More coolness from recent weeks…
Cool Gifts for the Holidays? Look no further than our Holiday Gift Guide!
Steer clear of the fruitcake and stinky pine candles, mamas! If it's cool holiday gifts you're looking for, then we've got you covered with our brand spankin' new 2009 Holiday Gift Guide.We've scoured the web to help you solve every holiday gift giving dilemma...
Baby Bjorn goes organic
With all the baby slings and carriers I've collected over the last five years, we've always kept the Baby Bjorn on regular rotation thanks to its simple, smart style, versatility, and ease of use. Plus, it's the only baby carrier my husband seems to feel comfortable...
Custom rubber stamps – The stocking stuffer to end all stocking stuffers.
Oh my gosh am I excited to have discovered the personalized rubber stamps from Craft Pudding. I already loved the idea when I found them earlier in the year from Vlijtig - and while hers are gorgeous, and entirely customized based on a photo you send, they are a...
iPhone cases for the terminally hip
I could count the many ways in which I am completely obsessed with Threadless, the original crowdsourcing art-to-product site, but who has that kind of time? Suffice it to say that the whole family enjoys their t-shirts, and I dream of rooms festooned with their Blik...
Putumayo comes out with a new Christmas CD, and my ears feel like they got a gift
With all due respect to the latest pop star du jour, most modern renditions of my favorite classic holiday songs leave me wishing for stronger eggnog. But now that I've started playing the Putumayo Presents awesome new A Family Christmas CD well before Thanksgiving,...
Love the children’s book? Get the artwork.
We've been keeping our eyes open for those extra special holiday gifts, like for a baby's first Christmas. I'm very intrigued by Picture Book Originals which offers which offers original illustrations and signed giclee prints from children's picture books. It's not...
Shutterfly photo books – more than just baby books
Our recent learning photo book contest for our awesome sponsor Shutterfly, was one of the most fun contests we've ever done here. Our readers submitted so many inspiring ideas for turning the photo books into learning books, that we wanted to go back and create even...
Holiday shoes that get use beyond the holidays
I'm actually pretty practical when it comes to my girls' dressier shoes. I am willing to spend more than average, but I demand great design and excellent construction, and I don't want shoes that will either fall apart or feel out of season come January 1. To get the...
Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker, now with the all-important pause button
I find The Nutcracker a bit hard to explain to fidgety kids, so before I fork over $50 a seat to take them to see it in person, I'm going to let them watch Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker to their heart's content. What makes this DVD's production...
On America Recycles Day, we’re recycling some of our favorite picks
Our kids have been separating paper from plastics since they were only yea high, but today on America Recycles Day, we're taking a look at the RecycleBank website for Tessa Hills' Recycling Tips for Kids to find easy ways to make big changes in how our family impacts...
Even the sample sales sites are doing gift cards now.
Sometimes we find our own best picks from our sponsors (what can we say? We click on our own ads to see what's cool!) and this week, I learned that One King's Lane, which has private sales on amazing home decor brands, is doing holiday gift cards. So smart. I will be...
Hey, cupcake: The Melissa and Doug cupcake kit is an awesome birthday gift for your preschooler.
My kids can play "birthday" pretty much every day. We have a ridiculous number of play cake sets, and if they're not around, my girls are happy to crumple up a piece of paper, stick a Q-tip in it and belt out Happy Birthday anyway. So when I got a look at the brand...
Nativity set for children? Reader Q&A
My mom would like to get my 14 month old daughter a wooden nativity set for Christmas--something she can actually play with but something sturdy, cute, and made to last. - Cara It's funny you should ask this Cara, because I was just looking for one for my own kids....
The hottest accessory for the coldest temperatures
I had my baby in February, which meant my son's little toes needed to be kept warm. He was too young for shoes, and the baby socks I had for him spent more time on the floor than on his feet. But the socks from Trumpette are known for staying on, and moms can't...
XBox 360 giveaway for charity – last call!
Final shot mamas - today is the last day to get your entries in for the big XBox 360 giveaway, in which we're giving away one whole console to (maybe) you - and one for your favorite local children's charity. Find all the details on the original post. If for some...
Personalized Hanukkah plates knock one of those eight gifts off your list
Sure my son's friends get monogrammed Christmas stockings, but he can enjoy eating his latkes off one of these personalized Hanukkah plates, by Lima Bean Kids. These pink or blue melamine dishes feature a sweet menorah design with the name of your choice in playful...
For The Junior Puppeteer Who Has Everything (But The Really Fancy Puppet)
My daughter loves puppets. I mean, she really loves puppets. She carries them around and tells them stories and engages them in fisticuffs. (Put Bert on one hand and Ernie on the other and smash them together and you get the picture.) So the Puppet Pie Shop's Custom...
If a CD can make us love Wheels on the Bus you know there’s something to it
I used to want the Wheels on the Bus to fall off and roll into a ditch, especially after having to suffer through that song with three toddlers. But then Rhythm Child's Norman Jones and his skillful horn-drum-fiddle-full Rhythm Child Network took that broken-down bus,...
Baby’s First Christmas Gift – Ringo the red nosed teething reindeer
We all know that babies usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to Christmas presents, mostly because they'd just as soon spend hours chewing on a big red bow than playing with a bunch of expensive toys.So this holiday, let them chew on Ringo, an adorable...
elum designs holiday cards take me far from the maddening crowds
I know I'm not alone in looking for more tasteful and restrained displays of holiday cheer after being assaulted by Christmas carols, gaudy lights and huge inflatable snowmen in stores the day after Halloween. Gorgeous simplicity doesn't come cheap, yet I'm basking in...
Tees that make kids look good while doing good
Remember when we told you about Project 7 water? Remember how we told you that they donate half of their profits to charities that do the important work of feeding the hungry and protecting the environment? You do? Then you probably remember how cool we thought it was...