11 Iconic Frozen Treats to Make at Home


Updated 05/24/12 3:49 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Homemade Iconic Popsicles, Ice Cream Sandwiches, Novelties

Warm weather is here, and with it, the inevitable cravings for ice cream and other frozen treats. Sure, a scoop of organic sorbet could do the trick, but sometimes nothing beats a bite of chilly nostalgia best enjoyed on sweltering days at the community pool. If the tinkling tunes of the ice cream truck don't grace your neighborhood nearly enough, we've rounded up 11 iconic frozen novelties that Read more

A First-Class Post Office Party!


Updated 05/21/12 11:08 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Post Office Mail Birthday Party Theme

When Jenny Dixon of Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line was looking for a theme for her son Noah's fourth birthday party, inspiration came from the most practical of places: her mailbox. "It hit me one day that a mail party would make such a fun theme!" Jenny says. "What child doesn't love delivering and receiving mail? I contacted my favorite duo at Piggy Bank Parties to create a brand spanking new Read more

Organize Your Life: 6 Tips For Cleaning Up Toys


Updated 01/12/12 10:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Organizing Kids Toys

Ask most moms the biggest hurdle to having an organized home and you're sure to hear a chorus of "toys!" Sure, we try to keep our lil one's dolls, trucks, blocks, and puzzles under control, but there's just so much of it and so little space to put it in! As we work to better organize our lives in the New Year, we turned to Sarah Giller Nelson, a Chicago-based professional organizer and the owner Read more

Natalie Shops With Adorable Aleph and Mulls a New Sci-Fi Role


Updated 01/09/12 4:37 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Natalie Portman's Son Aleph Millepied Pictures at Market

Natalie Portman and her fiancé Benjamin Millepied took their son Aleph out to browse an LA farmers market on Friday. The family of three picked up fresh veggies as well as a truck full of gardening supplies! Natalie, Benjamin, and Aleph are hanging out together on the West Coast and enjoying a low-key few months together. At this time last year, Natalie's life was quite different. In 2011, she Read more

Food Trucks Galore at Carts in the Parc


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

2011 Carts in the Parc Pictures

From seminars to tastings and everything in between, I've had a lot of fun attending this year's NYC Wine & Food Festival. But even though I loved the grand tasting and Friday night's star-studded Burger Bash, if you ask me, the best event of the weekend was Carts in the Parc, an outdoor gathering of more than a dozen food trucks that are not just a quintessential part of New York's food Read more

Fun, Fashionable Twitter Pictures of the Week!


Updated 02/09/12 11:24 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Pictures of Celebrities and Models on Twitter Dec. 20, 2011

It was another cool, wintry week on Twitter, and our favorite fashionable folk shared some of their laid-back photos. Jaime King and Rachel Bilson scored a sweet treat from a food truck while on set, Rachel Roy and her girls took in a basketball game, and Coco Rocha got a brand-new gadget to go gaga over. Click through to see all of this week's twitpics! Read more

Scenes From the San Francisco Street Food Festival


Updated 08/22/11 4:48 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

SF Street Food Festival

This past weekend saw the third annual San Francisco Street Food Festival, a gathering of San Francisco's most sought-after street merchants, food trucks, and restaurants, organized by nonprofit incubator kitchen La Cocina. The occasion — "a celebration of vendors and entrepreneurship," according to the organization — helped increase awareness (and funds) for up-and-coming food businesses. Read more

A Super Fun Rainy Day Baby's First Birthday Party


Updated 03/08/11 10:05 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Chairman Bao Bun Truck at Baby Birthday

It's party time! LilSugar Community member Elka Karl attended a fun family birthday fete over the weekend! Check out her photos. This weekend it was baby Ando's first birthday party. Since his parents are both very cool people and amazing artists, I knew they'd throw a great baby bash. I only wish I'd taken more pictures — sadly, I was pretty distracted by chasing a baby up and down stairs Read more

Britney Spears Hits the Beach and Gets a Sweet Treat With Jason and Her Sons


Updated 08/04/11 3:21 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Britney Spears and Jason Trawick Ice Cream Truck Pictures

Britney Spears and her boyfriend, Jason Trawick, stopped at an ice cream truck by the beach in Long Island, NY, yesterday. The happy couple was joined by Britney's father, Jamie, as well as her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, who ran in the sand in their swim trunks. Britney has a couple days off between her New York and New Jersey shows, which is just enough time for a quick getaway Read more

Lauren Conrad Makes a Stylish Landing at LAX


Updated 01/26/12 5:16 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Lauren Conrad at LAX in a Kimono Style Jacket Pictures

Lauren Conrad landed in LA last night in a kimono-style floral jacket and a high bun. The former reality star and current Paper Crown designer and beauty guru has been doing a lot of traveling lately as she works on writing a book full of her hair and makeup tips. Lauren Conrad Beauty will be the follow-up title to her first tome, Lauren Conrad Style, which hit stores last year. Lauren may be Read more