Psst…Girls Like Trains Too
I know that traditionally, it's boys who like cars and trains and trucks and girls who like...I don't know. Sparkles. I guess. So what do you do when you've got a daughter like mine who likes the cars and trains and trucks? You hook her up with a pair of super cute...
Peace, Love and the Blankies
I think we can all conjure up a few music artists today whose tunes are snappy, but whose life choices and lyrics might be a little, um... toxic. That's why I dig the idea of cartoon character pop stars. For starters, their managers can make sure they're focusing on...
Delicious, Not Deceptive
There's been quite a bit of buzz among parents lately about whether hiding healthy foods in other foods is the right thing to do. For those who prefer to keep nutrients in plain view of the family, I've found a great resource in the Smart Foods Healthy Kids web site....
The Name’s Superoboturbo (Shortened From Superoboturbostein)
My son is currently more into electronics than art, preferring robots to Rothko. Go figure. So when it comes to the pictures that we'd all like on his walls, I never thought I'd find what I found from the artist Superoboturbo at Kindergallery. He's introduced us to a...
Phooey!
Back in my younger days, I had a thing for the Tin Tin series of comics on my shelf. They were in French. I didn't speak French. It didn't matter. The illustrations allowed me to create my own story in my head. That's just what I was reminded of when I got a copy of...
Shopping Cart Covers You Don’t Want to Cover
We are considering starting a category in the CMP archives called "If You're Freaked Out By Germs..." There are seemingly more high chair and shopping cart covers out there than people actually using them. Perhaps because most of them are so ugly, you'd...
Not Like Any Grandmother Sweater We’ve Ever Seen
When I think of grandma sweaters I think of scratchy, wooly, dated things that you pull out for holidays - if you really really have to. But Fairybread for Kids, is putting a new spin on the term. Brooklyn mom (and Parents magazine art director) Amanda Kirk designs...
Europe on $40 a Day
When I was little, I was lucky enough to go to this super cool place in Holland called Madurodam, an entire city done in miniature. You could even drop a coin into certain displays and watch a teeny wedding party enter a teeny cathedral or have a teeny boat cruise...
The earth minus plastic bags? My kind of math.
In my efforts to make my household a little greener, I've attempted to give up plastic grocery bags. (And yes, paper ones too, smartypants.) So I'm always on the lookout for something that holds more than a gallon of organic milk, and I've found a great contender in...
Pieces of 14
If your child loves puzzles as much as mine, maybe you've got a collection (like we do) featuring boring animals and licensed characters that really have no business being called "a collection."But puzzles based on original art, like these from Seattle-based...