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A-lines for winter get an A+
I am still regretting (just a wee bit) giving away the beautiful Kice Kice dress I had in my hands last spring to a CMP readers. With that on the brain, I checked the site to see if they had anything going on for the season or whether I'd have to wait out the Winter...
Yes Virginia, there is a baby carrier designed for napping
With my first baby, The Nap was sacred. With my second, napping was important, but it was no longer worthy of capitalization. Now I'm on the go with the older two so often that I'm happy if the baby sacks out in his carrier for fifteen minutes. Problem is, most...
A toy hybrid car? How very 2008.
Dear Santa,This year, I'm asking you to avoid the following toys: Dolls in midriff-baring clothes, licensed-character clothing and anything so cheap it breaks before New Year's. And, most of all, lay low on things that need batteries.Need a hint? Consider bringing us...
PLAY + SOFT = Awesome
One of the best things about feelgood design's PLAY + SOFT line of kids' furniture is that it is so cool-looking, I wouldn't want to hide it in the playroom or in one of the kids' bedrooms. One of the worst things is that that their stuff is cooler than any of...
It’s time to dress up right
Being a novice knitter myself, I have a deep appreciation for the time and effort that goes into creating a pair of children's mittens--a project I've yet to successfully complete. Trouble is, even if I did manage to finish a pair, my daughter would complain of...
A Method to your holiday madness. Literally.
I'm the person who walks by a candle shop or perfume store and starts sneezing uncontrollably. So just imagine how well I do trying to find a nice subtle holiday scent that doesn't make me run for a box of tissues. Leave it to our favorite light green company,...
Don’t leave the hospital without your Brella
I may not be a fan of matchy-matchy outfits, but coordinated stationery ensembles are the sort of matching that I can appreciate, as long as they're done well. No pastel teddy bears or scary clowns, please.Brella Baby has hit the mark with their new Brella...
Welcome, eco baby!
When a little organic cotton onesie or a mere wooden rattle doesn't cut it for the new baby in your life, you'll want to order up the Eco Baby gift basket from Treadlight Gifts which is probably the first gift basket I've seen where I'd truly appreciate and use every...
Caterpillar dresses for your ever changing daughter
Now that I have two girls, I look at every article of clothing I buy as a future hand-me-down. But self-professed "fabriholic" Devorah Miller, designer behind Canada's Red Thread Design, is one step ahead of me - she created a Catepillar Dress that actually looks...
Could celebrity dreidel tournaments be far behind?
Comedian Louis Black said that he gave up on Hanukkah when he realized the only thing Jews had to compete with Christmas was spinning a wooden top. Well Louis, Good news! You can come back to the tribe thanks to the No Limit Texas Dreidel Game found at PopJudaica.As...
kidthing: Like iTunes for kids too young to give your iTunes password to
There's no question that today's kids are computer-savvy; my daughter can Google the answer to her burning questions before I can even find my reading glasses. But just because they can surf the web doesn't mean that it's a good idea to just turn them loose out...
Pregnancy weigh-in time! Hooray! Hooray!
Up until very recently, I would have told you that no pregnant woman should even own a scale. I can remember very little of the first year after each of my children were born, but I remember the dread with which I'd tiptoe onto that scale at the doctor's office like...
Vintage inspired hats from the era that kids might have actually kept their hats on
If I've learned anything from having three kids, it's that I've got to take advantage of the baby stage when it comes to head wear. Before you know it, they're old enough toss anything on the ground unless it has Dora's face all over it.If you've got a baby girl...
Lights, camera, action
With so many creative minds behind the picks we feature on a daily basis, it was just a matter of time before two of them decided to work together. And so when we heard about Blue Poppy Jewelry and photo community Shutter Sisters' creative collaboration on the new...
Magical Apparel makes pretend play a snap (and a zip and a button)
As a mom to a kid who had his share of sensory issues, I was intrigued when I found out about a line of dress-up clothes called Magical Apparel that don't just expand a child's imagination, but also his fine motor skills. Sold by Fun and Function, girls can chose from...
When a card is so much more than just a card
The idea of pediatricians formulating baby skin care products--as the MD Moms have done with the much beloved Baby Silk line--is easy to understand. But I love that they've outdone themselves this holiday with the brand new and extremely special Oscar Litwak...
Possibly the hottest gift of the year: The chance to make your very own muppet
In television and film, the miscellaneous humans hanging around in the frame are called extras. In scenes that call for additional bodies of the Muppet variety, those are called Whatnots. And while FAO Schwarz's Muppet Whatnot Workshop is basically to gift a favorite...
Ponoko – Our new favorite time suck
There's a reason the new online marketplace, Ponoko, is taking the design world by storm. It's sort of like etsy meets Flick'r meets the Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, all with an underlying current of eco goodness.Browse the showroom if you're all about the shopping....
Lesser Evil makes getting coal in your stocking a thing of pure unadulterated awesomeness
I am so excited that Lesser Evil, the cool little indie snack food company that is rocking my carb-craving world lately, has come out with a crate of Christmas Coal. And by coal I mean chunks of gourmet cocoa kettle corn. And by rocking I mean oh my lord, please get...
Livie & Luca shoes score again. And by score, I mean I’d like them all, please.
After trying more shoes on my daughters than I'd care to admit, I keep coming back to Livie & Luca. These are the handmade, beautifully-styled kids shoes that pretty much make you hate all the other shoes in your kids' wardrobe. They're comfy enough for kids to...
1977 Stocking stuffer flashback
I fondly remember those goofy frustration pencils with the googly-eyed gnomes at the top, and how you'd spin them between your palms to make the neon hair get all crazy. You know, to unload all the frustration we had pent up in fourth grade.Artist June Pfaff Daley...