The swine flu scare may have delayed school opening, but your kids will eventually head to class sooner or later. Just consider this extended vacation more time for you to shop for their school supplies, allowing you to check out one of our finds.

If you haven’t picked out a school bag big enough to fit your kids’ piles of books, notebooks, and maybe even laptops—for those in college—while expressing their individuality, your kids might be interested in Doodlebots’ attention-grabbing backpacks. See them after the jump.

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No matter how fasyon your outfit is, if it’s wrinkled, it loses its impact. It also doesn’t help that a lot of today’s trendiest clothes are also hard to iron. The solution? Make those creases disappear by using a fabric steamer instead of a traditional iron. You take better care of your clothes this way, given the many advantages of using a steamer on your favorite and most delicate outfits.

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Not only the kids prep themselves for the new school year; young moms brace themselves, too, for shopping sprees in the nearest bookstores and children’s boutiques.

Dressing little kids is truly a challenge, as they either refuse to wear anything you buy them or simply want to wear the same thing over and over again. They are more fickle that the average adult, and the older they get, the more problems their parents have with their clothing choices.

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ShopCrazy moms wondering where to take their kids this weekend and the next would delight in our crop of shopping alerts!

See details of this event after the jump.

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Are you expecting a child or caring for a newborn? A mom with several little kids? Or do you have extremely sensitive skin that needs really gentle products that won’t harm even babies’ skin?

Here’s a special treat from skincare brand VMV Hypoallergenics: in line with the first anniversary of their Grandma Minnie Mom & Baby line, they are treating everyone to a sale of up to 25% off on all their products up to March 31.

There will also be additional treats from Gymboree, Picture Company, Fun Ranch, Dessert Fairy, Mommypages, and more in all VMV Skin Specialists Boutiques and selected counters.

This super-gentle line is also supposedly protective: each product claims to provide antiviral and antibacterial benefits in addition to caring for your skin.

See Grandma Minnie Mom & Baby’s full range of products for your baby’s needs—and yours, too—after the jump.

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