Here’s the latest and greatest of what’s going on in the mom blogosphere. Interested in having your blog featured? Let us know in the comments!

• Calling all crafty moms! Origami Mommy shares a tutorial for DIY baby booties.
• Confessions of a Mean Mommy discusses the pleasures of a few camp-free weeks of summer with her boys.
• With new outbreaks and recalls being announced so frequently as of late, Mindful Momma‘s post on the importance of food safety couldn’t come at a better time!
• Plastic, plastic, everywhere. Learn about what drinking straws are made of, as well as some alternative options, courtesy of The Soft Landing blog.
• Renaissance Mama chronicles her family’s experience of an all-American summer activity–blueberry picking.

-Marygrace, KIWI Staffer