by Melissa | Food + Recipes
Just in time for fashion week, one of our favorite local cupcake bakeries is getting all dolled up for the occasion from one of our favorite designers and we couldn’t be more excited. Seems like pink cupcakes are the new black. New York’s Baked by Melissa...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
My seven-year-old can tell you whose lightsaber is purple (Mace Windu) and what sound a Droideka makes (em! em!), but he’s never been able to sit in a movie theater and see one of his beloved Star Wars movies on the big screen. Until now. The two of us...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
For years we’ve been putting together some of the best ideas for Valentines gifts for kids. So instead of making you do the work, we’ve dug through our archives for some of our favorite kids’ Valentines gift ideas that you can still order or make in...
by Stephanie Mayers | Toys + Playthings
I spent a good portion of my childhood coloring, drawing and creating and was very proud of what my mother assured me was some serious talent. I can’t even imagine how excited I would have been if she then had one of my creations turned into a doll from my very...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor
Thank you, internets, for sometimes making us feel less than fabulous.When your friends and family use the Facebook to share only their children’s premature accomplishments, their own wildly Photoshopped portraits, and pictures of themselves with your imaginary...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Kid Style
Do dresses with dinosaurs on them exist? – CMP reader @homawoodrum As popular as dinosaurs are with boys, dino dresses seem like an endangered species. Fortunately, they’re not quite extinct! We’ve tracked down some cute togs that will fill your...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
Ready for some Valentine’s Day sweet talk? You can pack a festive Valentine’s Day lunch that’ll make kiddo swoon without even relying on those candy conversation hearts. That means you get to keep lunchtime fun and healthy while saving the chocolate...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor
It’s never been so easy to build your own robot army. All you need is a wall and some imagination. Oh, and these amazing decals. Our friends at Pop & Lolli have struck wall decal design gold again with the Build-A-Bot set of fabric wall decals. The kit...
by Kristen Chase | Kid Style
Ever since discovering Umi shoes, my kiddos and their long, narrow feet live in their sandals all summer long. But now they’ve added a new sport line which I’m completely in love with. Once you see how fab they are, you will be too. I admit that...
by Christina Refford | DIY
On Valentine’s Day, not every kid wants to hand out cards with Barbies and Care Bears. For the rest of them, we love these too-cute pirate themed Valentines cards that you can make yourself (for almost free!) Mer Mag’s free printable Pirate Valentines are...