Awesome Star Wars kids clothes let you be the droid you’re looking for
If your kid has a thing for Star Wars clothes, you’ll be glad to know that America’s favorite droid is now available in hoodie form.When asked for his response, R2D2 said, “BOOOP BEE ZOOP” and wiggled a little as if dancing to the celebration...
Dinosaur dresses for girls? Reader Q+A
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...
Build your own adorable robot army without a single wrench
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...
Cool branch and robot hanging thingies. (Not actual name, but works for me)
This weekend at the NY International Gift Show, there was so much exciting new design that I can’t wait to share with you all! But one of the first new items that caught my eye was from Hangups and Baggage, a mom-run operation that’s giving boring old...
Heart tattoos for Valentine’s Day! (Don’t worry, they wash off.)
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, and plenty of parents’ quests to steer clear of cavity-causing treats to pass out in the classroom (not that there’s anything wrong with it!), our friends at Tatt.ly do it again, with a totally fabulous line of indie...
Deck the halls (or kids’ bedrooms) with Babybot and Blik
Along with decking the halls, we hope to finally redo the walls in my son’s bedroom, but given that it has taken years for us to get around to this project, there will be no painted murals of his favorite cartoon characters. Instead, I’m digging the idea...
Take me to your cupcake
While the fancy cupcake trend has now hit just about every town in America, you don’t need to spend a fortune to get a good cupcake or even one that your kids will consider cool. Whether you’re going store-bought or baking at home, I think you’ll...
will.i.am is here to tell your kids that science rocks
Science is awesome! Who said that? Maybe DJ Lance Rock. And parents trying to convince skeptical kids.Well, now we parents have the help of mega pop star and Black Eyed Peas front man, will.i.am, of all people. He is currently using his star power and celeb...
Children’s art that won’t give you a toothache
Back when I was pregnant, I became obsessed with finding the perfect artwork to adorn baby M’s walls. I had almost no budget and was put off by most everything in the big stores–hearts, butterflies and safaris? Oh my. So I took to...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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