Shinzi Katoh bento boxes get me more excited to pack my kids’ lunches. And that’s saying something.
I know every week lately, one of us shows up here saying OMG I found the cutest lunchbox EVER, but I think I may have just topped them all with the Shinzi Katoh Japanese bento boxes for kids.Spotted at the adorable e-boutique My Sweet Muffin, each bento box features...
Hot red fashion for fall – CMP does Etsy
If you’re looking for a little sumpin’ sumpin’ that will brighten your day and class up your look for fall, take a look at the hot color this season – red. Think of it as a little reward for surviving summer (and all those pastels) intact. The...
DIY Shutterfly photo learning book winners – Behold the creativity
We’re so happy to announce the twelve winners of the Shutterfly learning photobook contest. Each was drawn at random and yet, all so clever.Suddenly we want to go make like a hundred Shutterfly DIY photobooks ourselves. Thanks so much to our sponsor Shutterfly...
Photo learning books that seem like they’re made just for your kids. Because, well, they are.
We’ve been huge fans over the years of Shutterfly’s photobooks which make affordable gifts guaranteed to bring the tears (in a good way). And now they’re getting the word out about the ability to turn the photobooks into make-your-own photo learning...
The waste-free lunch kit with something for everyone
The day I realized how many plastic baggies I was using in my kids’ lunches each week was the day I began trying every sort of reusable container and wrap out there. Nowadays the kids take a cobbled-together assortment of reusables in their lunch bags, but the...
Silhouette portraits more 2009 than 1909
My refrigerator is a time capsule of my son’s life to date, covered with school pictures that show how much he’s changed over the years. Especially the awkward ones. Unfortunately, each one is pretty much a glorified mug shot, only with a soft-focus...
Cool Mom Picks loves Psychobaby!
If we just so happened to win the lottery, one of the first places we’d hit on a spending spree would probably be Psychobaby, a Chicago-based boutique that sports some of the hippest clothes, shoes, and gifts for the alternative set. We found them way back when...
Red, White, and Crafty
In honor of our country’s birthday we figure we’d give us all a gift by skipping the flag motif, and instead highlighting just a few of the beautiful red, white and blue items made by American crafters and artisans.The wooden sailboat at Craftsbury Kids is...
One teeny reason to get excited for summer camp
Camp season is nearly upon us, at least for some lucky mamas. The first place we tend to think to see what’s new in the exciting world of labels is CMP reader fave Mabel’s Labels. Their newest offerings are the Teeny Tags, colorful mini 1.2″ ID tags...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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