At Upper Notch Club, we’re proud to offer Petite Maison Play products to families who value design, development, and a touch of everyday enchantment. These aren’t just toys—they’re tools for connection, creativity, and calm.
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Written by Janice RussellFounder of ParentingDisasters.com — surviving one tantrum at a time.Everyday life with children is built around countless small moments—morning routines, messy meals, laughter echoing from another room. Within these rhythms lies a powerful influence: the example parents s...
The idea of living untethered—working from beaches, mountaintops, or just a really great café with strong Wi-Fi—has gone from fringe fantasy to real-deal lifestyle. You see the photos, read the blog posts, maybe even double-tap the ones that hit a little harder than you’d like to admit. But if yo...
Every parent has seen it—that unmistakable glimmer in a child’s eye when they discover something new. It might be a sudden fascination with dinosaurs, a relentless series of “why” questions at the dinner table, or a spontaneous desire to learn how aeroplanes stay in the sky. That innate hunger to...
In a world full of flashing screens and noisy plastic gadgets, there’s something beautifully timeless about open-ended wooden toys. These simple yet high-quality playthings invite children into a world of imagination, creativity, and meaningful learning—something that resonates deeply with Montes...
Janice Russell believes the only way to survive parenthood is to find the humor in it. She created Parenting Disasters so that parents would have a go-to resource whenever they needed a laugh, but also to show parents they aren’t alone. She wants every frazzled parent out there to remember that f...
