More coolness from recent weeks…
Want to win $50,000 for your school? You should. Here’s why.
I remember sitting down at my very first PTA meeting, excited for my daughter to enter kindergarten at a wonderful public school, until I heard these words:It looks like we'll have to cancel the dance program this year. I felt the tears well up in my eyes. As a former...
The new Double Helix double stroller from Orbit is one far-out ride
For any mom with more than one child, finding the right double stroller is pretty much the search for the holy grail. The perfect buggy built for two should be easy to maneuver, fit through doorways, and allow you to convert it into a single stroller without breaking...
Breaking news: Trader Joe’s and Sunland peanut butter recall expands *Now updated
NOTE: It appears that Sunland Inc is now out of business. Check your pantries, mamas! The recall of New Mexico-based Sunland Inc. peanut butter sold at Trader Joe’s has now been expanded to 76 types of products, including almond butter, cashew butter, and tahini. The...
A DIY kids’ craft to brighten up fall
I know it's just a matter of time. Soon, my kids will be bringing home school craft projects made with fading leaves, twigs and pinecones. But I refuse to abandon the bright, bold colors I love just because we've officially hit fall. That's why I love this supersimple...
Nursing for good: The Bravado Nursing Tank by Rebecca Minkoff for Baby Buggy
I love good products that help support a good cause, but I love them even more when they're actually tied to the cause. (As in, I still question that strange fast-food fried-chicken campaign to fight breast cancer.) This is why I'm so happy to give you the first look...
Rabbit Days and Dumplings serves up deliciously different family music
Thanks to an Austrian grandmother and a healthy selection of Putumayo Kids music, my kids have been exposed to a fairly diverse tapestry of children's music...although I will admit that our knowledge of any music from East Asia is almost nonexistent. But now that...
Aubrey Anderson-Emmon’s Emmy dress: will it be your daughter’s dress next?
Anyone who caught the Emmys last night probably oohed and ahhed over Modern Family's adorable Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. In case you're wondering where she got that awesome little purple dress, it's none other than Tea Collection, believe it or not. And we've got a...
Watch it wiggle, see it freak out your party guests
Browsing through our archives for cool Halloween ideas, I came across this old link to a post highlighting a recipe for super spooky eyeball Jell-O shots. Non-alcoholic for the kids, of course. Poking around the site, turns out there's a ton more great ideas for...
Volcom, Yo Gabba Gabba and Jack Black = skate culture awesomesauce
Volcom is my kids' absolute obsession around these parts. They're hardcore skateboarders, and Volcom represents everything that is awesome about skater culture. One of my sons insists on only wearing shirts emblazoned with their logo. He has two, and if they're dirty?...
We’ve got the buzz on a sweet new line by Burt’s Bees
We're used to slathering our babies in products from Burt's Bees, but now you can dress your baby in them, too. Sweet![Don't miss a great giveaway and discount code after the jump!] The new Burt's Bees Baby line includes a complete layette in sizes preemie...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
From saving your gadgets to saving your sanity, here are a few of our favorite picks from the past week, just in case you missed them. 1. Our very favorite developer is back with a brilliant new kids' app that rocks. Literally. 2. If you need a good laugh, we've...
A free family-savvy tour guide, at your service (LAX, we’re starting with you)
I love finding the best activities and spots to check out in my city. When a site does all of the legwork and offers me a list of proposed activities to check out each week, what's not to love? That's why I'm digging the new site The Family Savvy. An evolution of...
32 Ways to Dress a Fox? Is that a personal challenge?
I'm smitten with kittens--of the fox and rabbit variety. And piglets, too. If you like open-ended, simple, beautiful activity books that leave plenty of room for imagination and fun, then you'll want to buy all three. That's a total of 96 outfits, by the way....
Show Me a Story: low on tech, high on terrific
When my kids were really young, they loved to tell me long, adorably nonsensical stories about just about anything that crossed their minds. Now that they're a bit older, I miss their elaborate tales. These days, it's easy for tech-savvy kids to lose themselves in...
Trend alert: supercool military jackets for boys
With a husband in the Air Force Reserves, the hot military trend is one of my favorites--not to mention it's pretty easy getting a jacket on a finicky boy when you tell him he'll be just like Daddy. In my search for the perfect winter coat for my son, I found some...
Bowled over: vintage bowling lanes get new life as kids’ furniture
Every now and then I spot kids' furniture that makes me wish I had a little expendable income, and that's exactly how I feel about these amazing pieces from CounterEvolution. Table Tots are quite possibly the coolest kids' table sets I've ever seen. And...
DIY Crafts meets toys meets awesome
One of my son's favorite activities is creating DIY roads and parking garages for his collection of Matchbox cars. So when I saw this super easy tutorial, I thought it would be a cool way to take his imaginative play to the next level. These DIY chalkboard city...
Stylish threads for on-trend little guys
Moms of boys, you know it can be a full-on hunt to find cool threads for our little guys. Especially if, like mine, your son happens to love fashion. So when I discovered Aven Clothing, I actually squealed with happiness. Aven founders Angie Monson and...
Beautiful birth announcements that are a cut above
I spent a lot of time looking for the "perfect" birth announcements for my three children--something unique and beautiful, and worthy of tucking away in a special place and not immediately hitting the recycle bin (gasp!). And if CMP favorite Minted had been...
6 of the best funny parenting books. Because what new moms really need is a new laugh.
Along with a housecleaner and a personal chef, what I really could've used when I was a new mom was a good laugh and a lot more funny parenting books. Because while I sat and rocked my newborn as she screamed, it was sometimes hard to not take it all so seriously. If...
A giant gumball machine filled with cupcakes? Oh lord, yes
We've seen gumball machines. We've seen the ones that give out terrible lead-paint drenched toys, tattoos and decoder rings. But finally there's one that tops them all: A cupcake machine for your next party. Whoa. CMP and all-around New York City favorite Baked By...