by Roxanna | Uncategorized
One of my favorite holiday traditions is sending and receiving cards in the mail — especially the photo kind. (I can’t possibly be the only one. Who doesn’t love getting real mail? And photos? Everyone does!) It’s the best part of December, by...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech CMP-Style
In case you missed them, here five of our favorite picks from Cool Mom Tech this past week.1. Pumpkin carving meets Angry Birds. We just hope no one starts launching them…2. These two amazing new apps from Toca Boca will keep kids happy as the weather gets...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes
I’m back in town from a delicious jaunt to the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon, and I’ve got all the dirt on one of my favorite holiday gift companies, Harry & David. (You know, the pear people. With all the catalogs?) So here’s my confession: I...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
My kids won’t even go into the basement by themselves, so let’s just say we do Halloween Lite around here. For our kinder, gentler Halloween, I’ve found a tee shirt from CMP favorite Threadless that would fit in just fine to our version of the...
by Eva Glettner | Toys + Playthings
My middle son loves graphic novels. They really get him excited about reading, and I’m certainly down with that. I want him to excitedly pick out a book from the library and read it on the ride home. So he about nearly flipped when we saw Nursery Rhymes in comic...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes
What do you get when you combine a kindhearted elephant, some hard-working mice, and the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of Click Clack Moo?A sweet little treat that’s fun to eat… I mean, read. The Little Bitty Bakery by Leslie Muir and Betsy Lewin is...
by Eva Glettner | Kid Style
When new babies make their grand entrances, their bigger siblings can sometimes feel the shaft. It’s important to include them in welcoming the new addition–or, you can do what I did and have them so close together the older one doesn’t know what hit...
by Stephanie Mayers | Fashion
My first job out of college was managing a fantastic gallery of artisan crafts in Philadelphia. It was in that glorious place full of so many beautiful things that I began a love affair with handmade designer jewelry. Let’s just say that a decent part of most...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
The good ol’ days sort of lose their luster for me when I think about a life without indoor plumbing, internet access and Starbucks. But, I will give them one thing: Their folk songs sure were beautiful as evidenced in this lovely and playful collection of tunes...
