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Underwear to the rescue!
Clearly the green movement is everywhere, including, now, your underwear. Indeed your skivvies are the next if not final frontier for a demonstration of your commitment to all things eco, as we've recently discovered.At the UK's Love Eco, the Pants to Poverty undies...
Cool Mom Picks loves CBS 4 Denver
Thanks so much to CBS 4 in Denver for the lovely coverage of our Holiday Gift Guide and their focus on our support of mom-run businesses and more affordable options for parents this year. Click over (while you can!) to see CMP VIP and Denver resident Julie Marsh, plus...
Ceramic Christmas ornaments and other bits of loveliness
We fell in love with Paloma's Nest last year when we first featured this Austin artist's ceramic Christmas ornaments in our holiday gift guide. (Speaking of which - our 2009 guide should be out next week. Whoo!) We were so blown away by this Austin artist's clean,...
Charity starts at home – 15 of our readers’ favorite dot-orgs
The nicest thing about our recent XBox 360 giveaway was seeing all the fabulous local children's charities that you wanted your second XBox donated to should you win. The lucky winner was reader Marcela W (Go Marcela!) along with her charity, Ann Arbor's Ele's Place...
Not your ordinary colored pencils
I still remember being about seven and getting my first set of "serious colored pencils" from my mom. I recall the pride of knowing I'd outgrown the kid stuff, and that I had been deemed worthy enough to own art supplies that came in a fancy tin with French words on...
Children’s bandages as avant garde human art project
If you've got a kid older than about a year, you probably know that bandages are pretty much the best little gift or stocking stuffer ever in the whole wide world. I have no idea if it's the process of sticking and unsticking them, or the actual wearing of them that's...
Slippers for kids without the cartoon characters
With the weather getting cooler (yes, even here in Atlanta) my barefoot kiddos are sporting some pretty chilly tootsies. I perused a few stores for some kids' slipper options, only to find gigantic square cars and other impractical licensed character footwear. I...
Breaking News: Stork Craft crib recall is the largest in history
We tend not to post too many recalls here of brands we don't tend to cover because, ugh, there are a lot of recalls. But in this case, today's Stork Craft crib recall of 2.1 million units is the largest crib recall ever, so it seems to warrant a mention. Particularly...
What’s better than a scarf? A Snood.
When I was in Spain last month, I was introduced to Snoods from Kid Cashmere, these beautiful handmade cashmere sleeves from mom Jolie Sutton. Over the head they're like ear-warming hats, but down around the neck they replace scarves - maybe even better, after hearing...
Shutterfly Photo Books + Our Readers = Ooh, Creative.
Big congrats to Linda H, whose photo book of her first family vacation--to Hawaii no less--is the winner of our sponsor Shutterfly's photobook contest. Of course we feel like she already got the grand prize with a Hawaii vacation in the first place, but now she'll get...
The bling I’m coveting this holiday isn’t blingy at all
Looking around the Shokay e-shop recently, it turns out one of our favorite fair trade purveyors of luxury hand knit baby clothes are doing beautiful things with accessories now too. Kristen and I pretty much gasped simultaneously when we saw their link floral...
Fresh flower delivery for those who actually want their flowers delivered fresh
I send flowers several times a year and I've found florist shops and online flower delivery services to be very hit or miss in terms of the quality and freshness. When most of the "fresh" flowers you order are shipped in from abroad, how fresh can they be? That's why...
The inflatable toddler bed that just might get us all a better night’s sleep
Loved my ginormous collapsible playpen / portable crib when the kids were little. Loved. Though I admit to doing a happy dance when I no longer had to lug that thing around to hotels and overnights at the grandparents. But because we're still big travelers, when I...
Christian Siriano’s maternity line kind of makes me want to be pregnant
Confession: I was miserable in the last trimester of both of my pregnancies. Not because I was huge and couldn't see my feet and had a person sitting on my bladder. No, I hated that I was compelled to wear really really boring maternity clothes every single day.Times...
The best kids music of 2009 that parents will love too . . . pinkie swear
2009 may go down as a year of the sucky economy, but at least I can feel pretty happy about the state of children's music. Especially after seeing the brand spankin' new list of 2009 Fids & Kamily Music Poll Winners. I'm honored to have been one of the judges...
Momiji dolls make passing notes cuter than ever
I'm a little unbalanced when it comes to "Japanese cute" (kawaii!) like Momiji Friendship Dolls, the uber-trendy little resin dolls from London's Artforum, which are a modern and more affordable spin on the traditional Japanese wooden Kokeshi dolls. Like the Kokeshi,...
Cool Advent Calendar Ideas? Reader Q&A
I have a pretty wooden advent calendar/box with little doors that my boys use to count down the days until Christmas but I always have trouble finding cute items to put inside. Any ideas? -Kristin The advent calendar is the first thing my kids race to on December...
Two more reasons to spend the holidays in NYC. Besides the sheer awesomeness of it all.
This time of year, the entire world descends on my fair city, or seems to, judging from the midtown traffic and my inability to get anywhere near the fitting rooms at H+M at lunchtime. So I'd be remiss if I didn't point out a couple of really fantastic events to...
Eco Christmas stockings – Surely Santa would approve
In our family, Christmas stockings have always been a really important aspect of our family tradition. Even on years we skip the tree for whatever reason, those stockings just make the house feel festive and fun. So I really love seeking out terrific Christmas...
5 favorite picks for celebrating National Adoption Day
With some of our closest friends and family (and yes, even you, our fabulous readers) taking the plunge into parenthood through the amazing gift of adoption, we're always on the lookout for amazing finds as a way to celebrate their journey. So in honor of...
Hanky Panky opens and Naughty Santa is delighted
For years I was mystified by the thong, an article of clothing that felt more "medieval torture device" than comfy undergarment. But, after hearing about Hanky Panky's thongs, I gave them a try and have been a convert to their comfortable yet super-sexy lace thongs...