More coolness from recent weeks…
Feeling blue about the same old Orbit G2 stroller?
Sometimes it can get boring pushing around the same old stroller year after year. I know you mamas know what I'm talking about. Now, if you've chosen your stroller wisely (which, as a CMP reader, you surely have), it's not going anywhere anytime soon because it's...
Thank you, teachers
I have a big, big heart for teachers and all they do. Not just because my own mother is one, but because I can directly point to moments that educators shaped my life in profound ways. Like Linda Taylor who helped me fall in love with history in fifth grade. Dee...
Not all princesses need saving
Ever on the lookout for clothing and decor for girls that portrays the strong, amazing kids that they are, I was so happy to find this series of posters. Artist Amanda Visell has created a wonderful quartet of strong girl posters with messages from I am my own captain...
Up All Night – is it worth staying up for?
Last night, like so many other moms, according to our Twitter stream, I pencilled in the premier of NBC's new modern mom-com, Up All Night and set the DVR as back-up. As you can well imagine, 10PM is bloody late for me these days. So I propped some toothpicks into my...
A designer diaper bag that feels like fall
I don't generally have diaper bag envy--to me that's like having diaper envy or leaky bottle envy. I'm kind of glad to be done with all of them. That said, there are still those diaper bags that don't look like diaper bags, enough for me to ignore the "mom" features...
This fruit puree dispenser will be a kid’s main squeeze
You know those great little squeezable fruit and veggie purees that are such perfect, healthy, on-the-go snacks for kids of all ages? Now imagine how much better they'd be if there weren't any garbage to throw away once the yummy stuff had been slurped out. What you...
Practical kids furniture or delicious eye candy? How about both?
I've been on a self-imposed no-new-furniture diet lately--we kind of either have to buy a new house or knock down a few walls at this point--so this brand-new line of gorgeous kids' furniture is absolute eye candy. Which may turn to in-my-house candy if I'm not...
Shades of gray – Jacadi’s fall collection
I will be honest, I don't tend to think of Jacadi as my first back-to-school shopping destination. The name has become synonymous with gorgeous French baby and kids clothing--but also with expensive French baby and kids clothing. However when I took a look at their...
Super hero costumes for kids who are their own super heroes
Last year, we attended a super-hero themed birthday party, in which the costumed kids were given a card to fill out with their super hero name and power. In a sea of Batmans and Spidermans, I have to say I was just a wee bit proud of my daughters who made up their own...
Egg-cellent lunchbox idea
In light of our recent peanut butter alternatives post, I've been really thinking about other ways to get protein into my kids at lunchtime, whether it's school mandated or not. They're hot-and-cold on hard-boiled eggs, but I'm wondering if this fun little doodad I...
How do you fix your favorite jeans? How about a little Denim Therapy
Is there anything sadder than ripping your favorite pair of jeans? Mine were a $5 special off the sale rack, which of course means that they're irreplaceable. I wore those jeans until they disintegrated at the back pockets and then folded them gently and placed them...
4 great craft gifts for kids. Instructions optional.
Maybe it's because I am so lacking in the artistic/crafty gene, but I've always preferred arts-and-craft kits that call for a heavy dose of imagination. In other words, I could never get my final product to look anything like the picture on the box.For all those kids...
A long time ago in a notebook far, far away
Our favorite notebooks and Star Wars, our favorite sci-fi franchise, have finally come together in two beautiful limited edition designs. The only question: Are you going with the Empire or the Rebel Alliance? Moleskine has gone fully operational with new Star Wars...
Twin Bedding for Girls? – Reader Q&A
I am looking for more suggestions for twin bedding for girls. Not cutesy pink all over...something more sophisticated she can grow into. Thanks for your suggestions! -Lisa Hi Lisa,We've featured a bunch of great girls' twin bedding options in past posts, and found a...
Learning how to really take pictures of our kids
I take a lot of pictures of my kids. Some of them end up in the digital abyss crying to be turned into scrapbooks and canvases on my wall. But then there are plenty that I look at and think hm. That should have turned out better. Now, there's a way to make sure that...
4 ways to make your grandparents happy on Grandparents Day
The cool thing about Grandparents Day is that if you have grandparents like my kids do, it doesn't take a whole lot to make their day. So on the outside chance you were a little busy this week with back-to-school and Labor Day and hurricanes and things--and didn't...
Celebrating our National Day of Service with kids
Today is a tough day for a lot of us, especially those of us in the New York and DC areas who lived through the horror of 9/11 ten years ago. But we do love how it's been turned into something positive as a National Day of Service. We thought it was a good time to...
Thank-you cards that your kids will love to write
My mom was amazing with personal notes--she always produced the loveliest card, written just-so, perfectly on-time, for every occasion. Her mastery of the art form skipped a generation. But the good news is that means my kids have a fair shot at...
If you’re going to wear a ponytail, might as well rock it
Prior to chopping all my hair off a few months ago, I was the queen of the ponytail. I used to feel bad about pulling my hair back on a daily basis, mostly because I could never quite master making my ponytails look like anything more than an afterthought rather than...
Cute cloth diapers for under $10. No, really.
I love cloth diapers-- they're cute, they're eco-conscious, and they prevent a traumatic gelsplosion from an accidental disposable in the washing machine. But with most of the pocket diapers I favor clocking in at $19.95 each (or more!), it was always hard to build a...
Can you tell me how to get, how to get this really cool sign?
My kids love Sesame Street. Hey, I love Sesame Street. So we have a lot of Sesame Street decorations around our house--if by decorations we mean random books on the floor and half-dressed Muppet dolls. But we all really love the looks of this totally personalized...