Friday Finds – July 4, 2008

Susan’s Finds

— My friend and Cassie’s sitter Karen makes super-cute reusable canvas grocery bags AND the most adorable matching ribbon jeans and t-shirt sets for little girls. (She made one of these sets for Cassie’s 2nd bday, and I’ve gotten raves from strangers whenever she wears it out.) Karen took my advice and put them up for sale on Etsy–they’re way too good to limit to the local craft show circuit. Check ’em out here.

— Looking to flex your work options? Employers, employees, and stay-at-homers can get a little help from MomsRising’s newly beefed-up Open, Flexible Work section.

— Get a sitter, STAT! BabysitEase serves the Cincinnati, Columbus, Lexington, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas with babysitting services. Tell them the who, what, when, and where, and they’ll hook you up with a qualified sitter for your night out.

— Imagine a YouTube just for little kids (and their parents, too). OK, you don’t have to wish for it. TotLOL is here! (Love the name.) Currently in beta (testing phase, for you non-geeks), TotLOL touts itself as “a brand new community-moderated video website designed to be enjoyed by those between the ages of 6 months and 6 years.” Now if I can just get my kid to STOP SMASHING ALL THE KEYS on my laptop, maybe we can watch a few entertaining videos …