Jill Amery, Author at Urban Mommies

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Jill Amery

Jill Amery is a mom of 2 small boys and the Publisher of UrbanMommies, a stylish digital lifestyle magazine filled with fitness, style, health, recipes and savvy mom advice to help you through pregnancy, birth, and raising your kids.

Grandparent Gifts that will Make them Cry so Hard they Need to Stuff more Tissues up their Sleeves

GEAR, home, tech By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 2 Comments

I’ve always found grandparent gifts really hard to choose. They love sentimental, heartfelt items, but often your family photos are buried on hard disks and you’re not quite organized enough to find that great art piece that was painted last year. Hopefully these grandparent gift ideas strike a chord!

Hostess Treats They Won’t Regift

GEAR, home By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 1 Comment

Hostess gifts over the holidays are usually so kitchy. Flowers are a bit of a pain for a busy hostess, and the last thing you want to do is give more flamboyant holiday ‘stuff’ they have to put into storage every years. Here are a few hostess gifts that will stick.

Gifts for Lumbersexual Guys

fitness, GEAR, style By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 6 Comments

Wikipedia states that “A lumbersexual or urban lumberjack is a man who has adopted style traits typical of a traditional lumberjack, namely a beard, plaid shirt, and scruffy hair, substituting otherwise clean-cut and fashionable style choices. Do we ever have some lumbersexual gift ideas for the ones in your life.

Gifts for babies so cool they look like Bono is their uncle

baby, FAM, GEAR, toys By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 8 Comments

These hip baby gifts will not only make the kid look cool, but mom and dad will seem like rockstars who are oh so cool and collected. Even if they are not. Because, well… baby.

Gifts for People you think are too Rich to Need Anything Else

GEAR, home By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 5 Comments

Everyone has the person in life that seems like they already have everything. Before getting all judgy and resentful (everyone has challenges, remember), here are a few fun ideas for people who are hard to buy for.

Non-Dreidel Hanukkah Gifts

GEAR, home By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 2 Comments

Hanukkah season is upon us, and as usual, it feels like you have to ‘dig deep’ to get past all of the Christmas in order to find the blue and white. That said, we were able to source out some fun Hanukkah gifts – feel free to add your own ideas too!!

Gifts for Crafty Kids who are Already Selling Creations Online

grow, LIVE By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 4 Comments

Those kids – you know the ones. No – not the ones who already know how to program a computer at age 4, but the ones who could redecorate your house with Pinterest-perfect fluency over a long weekend. If you have crafty, talented kids in your midst, you’ll want to check out our gifts for crafty kids.

Crap for Millennials who are Rocking Life in the Best Way

GEAR, style By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 4 Comments

Millennials are a special group of people. Travel is important, as is social justice. Wellness and health rank high on the priority list, and they tend to inherently know what satisfies – so it can be scary to find THE gift for this generation. Here are our picks for millennial gifts this year.

Stocking Stuffers that Give Back

charity, FAM By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 3 Comments

Stocking stuffers are so hard. They need to be small, yet inexpensive, and getting useless stuff is a waste. This year we think we’ve nailed it with these stocking stuffers for charity that give back.

Gifts for Gardeners you Dig

GEAR, home By Jill Amery November 22, 2016 2 Comments

Here at UrbanMommies we have a huge passion for gardening. And cooking. And sewing. And decorating. OK we really love life, but gardening is very close to the top of the list. It was hard to choose just 10 items for this guide, but we think we’ve made some fun choices if you’re in the market to get gifts for gardeners!

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