Style Blog — Practical Tips

As Mom's, we don't necessarily have experience in tying knots for little boy's neckties or boy's bow ties. You can choose to start our adventure into dressy wear for your boys with pre-tied neckwear though eventually, your little man will need to know how to tie a proper knot in his newly purchased necktie. A simple web search will net you a number of links to how-videos, slide shows, and simple written instructions. We, at The Boy's Store, decided to help you by selecting some of your favorites and listing them here. We recommend watching a couple of tutorials first to get a...

On average most families in the United States washes approximately four hundred loads of laundry each year which is more than one load per day. First, you'll need to tackle sorting: Each item should have a label with washing instructions and material composition. Some will have instructions spelled out and others will show some (or all) of the symbols in the graph below. Laundry machine clipart illustration by Andy Nortnik courtesy of mzayat.com Use several laundry baskets, label each one. At our house, we use  One for thicker fabric items like jeans and sweatshirts, one for any variation of red or pink, one for...