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You’ve got to keep it decorated
If I had my way, birthday decorations would be limited to a couple of mylar balloons. It's not that I don't appreciate a good birthday celebration. It's just that when you pile on the streamers and the birthday signs and the confetti (oh how I loathe the confetti),...
It’s a tie
While I appreciate the joys of velcro as much as the next mom, I'm worried that if I don't start introducing actual shoe laces to my 4 year-old soon she'll be learning to tie her sneakers in college. (Right about when she starts eating protein and sleeping all night...
Creative playroom design inspiration? Reader Q&A
Wondering if you could point me toward a cool, creative book about playroom design or a website/book that showcases creative kid spaces in general? Can't find anything beyond the usual pink teddy bears... -Courtney You're a mom after our own hearts, Courtney -We...
Baby Star, not just for newborns anymore
I'm always kind of bummed when I fall in love with a line of baby blankets or clothes and realize there's nothing left for me from that label once my kids turn toddlers. So it's nice that Portland's Baby Star has been taking their crowd-pleasing modern prints and...
Lullaby music gets a nice 21st century update
Now that it's still light at bedtime, my kids are bouncing off the walls when I try to tuck them under their covers at night. I need help, and I'll take it in the form of Sunflow's latest CD, the lullaby collection Under the Stars. It's totally different than what I...
Viva la French nursery decor
It doesn't take much to get me pining for Paris, but Bastille Day turns that urge into a full-on achey craving. So wouldn't you know I'd have to go and stumble upon this beautiful French alphabet poster from Bibitty just when the airfare (and all that incredible...
Everything old is new again. And then framed.
"Say, is that a 1950's original Davy Crockett costume beautifully framed on your wall?" "Why yes, yes it is." Petrie Point Designs has taken recycling to a whole new level with their Petrie Pint vintage collection. Susan Petrie-Badertscher takes one-of-a-kind...
Good Baby. Good mommy. Good diaper cream. Everyone wins.
When my first daughter was born, I figured all diaper creams were pretty much created equal. I bought whatever sounded familiar, never once scanning the label for stuff like synthetic fragrances, methylparabens, or sodium borate--let alone BHA which is on the...
Table Topics cards: Road trip essentials
I am one of those moms who avidly resisted a DVD in the car until I finally broke down before a 10-hour car trip with two under three. Even so, I am a strong believer in looking out the window, playing word games, and singing along to music, with the DVD as a very...
Tons of our favorite designers in one store, oh rapture!
If I were walking down the street in Chicago and came across Lollie, owned by sisters Mimi and Alyssa Fron, it would be impossible not to go in. Unfortunately 1000 miles stand between me and this adorable boutique which carries practically a who's who of Cool Mom...
The Hipwaders Prove Size Doesn’t Matter
At only 16 minutes long, The Hipwaders EP, Goodie Bag may be short but it's still the perfect little morsel of music for a quick drive across town, or to get us moving during a speed-cleanup session before company arrives. This Bay Area threesome have a toe-tapping,...
The coolest thing to happen to pictures since flip books
Remember when we were kids and there were books with ridgy plastic covers where the picture seemed to move? I had one where a fish appeared to swim across the cover. I thought it was magic. Snapily allows you to make those, except with your own pictures, and in the...
Chopsticks for kids. And maybe your Great Uncle Marty.
My kids eat pretty much little to nothing these days, but they do have a thing for sushi. Okay so it's really just rice with soy sauce and maybe some veggie tempura. But it's a start. I think it's in part because of the training chopsticks we found them and how fun...
Cute preschooler backpacks? – Reader Q&A
Help! I am about to send my 3-year-old off to preschool this year and I am looking for a cute backpack in her size, minus the TV characters. Any suggestions? - JessicaYour preparedness is inspiring, Jessica. I just checked the calendar and my soon-to-be kindergartener...
The iPhone app for babies, bottles, and boobs
Proving the quip that, Yep, there's an app for that, Baby Brain has created the ultimate iPhone app that we think you new moms will love for tracking baby's vital stats. Once you've programmed in your baby (or babies), it's as simple as the press of a button to log...
Something new in baby bibs? Believe it or not, yes.
I know, organic cotton is cool, plastic is not. But cotton gets ... wet. With the drool. And the spit-up. And the yams.I'm grossing myself out just thinking about it.Never fear, though -- Wow Baby has a new line of US made, double-lined, organic bamboo bibs and...
The Cool Mom Picks Summer Road Trip Mix Tape
I've done enough seven-hour road trips with the kids to know that the right music can eliminate the fear of "are we there yet?" So before strapping the kids into their car seats, I spruce up our music collection with some new tunes for less money than we'll spend on...
Licensed character kids clothes we can get behind
I think the thing that bothers me the most about my kids begging for TV character clothes is that in a way, it makes them look like they watch a ton of television. Or really, like I let them watch a lot of television. Bring on the mommy guilt. But book characters?...
Big brands doing cool things – Kmart Design, not an oxymoron
Earlier this week, I was part of a group of design and parenting bloggers flown out to Chicago by Kmart and plied with chocolate fondue, before meeting the talented and extremely passionate Kmart home design team who gave us a big sneak peak as to where they're...
You say Maria, I say Mariah. Or, nah. Let’s stick with Maria.
Linda Rosenkranz and Pamela Redmond Satran raised baby naming to an art form with their original 1988 baby-naming book, Beyond Jennifer & Jason - names that practically seem pedestrian with today's Talullahs and Artemises. Now the authors are back with...
Group gifts get smarter
With a child heading to second grade next year (how did that happen already?), I'm well-versed in the usual procedure of collecting money for a group teacher gift. Problem is, we're still doing it the same way we did it when I was a kid: Everybody sends in five...