Salma Hayek Credits Valentina As Her Remedy For a Bad Day

Courtesy InStyle for use on CBB With the ability to step into character and forget her worries when stressful days strike, Salma Hayek chooses to instead focus her attention on the blessings in her life. Gracing the cover of InStyle’s April color issue, the actress shares the secret to her happiness. “I’m very lucky to have wonderful [...]

Prop Departments Working Overtime Hiding Prime Time Bumps

Theo Wargo/WireImage There is no shortage of pregnant stars gracing the small screen at the moment, but television viewers would be hard-pressed to spot a bump. That’s because the vast majority of characters being portrayed by celebrity moms-to-be have not been written as moms-to-be! “Blue scrubs and lab coats hide quite a lot,” ER star Parminder Nagra, [...]

Mary Lynn Rajskub Says There’s No Planning For Parenthood

Elizabeth Messina for PEOPLE for use on CBB Among the many perks of a celebrity pregnancy are the gift baskets filled with goodies received by the expecting mama. While the presents usually come in handy, Mary Lynn Rajskub admits that, in her case, she could have done without a few! With a bundle of products coming in after she [...]

Ashlee and Bronx Cuddle Up

MAateiH/Matingas/Bauer-Griffin Although these photos are a bit older now (they were taken Tuesday, March 3rd), they’re just becoming available to a majority of blogs, so we wanted to make sure to get them up on CBB for those of you who may not have sneaked a peek elsewhere! Ashlee Simpson-Wentz keeps a tight grip on 3-month-old [...]

Baby Einstein

With the recent birth of my son, I knew that I wanted to give him as much opportunity to grow as I could. I found this in Baby Einstein. Not only do they have educational movies, but toys as well! I went ahead and bought the whole collection of Baby Einstein movies as my first purchase. Why, you might be asking, would I buy them all without even seeing one of them? The answer is simple; the reviews.

Nicole Kidman’s Gymboree Girl

Fame With the wind in their hair, Nicole Kidman and 8-month-old daughter Sunday Rose leave Gymboree class on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., where they had spent the past hour dancing and singing with fellow parents and their kids. Although pregnancy rumors have been swirling again, Nicole’s husband, Keith Urban, says that he’s not expecting. The country star [...]

Jessica and Honor Do Dinner

Goffredo/Crollalanza/Pacific Coast News All dressed up for dinner with a satin bow in her hair, Honor Marie Warren hitches a ride on mom Jessica Alba’s hip on Saturday night in West Hollywood. The 9-month-old and parents Jessica and Cash Warren enjoyed a meal with friends at Café Med before heading over the shops at Sunset Plaza, [...]

Melania Trump Says Sleep While You Still Can

Bennett Raglin/WireImage An active toddler means a running mama not too far behind and for Melania Knauss Trump, the constant chase is what keeps her in shape! Crediting her son Barron William with keeping her on her toes, the clearly smitten mama urges any parents-to-be to enjoy their uninterrupted sleep as long as they can, laughing that once [...]

Educational Toys - Why Parents, Educators and Doctors Choose Them

The most natural way for children to learn is simply by playing. When children play, their young minds are stimulated which encourages them to interact and explore the world around them. Playtime, actually being preparing children for future tasks and adulthood. Educational toys provide a means for children to expand their imagination, enhance their motor shills, increase their curiosity, stimulate their creativity, and promote learning while having fun. So in that sense, learning while children play, is FUN-damental.

Tina Fey Realizes ‘Oh…Now I’m a Mom!’

Luis Guerra/Ramey For some women, the role of ‘mom’ is assumed immediately after childbirth, but for others the title takes some getting used to. Tina Fey falls into the latter category! During a Tuesday appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon the 38-year-old actress revealed that although she welcomed daughter Alice Zenobia nearly 3 ½ years ago, it still only [...]

It’s Been a ‘Perfect Pregnancy’ for Maxine Bahns

T. Conrad/AdMedia The Mentalist’s Maxine Bahns, who was due at the end of February with daughter Madison ‘Maddie’ Rose, recently sat down with Celebrity Parents Magazine to discuss all aspects of her “perfect pregnancy,” which she attributes to her active lifestyle. “I’ve been doing a lot of prenatal yoga. It’s been incredible to watch how [...]

Valentina Pinault Makes A Point

Crenshaw Mafia/Splash News Online Valentina Paloma Pinault points something out — maybe a rabbit or a goat? — while waiting in line at the petting zoo during Sunday’s farmer’s market. Mom Salma Hayek and her 17-month-old little girl also enjoyed a train ride and some sno-cones before leaving! Salma, 42, and Valentina’s father, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault [...]

Alyson Hannigan: Peace Out!

Flynet She comes in peace! Alyson Hannigan jokes around with the paparazzi while walking to Brentwood Country Mart with husband Alexis Denisof on Thursday. Wearing a pretty pink, Alyson, 34, expects her first child in early April. They know the sex of the baby, but aren’t sharing! A second photo is below! BAC/WENN Posted in Dads, Main, Moms-to-be [...]

Kelly Rutherford’s Belly: Center of Attention!

Sara Jaye Weiss/Startraks Kelly Rutherford’s baby girl — due in June — was the star of the show at last evening’s Bent on Learning Gala in the West Village! Kelly’s belly received hands-on attention from both Gwyneth Paltrow and Donna Karan at the event, which benefited Bent on Learning, a non-profit organization which provides instruction in yoga [...]

Toy Fair 2009: Fisher-Price’s New Trio Preschool Building System

Fisher-Price Trio Basic Tub set We’re excited about Fisher-Price’s new Trio preschool building system that debuted at Toy Fair last week. Including bricks, sticks and panels, the system is simple enough for younger kids with additional sets that will hold their interest as they get older. The system rolls out in June with three key products. The [...]

Josh Turner: Baby News is an Answered Prayer

Mark Humphrey/AP Josh Turner was praying for a good song but ended up with an even better gift, he tells PEOPLE. “I was in town writing songs one day and had been praying for something good to happen,” he says. “We did write a song and it wasn’t that great, but when I came home, my wife, [...]

Samantha Bee: Hippie Mom at Heart

Matt Carr/Getty Images Listing “great kids” as her biggest parenting success, The Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee says that things go best for her family of four when she remembers to take a deep breath … and relax! Case in point? Her daughter Piper, 3, was a late talker. “She’s pretty shy and we didn’t get too caught [...]

Kristin Scott Thomas on Working Motherhood: It Was Bloody Hard Work!

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty While some working moms feel that they really can “have it all,” don’t count Kristin Scott Thomas among them. The 48-year-old actress “would have liked lots and lots of children” but says her career wouldn’t allow for it. “You really do have to choose,” she tells Psychologies magazine. “People would say to me [...]

Isla Fisher Shares Her Slimming Secret

Flynet Only a few short months after welcoming her first child, daughter Olive, actress Isla Fisher was ready to return to the big screen as the leading lady in her new movie Confessions of a Shopaholic. However, before the 33-year-old could slip into the ostentatious outfits worn by her character, Isla needed to shed the approximately 60 pounds she had [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day From Max and Emme!

Sharing the love — and the music — Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and their twins, Emme Maribel and Maximilian ‘Max’ David, take to the stage before dad delivers his Valentine’s Day concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. The twins will celebrate their first birthday next Sunday. Kevin Mazur/WireImage Click here for more PEOPLE Star Tracks! Posted in [...]

Christopher Wallace Says He’s No ‘Little Biggie’

Kristin Callahan/Everett Although he signed on to portray his late father Christopher Wallace — better known as the rapper Notorious B.I.G. – in the new film Notorious, Christopher ‘CJ’ Wallace Jr., 12, wants you to know that he’s his own (little!) man. “I don’t want to be known as ‘Little Biggie,’” he tells the Times Online in [...]

Benji Madden Takes Harlow for a Spin

Limelight Look who’s spending time with his adorable niece! Benji Madden steers while out shopping with his twin brother Joel’s girlfriend Nicole Richie and 13-month-old Harlow Winter Kate at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles on Thursday. Are you a Harlow fan? Click here to look back on Nicole and Joel’s first year with their baby [...]

Ana Ortiz Expecting a Girl, Debuts Her Belly

Theo Wargo/WireImage In her first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy, Ana Ortiz tried her best to make her burgeoning belly visible on Saturday while attending the Writers Guild Awards in NYC. Sharing the news that she’s expecting a baby girl with husband Noah Lebenzon, Ana says the couple is trying to decide on names! “This has [...]

Nancy O’Dell Says Her Spiral Throw ‘Won Over’ Stepsons

Ramey Since her decision to maintain a healthy lifestyle that included running daily after her move to Los Angeles in 1996, little has been able to deter Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell from fulfilling her goal. However, that isn’t to say that there haven’t been several bumps in the road along the way forcing the 42-year-old to [...]

Gerard Way Left Speechless By Wife’s Pregnancy

Jason Merritt/FilmMagic My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way has remained mum when it comes to the topic of the baby that he and wife Lindsey ‘Lyn-Z’ Ballato are expecting this summer — but “not because it’s so personal that I’m not gonna comment upon it.” Instead, the dad-to-be explains he isn’t quite sure what to say. [...]

Baby on the Way for Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo

Vince Flores/Celebrity Photo There’s an addition to the pod on the way: Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo, whose real name is Jaime Luis Gómez, has announced that he and wife Jaymie Dizon are expecting their first child together this summer. This will be the second child for Taboo, who is also dad to a 15-year-old son, [...]

Alessandra Ambrosio Says Anja Amazes Her Every Day

Frazer Harrison/Getty There’s nothing like bouncing back after baby! While many women struggle with losing those pesky extra pounds after giving birth, Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio says the work has been piling up more than usual since welcoming her first child, daughter Anja Louise, now 5 months. “I am working pretty much every day,” admits the [...]

The Stefani-Rossdales Touch Down

Pacific Coast News London calling! The Stefani-Rossdale family — Gavin, Gwen, Kingston and Zuma — landed at Heathrow on Thursday after flying in from LA. This is their first trip across the pond since 5-month-old Zuma arrived in August. Perhaps they’re visiting with Gavin’s parents? See more photos of Gwen and her boys in their gallery, The Stefani-Rossdales! The [...]

Check Out Our Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

April Cornell Coeur and Grandma Loves Me Dresses Looking for sweet treats for your little Valentines? Here are just a few of the gift ideas we found! April Cornell Coeur and Grandma Loves Me Dresses Sweet Shoes Red Metallic Mary Janes Magic Cabin’s Valentine’s Kit Rag and Bone Bindery Twelve Ways to Say I Love You Book [...]

Dean McDermott Has a Daddy’s Girl in Daughter Stella

Flynet There is no denying that 7 ½-month-old Stella Doreen McDermott sure knows how to win over a person’s heart! The spitting image of her father Dean McDermott, actress Tori Spelling shares that the couple’s daughter has already acquired the skills to turn on the charm. “She already bats her eyes and [Dean's] melting. She can do no [...]

Honor Warren Stares Down the Snappers

Clint Brewer/Splash News Online A pony-tailed Honor Marie Warren let the photographers know she’s spotted them while out shopping with parents Jessica Alba and Cash Warren at The Grove on Saturday. The chunky cutie was looking adorable in overalls and pink baby Converse kicks! No wonder godfather Baron Davis calls her a “real-life baby doll.” See more [...]