I'm all for exposing my kids to world music, but have to take into account that they do enjoy some of the regular old kids music (pain me though it does). Thanks to Baby Loves Salsa , the new release from our friends at Baby Loves Music,…
We're a no-shoes-in-the-house kind of family, which is no problem in the summer. But when the cold weather arrives, I'm stuck with a couple of kids with darn chilly feet. If you've got a kid who thinks slippers are torture devices, then …
Considering we were just wearing shorts last week in Atlanta, the cold snap took me and my son's poor little head by surprise. No wonder when I tried the hat from Eli's Lids on him, he refused to take it off. Designed and handmade by mom…
Want to know CMP editor Kristen's down and dirty tips on which green products actually get your house clean ? Click over to The Momspeak where for the next couple of months, we're keeping the mom speaky-ness going. You can comment too! I…
Like plenty of kids, my own girls are obsessed with drawing--on paper, on their bodies, on their shoes, on the walls. Sigh. So I imagine they'd find themselves immediately in love with the Brooklyn-made Chalkboard Tee which is meant for …
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It's not hard finding a handmade baby blanket these days, and we most certainly have our favorites. But one made completely in the USA from organic fibers using decidedly "green" practices? Well, that's just a bit harder to come by. Not …
I realize there are 26 letters in the alphabet, but my daughter Quinlan would like to think that there's only one. Aren't most kiddos infatuated with "their" letter? So I say let them obsess a little bit more and heck, learn a few other …
To be clear, I'm not planning on solo air travel with three children anytime soon. However, I've got friends planning vacations (lucky dogs!) and on my recommendation list is the Portable Playtime backpack. This streamlined mom-designed …
I love the convenience of a nursing shirt but I hate that they scream "nursing shirt" when I'm not actually nursing my baby. So if there's a top that will actually leave people guessing, it's the amazing kimono nursing top from Isabella …
Is there any better time to reintroduce the joys of tooth-brushing to your kids than Halloween? I'm going to say no. Which gives me the perfect segueway to introduce all of you to the joys of Recycline's Preserve toothbrush . The handle …
When my girls hit shoe sizes in the double digits, I was dismayed at how grown up some of the styles were. Heels for a preschooler? Eek. Thankfully, the new line of fall shoes by Eleven , the big brother/sister line of CMP fave See Kai R…
This past weekend, no one was going to mistake my son for the MVP of his soccer team but he did try his best. It was the perfect occasion for one of the playing card-sized notes from Kiddo Kards: One that said Especially for you on the f…
Baby bedding has come a long way, even since having my son just under two years ago. And what's amazing to me is that designers, like Catherine Fitzsimmons of Rikshaw Design , formerly of Pottery Barn and Ralph Lauren, are still able to …
We launched our very first Safer Toy Guide last October during the "Year of the Recall" (remember that?) but just because we haven't been overwhelmed with toy recalls yet this year, doesn't mean parents don't want safer toys for their ki…
I've never quite understood why the plushest baby blankets have to be made out of the most unnatural of materials (hello polyester!). Apparently, mom Tamre Sutphen and owner of Shi Shu Style didn't get it either, and when her son had an …
One thing we haven't seen a whole lot of for some reason is cool kids wallpaper. And then we discovered Rollout , a creative design studio in Canada, which is doing some truly dandy things with wallcoverings. Their artists series feature…
So now I totally know what I'll be handing out along with the candy on Friday. Presenting the totally disgusting--and I mean that in the best possible way-- Scabs Bandages . Created by a friend of a friend, I'm so glad she turned me onto…
With my roly-poly sleeping toddler, sleep sacks are most definitely my friend, except they either tend to be completely dull or made of materials that I would never buy as a blanket. Go figure. That is clearly not the case with the CoZi …
When I think of recycled baubles, pop top pins and earrings made of paper clips spring to mind. But in the case of Metal Pointus jewelry from Parisian artist (and father of nine!) Bernard Bouhnik, recycled pewter, copper and silver are r…
I'm all for taking my daughters with me to the poll on election day and introducing them to the cornerstone of our democracy. Besides, in New York, we've still got the old skool voting booths, and there's no way my three-year old would m…
The Indigenous Harvest Dress is definitely a misleading name. It sounds like something you'd see in in a museum gift shop, but in reality, it's a fantastic fall/winter wardrobe staple for little girls who are indigenous to pretty much an…
Car seat covers serve three excellent purposes: They make older seats look new, they cover the ugly fabrics, and they wash up more easily than the existing covers which don't actually wash at all. Only problem is, some of the fabrics are…
With a son who is obsessed with all things that go, it's not a surprise that his favorite shirts are covered in adorable little planes, trains, and automobiles. And now, a new addition: The ultimate motorcycle shirt from our good friends…
