
During a college class, I had to complete a paper on animal research and was appalled at the number of cosmetic companies [...]
