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Read A Book, Set A Record

KidsMir

Read A Book, Set A Record

Do you really need an excuse to read a great book to your kid ? Probably not, but here's a fabulous one, anyway: On October 2nd, in association with Jumpstart's Read for the Record program, the children's classic favorite Corduroy will b…

Mobile homes

KidsCool Mom Team

Mobile homes

Oh what my daughter wouldn't give to be able to pack up her beloved dollhouse and take it with her. So imagine what she did when she saw the set of Nested Country Cottages from Olie Bollen . These two brightly colored paper board boxes o…

Eco dolls, not eek-oh dolls

KidsCool Mom Team

Eco dolls, not eek-oh dolls

Ever since coming across something called an "eco doll" that was made of pvc and served up in plastic packaging, I've been pretty skeptical of the eco label on toys. Sometimes it fits and sometimes...well, at least the intent is good. Bu…

Help Me Rhonda!

KidsCool Mom Team

Help Me Rhonda!

At a recent book festival in metro Atlanta, I had the pleasure of discovering Miss Rhonda's Readers , a local company that creates phonetically-correct books for little bookworms . What's interesting about them, other than the fact that …

Why no, she's not a boy. Funny you should ask.

KidsRita

Why no, she's not a boy. Funny you should ask.

The first day of kindergarten is tough enough, but imagine little Yoon's horror when a bunch of kids try to get her to stand in line with the boys because of her short hair. So starts the tale of Something for School , by Hyun Young Lee,…

A shirt as cute as you make it

KidsCool Mom Team

A shirt as cute as you make it

I know there's not really a shortage of big bro/sis shirts or birthday number shirts out there, so it shouldn't be hard to track down at least one that I love. But alas, I'm picky. So when given the option of creating my very own thanks …

Hazelnut Kids - Our kind of toy store

KidsCool Mom Team

Hazelnut Kids - Our kind of toy store

One of the best outcomes of the toy recalls of 07 is the transparency we're now finding from so many retailers--where and how their products are made, what they're made with, and how confident you can be when your 9 month spends the bett…

Designer dresses designed by daughters

KidsJulie Marsh

Designer dresses designed by daughters

Sadly, shopping with my daughter is already filled with bargaining (if not actual bargains), and she isn't even a surly tween yet. So I've got Style for Grace to thank for a remarkably relaxed and enjoyable mother-daughter shopping exper…

I saw the shine

KidsCool Mom Team

I saw the shine

I grew up wearing a pair of bright, patent leather red mary janes over white tights and darn if I don't still carry a torch for shiny shoes for girls. You too? Well Umi Shoes has plenty in the shiny but practical department this fall for…

Crafty genes by mail order

KidsCool Mom Team

Crafty genes by mail order

Update : This site no longer exists. RIP Kid's Busy Box. I thought that 4 hours of preschool every day would satiate my daughter's immense hunger for crafts, but alas, she still comes home from school running directly for the glue and co…

Jazz toes, everyone! Jazz toes!

BabyCool Mom Team

Jazz toes, everyone! Jazz toes!

Labor Day is behind us and Fall is unofficially here meaning, among other things, that it's time to tuck those cute bare baby toes back into some socks. It's something I might be mourning more, were there not so many way freaking cute so…

See Kai Run - Smaller Can Be Better

KidsCool Mom Team

See Kai Run - Smaller Can Be Better

Seeing as how much I (and my kids) love See Kai Run , it was only natural that we'd jump on the chance to check out Smaller , their totally new line for the 18-month and younger set. And surprise! I love them too. It's not hard to be smi…

Yo Homes, to Bel Air!

BabyCool Mom Team

Yo Homes, to Bel Air!

Now if I told you that Sir Hayes , the kids' label emblematic of urban Brooklyn chic, was making a onesie inspired by "Carlton," what would you think that means? Because when I got wind of it, right away a single image popped into my hea…

Eeboo - Going Green Through Flash Cards

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Eeboo - Going Green Through Flash Cards

I'm always on the lookout for ways to teach my four-year-old about conservation other than asking her to turn off the lights 400 times a day (followed by my long boring speech about saving the earth). Thankfully, Eeboo has created these …