Fred’s XYZ Blocks FTW!

Fred’s XYZ Blocks FTW!

by | Toys + Playthings

CMP loves to turn ABC into ROFL, and we are totally digging on these XYZ Blocks by Fred & Friends. They stack, tumble, and teach letters just as well as more traditional blocks, but they’re beautiful, unusual, and entertaining, too. E is for Earthworm, Q is...
Bob Dylan, children’s author

Bob Dylan, children’s author

by | Books for Kids

I admit, I feel just a little bit cool when my little girls walk into a store or a friend’s house, hear the radio, and immediately say, Hey! It’s Bob Dylan! So when I learned that one of his old tunes had been made into a brand new children’s book, I...
These will make your lunch

These will make your lunch

by | School Gear

Packing kid lunches is one of my least favorite things; rummaging for useable plastic food containers and matching them to lids that have migrated between several shelves (yes, plural. In my house, it’s an Issue) is a misery. And I’m about to start...
Bow knows

Bow knows

by | Kid Style

The simple bow is clearly the new design icon of 2010. (Wait, is it even possible that owls have gone by the wayside?) I’m seeing it on accessories, on stationery, even kids clothes. A British stylist I worked with recently was obsessed with bows, so I...
First baby shoes by First Nations women

First baby shoes by First Nations women

by | Baby, Kid Style

Sure, we’ve all had elasticized slippers for our babies, but when was the last time your baby went out in hand-made, hand-beaded leather stay-on moccasins made by First Nations women in Canada? Not recently, I’m willing to bet. These little moccasins from...
An Awesome Book. ‘Nuff said.

An Awesome Book. ‘Nuff said.

by | Books for Kids

Let me give you 3 reasons why An Awesome Book by artist Dallas Clayton is indeed an awesome book:1. For every book sold, The Awesome World Foundation will donate one book to schools, hospitals, camps, and shelters. 2. The artwork and story are original and compelling,...
This schoolhouse rocks

This schoolhouse rocks

by | Toys + Playthings

Today I was so desperate for a new project to pull the tiny whiners off my knees that I gave them a huge cardboard box and some Sharpies. They ended up just stomping on the bubble wrap inside, much to my headache’s eternal sadness. But if you plan ahead a...