I've been a champion of swaddling since my first baby. Transforming a wiggly little newborn into a baby burrito does wonders to settle him--and me--down. Since my new baby boy is the wiggliest of all three of my kids, I keep a swaddling …
Our friends at Sk*rt , soon to be known The Website Formerly Known as Sk*rt, are in a bit of a pickle. It seems they want a new name, stat. We suggested Pilot Inspektor but rats, it was already taken. Maybe you have a better idea? Head t…
Not every mama wants something on Mother's Day. Plenty of mamas are very happy with just a phone call, a handmade card or a contribution in her name to a decent cause. For that latter group, TreePeople is a great dot-org that does some g…
While I'm definitely a sucker for jewelry with lots of bells and whistles (okay, diamonds too), I was surprisingly taken with the simplicity of the concentric circles necklace by Lisa Leonard . The smooth sterling circles hung from a dai…
When I had the chance to try out the new Silver Cross stroller, the Dazzle , I jumped at it. This is the stroller brand ("pram" if you're fancy) favored by the likes of Jennifer Garner, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Lopez...you might have …
Back when I was carrying my babies around, if you wanted an earth-friendly choice you could've gotten a really ugly hemp sling. If you wanted something earth-friendly in a structured carrier, well, you were completely out of luck. Today'…
I've always had a thing for Lewis Carrol but most of the Alice prints that would be cute for a little girl's room have a 19th century feel that doesn't jibe with my modern decor. Then I came across the Tea With White Rabbits print from a…
In the final weeks of my pregnancies, I was alphabetizing my CDs, scrubbing out the kitchen cabinets, and laundering everything in sight. I most certainly was not thinking about packing my hospital bag. If I'd known about the ready-packe…
My daughter regularly has twice as much in her closet as her brother does. But shopping for a boy doesn't have to be boring anymore, as CMP is constantly assuring you. One more example: mom-run Ochanga , which features boys-only hip inte…
I was That Person who spent like six hours online creating my Simpsons avatar. (Yeah, so I'm a 14 year old boy at heart. Gotta problem with that?) Needless to say I got completely sucked into playing around on the Pose Prints website, wh…
I'm a podcaster for God's sake and I still do not own an iPod. Even my husband, a certified iPod hater, thinks it's nuts, so much so that he's getting me one for Mother's Day. At least that's what he's threatening to do. But since iPods …
When both Liz and I were searching for a toy chest for our homes last year, we each ran immediately to Mod Mom Furniture . If that doesn't tell you something (other than the fact that we have similar taste in toy chests), then see for yo…
A big welcome to all of our new San Francisco area readers who caught us on ABC's The View From the Bay Thursday showcasing some of our favorite Mother's Day gift ideas. If you missed it, you can catch the segment here . If you're lookin…
If you have spent any time on the West Side of LA, you will get a chuckle out of the new kids clothing line Rabbit Kinney . (For the rest of you, there's a hot drag near Venice Beach called Abbot Kinney Boulevard named for the area's fou…
I seriously underestimated the constant flow of paper coming into our house once my daughter started kindergarten-- teacher notes, newsletters, progress reports , to say nothing of her artwork. I know I have to pick and choose among the …
I decided early on in my parenting career to eschew hooded towels with larger-than-life animal heads on top, simply because all the ones I saw scared me. If some humongo, limp-necked terry cloth duck head with threads hanging off the mis…
My daughter has reached that very important milestone in a child's life: Adoration of temporary tattoos. And spare me the anti-hipster parent eyeroll please--I remember liking them in Cracker Jack boxes back in the day myself. But they'v…
Hey, Bay Area CMP readers - got anything to do at 3PM PST today? Well stick the kids in front of the computer with a DVD so you can tune in to watch co-editors Kristen and Liz live today on ABC's The View From the Bay or watch it streami…
I only wish Gifted at Birth had been around when my daughter was born. A service that delivers newborn essentials then has a premiere NYC doula on call either in person (in the city) or on the phone (everywhere else) to tell you how to u…
Until I got involved with CMP, I confess that I had no idea there were so many wonderful handmade dolls out there. I assumed that you either had a crafty grandma in the family, or your children were pretty much stuck with whatever was on…
Personalized gifts are always a huge hit at baby showers but the problem is, so many of them are kinda lame. (Sorry, fans of personalized picture frames with little dots at the end of every curliecue letter in the name. But lame.) Not so…
One would think that because I run a shopping website, my husband would have no trouble finding me gifts. Every year I tell him to just click on anything in our Baubles and Bags category and he'll be the world's greatest husband. But eve…
I was surprised to realize, after having written up Louise Hedley and her wonderful little girls' skirts last year, that she in fact was the designer behind one of my own favorite Spring skirts. Who knew? Not that I'd match my daughter a…
I have a soft spot for felt crafts , pun only intended a little. So of course when I discovered UK etsy shop Lupin from brilliant felt crafter Laura Howard, of course I got click happy. The brooches are darling of course, but I really sw…
