More coolness from recent weeks…
All the Erudition That’s Fit to Print
Okay so I just want my girls wearing this New York Times tee from Altru. Like, every day. They'll look smart, and more importantly, they'll make me look smart. Even if these days, I'm lucky if I even make it through the Styles section.Plus, I'm sort of hoping my kids...
idbids: Eco Toys With a Purpose. Well, Beyond Just Saving the Earth.
I'm doing my best to teach my daughter as many preschooler friendly environmental practices as I possibly can. And while she's become almost militant about making sure to turn off the water while she brushes her teeth, I'm betting there are lots of other things I'm...
How Fast They Grow: Because if it isn’t digital scrapbooking, we’re not scrapbooking
Once upon a time I bought a whole bunch of scrapbooking stuff. Because I was going to scrapbook, darn it. I was. I would find my hidden crafty gene and make memories in book form to cherish for a lifetime! Yeah! Um, I still have all of those supplies. Unopened. I...
Tyin’ Up My White Tie, Brushin’ Off My Tails.
I admit that I was the type who kinda liked the guy who might have worn the tuxedo t-shirt to the prom. That is, before Screech did it on Saved By the Bell, or whatever TV nerd turned it from semi-rebellious to positively dorky.So it's not surprising that I laughed...
Baby in a Blanket: Not Just Baby Blankets Anymore
Question: Does the world really need more cute baby t-shirts? Answer: If those shirts are made from organic cotton, colored with organic dyes, tag-free, and ubercute, then absolutely. CMP fave Baby in a Blanket's latest offering are just such shirts, incorporating...
A Traveling Parent’s New Very Best Friend in the World: JetSetBabies
Packing for vacation used to be a labor of love, laying out the outfits and the shoes as I anticipated all the fun ahead. But now that I'm a parent and the airlines limit me to 50 pounds of baggage to boot, packing can be a nightmare. JetSetBabies is my new...
Keep On Rockin’ the Summer Shoes
I realize that back-to-school is knocking on my door, but considering it stays warm and sunny in our neck of the woods until early October, I'm not sure my daughter will be sporting the brown eather Mary Janes on August 11. So I can blame the weather for my interest...
Bao Bei Active: Rekindling Every Pregnant Mom’s Love for Yoga Pants
While I've clearly arrived at the "Yoga Pants and Gauchos" trimester in my pregnancy, I'm not ready to give up on my style just because even my roomiest maternity clothes are suddenly very uncomfortable. So meet my new best friend, Bao Bei Active maternity wear....
Preschoolers in the Hood
It seems like hooded towels only come adorned with zoo animals and licensed characters, and considering my daughter isn't into monkeys anymore and I'm not so into Dora, our options are pretty limited. That's not the case, however, since finding the hooded towels at...
Computer Games That Care and Cure
My daughter is already a bit obsessed with computer games and she's only four. I'm afraid to think about what will happen when she hits the tween years and can do more than just move the mouse around.Thanks to Generation Cures, I'm armed and ready with a site that not...
A Pocket Full of Posies
When your daughter is begging to stick 6,000 glittery clips in her hair, sometimes the plain old barrette doesn't cut it. So I've come up with this motto: "All bling in moderation unless you are Carmen Electra." And even then I can't say it's the greatest choice. But...
One Way to Get Out of Painting the Nursery: Wallpapers
We don't come across too many wallpaper options for nurseries, or at least ones that we'd feel comfortable recommending. With all due respect Peter Rabbit, I love you, but I don't need a repeating pattern of 60,000 of you that my baby will outgrow before the decade is...
An ABC Book for Minimalists, Modernists, and Just Regular Kids Who Love Animals
Not all of us can afford to hang real pieces of art in our toddlers' rooms, or spend hours strolling with them through museums gazing at the works of masters. Fortunately, for less than $15, we can all afford to share this little gem from American Modernist...
The Blue Bird of Barrette Organization Happiness
Being that my daughter was a little baldie for a very long time, imagine my excitement when she became obsessed with hair clips. Especially because I am not the type to stick barrettes on a bald scalp with Karo syrup. My enthusiasm was quickly dashed when I...
High Chairs of the Rich and Totally Lucky
A high chair isn't exactly the kind of baby gear you think you'll fall in love with. A crib, perhaps. A diaper bag, absolutely. But that eyesore in the middle of your dining room that you will spend the next 30 or so months of your life scraping dried baby food and...
Haute Looks for Kids That Moms East of Hollywood Can Afford Too
It seems like everywhere we look, there's a super cool new site popping up that hosts limited-time online sample sales of designer kids clothing. First it was Gilt Groupe, and now it's Haute Look.Essentially, Haute Look emails you about steep online sales that only...
Oh How Fast They Grow
When it comes to growth charts, we're the pencil on the wall type of family. Believe me. It's not like we love to write on our walls, but we have yet to find a growth chart that is both functional and is something we'd actually hang somewhere other than inside a...
Death to Scrunchies!
I find it hard to believe that there are still scrunchie wearers in the world, unless they have all arrived here via time machine direct from 1991. Better option--wayyyy better option--is Knotheads. I will admit it took me some time to come around on these no-pull,...
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
I love my husband and am perfectly happy giving his name to my children, but just a teeny tiny part of me would like to take some visible credit for pushing them out of my nether regions. (Except for the stretch marks, that is).That's why I instantly had to grab one...
Like a new mom’s group where you never have to get out of your PJ’s
The very best gift you can give a new mother is a group of slightly more-seasoned moms upon whom she can rely. I was lucky enough to have such a thing after my first was born, but I also had times that I was pacing the floor at 2:00 a.m. with a fussy baby feeling more...
Make My Own Monster: No Sewing Required
In theory, I do love those make-your-own-doll kits, but even with the craftiest of kids (and moms) at the helm, they still scream "homemade" a little louder than you're hoping for at times. (Oops...there goes Teddy's eye.) With Make My Own Monster, a cool service...