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Cool budget tip: Make your own popsicles
Now that the weather is actually starting to be spring-like in these parts, the kids are asking for ice cream. So I was thinking that maybe this year, to save a bit of cash, we'd do more delicious frozen treat making instead of delicious frozen treat buying, which got...
Springing for a Kit + Lili dress
Last fall, we couldn't wait for the weather to cool off so that we could dress our girls in the gorgeous Kit + Lili winter line. Now it's May and we're itching to save our pennies so we can get our mitts on their new girls' dresses for spring.With trademark bright...
Better living through less chemistry – natural cleaning products from Better Life
One of the first things I did when I started working again was hire a house cleaner, so when I needed to test Better Life's natural cleaning products, I called in the pros to try them out. Of course my request was initially met with skepticism by my professional house...
Blooming adorable
I've suddenly become completely infatuated with bloomer sets this spring for dressing baby girls on special occasions, and at the top of my list is the gorgeous Petal V Dress from Go Gently Baby.I'd like to say I'm being practical by purchasing a pricey outfit that's...
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s super [your kid’s name here]!
There are lots of cute birthday invites out there--heck, we feature tons of them right her--but we have not seen anything quite like the custom comic book invitations from Egba Originals. The company will create an entire comic book starring your child as the hero,...
Nothing says I love you quite like recycled cardboard
I love the idea of making a small Mother's Day gift (or really, any gift) more special through presentation, so these heart gift boxes caught my eye right away. Made from recycled cardboard and then laser cut to look cool, the inside is about 4"x3" making it these...
Affordable baby gifts that look like they’re not
I love buying artwork for baby gifts, but the idea of actually taking the time to get something framed is a bit of pain in the postpartum rear. So fortunately CMP (and pretty much every design blog) fave Binth Studio has a new line of wonderful framed prints, at...
Sweet knees and elbows and cheeks and bum.
The best part of bathing my baby is breathing him in afterward -- but it does call into question exactly what's in those bubbles and that bum cream anyway. The skin care artisans at Sweet Knee keep no secrets -- all of their carefully-selected yummy ingredients are...
Regifting the gift bag
I have been a fan of gift bags for a long time, because I truly suck at wrapping gifts. And, we all know the dirty little secret when it comes to gift bags -- what comes around goes around. And around and around. That's why I love these Traveling Gift bags from Celery...
Stick it; stick it good
Why give a goodie bag full of useless plastic toys that will break five minutes after you give them out, when for the same price you could give each party attendee three sheets of personalized stickers that go with your party's theme? At least that's how I see...
Ballerina girl
Aside from good calves and bad toes, my many years of ballet training gave me a huge soft spot for ballet flats, especially when they come in mini versions for little girls. I nearly squealed when I saw these silver baby ballet slippers from Cheeky Little Soles. Like...
Mother’s Day gifts for the mother of all mothers (or at least the mother of you)
Holy weepy grandmother - I just discovered the personalized plates from Aedriel Dixon's etsy shop and if that's not going to have Nana or Bubbie or Gamma flying through the Kleenex Designer Florals on Mother's Day then I don't know what will.These ceramic plates...
A paint-your-own kit with an adorable twist
With two craft-loving girls, I have enough kids' art supplies in my home to start a small store. That said, I have never seen anything like the adorable set of paint-your-own nesting dolls from Kookle and know my kids would go ga-ga over this kit. Like traditional...
Your picnics just got eco-friendlier, at least as far as your butt is concerned
I'm the woefully unprepared mom at my daughter's soccer games -- the one who's sitting directly on the itchy grass (and who will probably forget to brush the grass off her rear end when she stands up). So I was practically giddy when I discovered the eco-friendly...
Carpool Karma – Turning the minivan into a mobile multitasking machine
My kids aren't even all in school yet, and I already feel like I spend half my day in the car. As a multitasking mom, it nearly kills me to sit there and do nothing but drive. Carpool Karma is an ideal distraction for those of us who wish we could find a way to...
Sales, Whoo! Earth week edition
You want more sales and discounts? You got it. Check in with us every Friday for our favorite steals and deals of the week. And make sure you've signed up for our mailing list. You'll get sneak peeks at special subscriber-only features, contests, and deals!The sale...
Biodegradable baby wipes that don’t suck. Really.
While I'm greening up my act in many ways, I'm still pretty picky where it comes to baby wipes -- it's not totally unreasonable that I don't want to cut corners with the one thing that's keeping me from getting poop all over my hands.So in one of those cosmic...
DAD IS SLEEPING AS HE ENJOYED THE WHISKEY AT THE PARTY and other hilarious emails from your mother
For years, I've saved the emails my mom has sent me. Some are funny, some are sweet, some are nothing anyone else would appreciate besides maybe my brother. I thought I was the only person nostalgic enough to do such a thing, until I discovered Love, Mom: Poignant,...
Another way to hang your kid’s pretty face on the wall
For as long as I can remember, my grandmother had silhouettes of her six kids hung along the fireplace. I loved the fact that just by looking at the profiles of these children I could identify the adults around me. I was happy to discover how Pretty Faces has...
And Chicken was his name-o
My taste in music runs more in the indie vein, but in kids' music, you've gotta hand it to Trout Fishing in America who have been putting out Grammy-nominated, family-friendly folksy rock for about 30 years. But this time around, they've created a Storybook/CD combo...
Time to go bananas
I'll grant you that -- my son's nickname being Monkey, after all -- my fondness for all things primate-related may be a bit beyond that of the average person. Still, if you don't think this little monkey clock by Tree by Kerri Lee is awesome, I'm tempted to believe...