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Parents of kids with food allergies: Your digital savior is here
Food Content Alerts may have a dry name but it's not at all a dry idea -- a website and mobile app that helps you navigate the difficult and sometimes scary world of "no, he can't eat that either but thanks." I'm lucky that my kids are (knock wood) thus far,...
It’s nice just to be nominated. But still…
We were very happy to find Cool Mom Picks on the shortlist for best fashion mommy blog on The Bump. But we were more excited when we realized that if we win our category, we could win a $100 gift certificate to Pottery Barn Kids . . . and then give it to one of you....
Yubo – The BPA free lunchbox that practically packs itself
Now's the time in the school year that moms are figuring out whether that cool lunchbox you bought for your kid actually does the trick, or whether it was more cute than functional. Luckily, I fared pretty well (thanks Cool Mom Picks - heh), but if you didn't, then...
Pingg gets even cooler with a dose of Alpha Mom
The only thing that could make Alpha Mom's new free designer online invitations made exclusively for Pingg better is if they'd been available last month when I was planning my son's birthday party. I can't believe how perfect the whimsical, smiling pirates would have...
Avast ye scurvy neckwear!
Right in time for Halloween, I stumbled upon this most adorable skull and crossbones scarf at Admiral Road, made out of the same soft, cozy fleece as their personalized fleece blankets. I can imagine that even the most difficult, scarf-eschewing kids wouldn't mind...
Paper & Cake’s downloadable halloween party is a treat
One of my kids thinks that Mickey Mouse is a horror figure, so I've learned to keep our Halloween "unscawy." Instead of settling for whatever I can find in the big box stores, I get to look so put together by downloading CMP fave Paper&Cake's ...
Tweet your dream trip. No seriously. Like, now. Do it.
So I just got home from Barcelona. Yes, that Barcelona - the one with the chorizo and the Gaudi buildings and the people saying grathiath. Believe it or not, I won a trip there from a Tweet Your Trip contest sponsored by the travel site, Voyage.TV. Which is was so...
Tea to keep the kids warm at night
The nights have become downright frosty which means I'm scrambling to see if any of the kids' pajamas from last winter still fit them; given that they seem to grow a foot a year, it's likely that they'll need new threads. Some of the nicest new cold-weather sleepwear...
Wear your seatbelt
During my days as a funky bottle-cap belt and Chuck wearing singleton, Harveys seatbelt bags made from actual seatbelts were it. And apparently, they still are, but now for the hip baby mamas.While their exclusive Camo bag (my fave) is pretty sizable, I love how it's...
Dwell bedding provides some sweet girly dreams
When I went on the hunt for new toddler bedding for my daughter recently, I was amazed at some of the adorable options out there these days. One that really caught my eye is the Paper Dolls duvet set from Dwell Home Furnishings. The bedding features the classic paper...
The other baby shower gifts just got some competition
It's still a little depressing to put a really ugly bib over a really cute outfit, if not as depressing as staining the really cute outfit with carrots. Problem solved: b amici's beautiful cotton bibs are like wee accessories themselves. Made of soft cotton jersey...
The trick to finding allergen-free Halloween treats
When my son comes back with his Halloween haul I scour the bag for candy that I don't approve of (and want to swipe for myself). For me it's a matter of avoiding high-impact sugar infusions, but for parents of children with food allergies, finding candy with traces of...
Dan Zanes outgrows the house party with The Fine Friends are Here!
My kids don't need another reason to zone out in front of the TV which is why the energetic new DVD from Dan Zanes, great god of the kids' indie rock movement, is okay by me. Part live show, part music video The Fine Friends Are Here! practically demands that we get...
Toothbrush sanitizer and adorable – two phrases not often heard together.
You don't even want to know where I find my kids' toothbrushes. I'm delighted that they love them so much that they carry them all over the apartment, but still. Ew. So when I discovered the Zapi toothbrush sanitizer from VIOlight I was like, sign me up.The Zapi is...
What’s a Noonie? A swaddle blanket. Or, utter sweetness.
I'm pretty sure that I'm done having kids, but every once in a while I see something that makes my arms ache to be holding a newborn again. Such is my reaction to the irresistible Noonie swaddle blanket from Lala's Pequenos. It's made from 100% organic fabrics with a...
Hooray for iPhone apps for children that give you five minutes to yourself
My husband is taking my two kids on a transatlantic flight all by himself, bless him. My contribution to the experience is my iPhone, fully loaded with toddler-distracting applications. Three of the iPhone apps I have lined up for her are Hippo Hooray's Colors,...
I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay
Because my own brood is rather estrogen heavy, whenever I see the cool stuff from Knuckleheads I think, hm . . .any boys I need to shop for these days?Their new plaid flannel boys' jacket is right on trend this year what with the Nirvana-Lumberjack redux that's...
These necklaces have me spinning
My birthday is coming up soon. Okay, two months. But why wait until the last minute to start dropping hints about wanting a new piece of jewelry? And by hints I mean Honey, get me a Torus necklace this year or sleep with one eye open.First let me say that these...
The greeting cards I wish I wrote but I’m just not funny enough. Darn it.
I always give props to greeting cards that make me laugh out loud. And I don't mean that ironic kind of laugh out loud, like the rhyming cards your great aunt sends you that have been in her dresser drawer since 1974. So when I started browsing Uncooked Greeting Cards...
Family travel, cheaper? Priceless!
Travel is essential to keeping one's sanity after having kids, but in this economy every little discount and special deal helps. Well if you have an American Express card, you can now reap the benefits of their new Destination Family travel program which seems pretty...
Surviving deforestation is one thing. Try surviving juice box mishaps.
I've always been a fan of cause-related marketing, or in human terms, charitable efforts for brands. Especially when the company really seems dedicated to the cause, and that's what I've found to be the case with Timi and Leslie and their new endangered species...