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Take me out to the ball game
Even since having my son a couple of years ago, I've noticed the boys' room decor options are getting way better. Even if you like the more traditional themes, like sports, you're not stuck with some uninspired wall border of soccer balls or ugly football lamps.Take...
Here they come to save the birthday!
I can't tell you how many times I've walked aimlessly around the toy store aisles trying to find just the right birthday gift for one of my son's friends. And just when I think I've found the perfect one -- the price tag indicates otherwise.Fortunately two...
Plastic gets slightly less un-fantastic
No matter how conscious we may be about the earth-unfriendliness of bottled water (how does 150 million pounds of plastic waste each year grab you?), we've all had that situation where we simply had to buy a bottle of water. For me, it always seems to happen at the...
Calling Cool Mom Picks Readers – Can you spare two minutes?
As you might remember, once a year we ask you, our fine, beautiful readers, to tell us a little more about yourselves so that we can keep telling you about the products, services, and other picks that matter to you and your families. It also helps ensure that we have...
Introducing the 100% natural convertible crib. Thanks Q Collection.
So it's not as though Q Collection Junior offering truly eco-conscious nursery items is new (it's a whole year old), but we do love their new 3-in-1 convertible Luna Crib which helps you get more for your money as you do more for the planet. The crib is constructed of...
It’s a JuiceBoxJungle out there
For the last few weeks, we've been following the launch of the offbeat online video series for parents, JuiceBoxJungle, and we like what we're starting to see. Each episode takes on the kinds of topics that moms like to discuss (or stress about) from co-sleeping, to...
The gift that guarantees an invite at next year’s seder too
You weren't going to bring a bottle of Manischewitz for Passover were you? Fine, your call. But me, I would be running to my nearest gourmet store to grab a box of Dark Chocolate Matzo from Vosges. It is seriously one of the most incredible things you have ever tasted...
Time to put away the snowman barettes and take out the florals
Now that I have added another daughter to my brood, I have an extra excuse to shop for hair accessories. If I could, I'd go with absolutely every handmade girls' hair clip from the amazing mom-owned Tiny Sweets. I know, I know. That doesn't really help you choose....
Not your grandmother’s quilts
Say "quilt" and certain words are likely to spring to mind, like old-fashioned, patchwork, and grannies -- but one look at the incredible modern quilts from Got Me In Stitches and you'll realize that you're way off base.These quilts are contemporary, beautiful and...
B is for Blondie
I completely understand that repetition breeds learning, but seriously, can someone come up with something other than the extremely original A is for Alligator and B is for Bumblebee?Well leave it to the Aussies to shake things up with Never Mind Your Ps and Qs:...
The $25 Baby Layette
I realize that you probably have no problem finding a cute baby layette for under $25, and for that, I salute you. But to find one made with vegetable dyes out of soft pima cotton? Well that creates a bit more of a challenge. Well, say hello to the lovely mint classic...
Going orange for the ASPCA
April is already a busy month with Easter, Passover and Earth Day on the brain, but on Tuesday the 7th, I plan to go orange and help the ASPCA kick off Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month whatever way I can. Sure, time and money are tight right now, but I'm all for...
Goat milk soaps – a family affair
When I was in Maine a couple of years ago, I found the most incredible handmade goats' milk soap at a farmer's market. I'm such an idiot for not scribbling down the name, because I haven't been able to track it down again. But recently, I found something equally as...
Cute stuff for an amazing cause
Sometimes you want to donate to a good cause, and sometimes you want to buy cute stuff. And sometimes someone gets a fabulous idea like The Emancipation Network did, and they start selling cute stuff made by the very folks the profits go towards supporting--in this...
Organizational help that doesn’t make you feel like a loser for needing it in the first place
I'm always looking for ways to get more organized, but I cannot abide the sort of "helpful" service that makes me feel like I'm a slacker just for being there.The newly relaunched Buttoned Up never skewers me with guilt; this website (from the same makers of all the...
From Eat A Lot of Peaches to Three Blind Mice
You know the indie pop band Presidents of the United States of America? Well now lead singer Chris Ballew has an alter ego called Caspar Babypants, and he's replaced the more grown up alt-rock sound with a more folksy beat and lyrics especially for tots on his debut...
The perfect shirt and tie for little boys who, really, shouldn’t be in perfect shirts and ties.
I hate to admit this but most of the time, my son's dressier outfits are left as complete afterthoughts compared with my daughters' pretty dresses. It's not like he gets all excited to dress up in his tie each day and run around the house playing "office."...
Letters from the Easter Bunny rock the USPS in a very small way
The Easter Bunny doesn't receive letters, he sends them. And evidently they're very, very small. The World's Smallest Postal Service courtesy of Lea Redmond of Leafcutter Designs can rock your kid's world with a teeny tiny letter in a teeny tiny envelope stamped with...
A little pampering, in whatever spare moments you have
Honestly, I'm not that into bath salts and scrubs and fancy pampering- maybe because my shower lengths are too often determined by how long I can stand to hear the baby cry. But I do understand the advantages of smelling nice, which is why gift boxes of organic...
These children’s shoes go to Eleven
If you need another reason to be happy it's spring, just check out Eleven's new Spring line of kids' shoes. A sort of "big sister/big brother" to our fave See Kai Run, Eleven offers children's shoes in bigger-kid sizes 9 to 3. I've gushed about Eleven's footwear...
Step away from the chocolate bunnies. At least until after breakfast.
Before my kids consume their body weight in candy on Easter, I try to get something healthy into their bodies at breakfast. One really clever way to do this is to put the colorful Rise & Shine Gift Box from Kid Central Kitchen on the table and let them think that...