SMy daughter's new obsession: hair braiding videos . She's all over YouTube, checking out the coolest braid styles she can do herself, do to her friends, do to me, do to her great-grandmother...basically anyone too nice or too tired to s…
Okay, so you missed your opportunity to buy legit solar eclipse glasses for your family and you may have even missed the opportunity to get free solar eclipse glasses in select locations . That doesn't mean you should scorch your retinas…
I think it's safe to say that this is the year of Wonder Woman . Okay, so on this site, every year has been the year of Wonder Woman, but with the hit movie introducing her to a new generation, our kids are clamoring for Wonder Woman gea…
We've been hard at work rounding up some of the absolute coolest back to school gear for the season, like unicorn school supplies , crazy cheap preschooler gear , fun space-themed supplies , with tons more still coming. And now we've fou…
I’ve never taken the plunge to actually get a real tattoo. While Kristen's tattoos look amazing , the pain and permanence hold me back. So, when I saw the ads for semi-permanent tattoos from Inkbox in my Facebook feed over and over, I th…
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This past week has been so difficult. For me, for all of us here...and probably for you. The events in Charlottesville have shined a bright light on bigotry and hate, which can do real damage to your soul. And if we feel scared and heart…
Technology has the amazing power to simplify the lives of parents, which is exactly the case with the our newest sponsor, Wemo Mini . This little plug can turn any small appliance -- think lamps, fans, humidifiers, coffee makers -- in a …
My daughter loves nail polish, but she's not so crazy about taking it off once it starts to chip. As for me, I cringe a little when I soak her little kid fingers with strong nail polish remover. Because, chemicals. Right? So I love our l…
Back-to-school shopping with tweens and teens is like a whooole new thing. They have pretty strong opinions about what they love and don't love. Even more than preschoolers, if you can believe that. (Though at least they don't insist on …
As much as I love the convenience and ease of digital calendar apps , I'm in the market for a brand new 2017-18 school year planner, because I'm a paper planner girl at heart . I always get a little thrill when it's time to get a new one…
With a lot of concern around changing health care policy, tax increases impacting the middle class, benefit cuts to struggling families, and the fact that Americans already pay the highest birthing costs in the world, I was intrigued to …
As someone with a mom who's an incredible quilter, I've always valued the intricacies of the craft of quilting . And then I discovered Kim Smith of Leland Ave Studios , a former attorney turned mom-of-three, who definitely takes it to th…
Forget having the coolest shoes in school, the Star Wars x Sperry mashup that just released this week may be the coolest sneakers in the galaxy. Classic shoe styles meets classic geek culture design? Yep, we're probably going to be steal…
We here on the CMP team have a lot of collective parenting experience under our belts -- or, uh , stretchy waist bands -- and one thing that we all agree on is that starting solids is one of the most exciting and overwhelming development…
Humans can't live by keyboards alone, and for actual old school writing, we're big fans of Moleskine notebooks . (Who isn't, right?) Looking at the new Limited Edition Moleskine notebooks collection has my girls -- and me -- eager to put…
I'm 5'11 and while I love my height now, middle school me wasn't thrilled about the perennial challenge of buying jeans for tall girls . Especially since my parents didn't want to spend a bundle on jeans that would only last one BTS seas…
Any parent who has walls, floors, tables, refrigerators, windows, or slips of important paperwork knows: If it's even slightly colorable, a kid will color it. So having extra things around that are supposed to be colored is always a good…
Any mom who's used a breast pump recently knows that the old, tried-and-true breast pump design has been in need a serious makeover for a while. As a new mom myself, I feel so lucky to be nursing just as some of the coolest innovations i…
Australian brand Cotton:On Kids makes some really cool kids' clothes , and they may have just outdone themselves with a new line of 100% cotton scratch n' sniff tees , PJs , and accessories like a fun popsicle pencil case and jelly bags …
As my kids get older and my status as single mom changing with the blending of my family with my fiancé and his pug (Hi Audrey!), I decided I wanted to start a new yearly tradition: a solo road trip, just me and my kids. Alone. Gulp. Thi…
It would hardly be 2017 -- or heck, the 21st century as a whole -- without a look at the coolest unicorn school supplies as part of our annual back to school shopping guide . Because if there's one theme our kids show no sign of getting …
We're big fans of free printable paper dolls and find ourselves downloading them all the time for our kids. But while vintage Betsy McCall paper dolls from our childhood still hold a nostalgic place in our hearts, our older kids are ofte…
As if we weren't legitimately excited enough already about the total solar eclipse on August 21, the limited edition Coach Space collection has us over the moon — so to speak. Because now we have an excuse to buy some of the coolest spac…
