More coolness from recent weeks…
A Natural Teething Toy to Give Tylenol a Run For Its Money
Aside from my finger and a random corners of our furniture, the only thing that temporarily relieved my teething babes' sore gums was a frozen wet washcloth. So leave it to a fellow mom to create a teething toy with just that very thing attached. The handmade Ringley...
BlogHer? I hardly know ‘er! (Oh okay, so it’s a chestnut.)
The CMP editors and a few of our writers are packing our bags and brushing up on Apple Martini Drinking 101--at least those of us who aren't with child--in preparation for the BlogHer conference in San Francisco this weekend. If you'll be there, please make sure you...
Very Wearable Art From Lark and Loon
I see a whole lot of items presented as wearable art that, well, I would say wearable yes. Art, not so much. But in the case of Lark and Loon, the descriptor really fits. This two mom-run shop commissions original pieces from artists across the country and turns them...
Cluster Cluck
I wish I had that kind of eye so that I could cluster fifteen framed pictures altogether on a nursery wall and make it look like it does in the pages of Metropolitan Home or Apartment Therapy. But alas, I don't. So I'm grateful for the artwork from Cici Art Factory...
Cool Mom Picks Loves Sprout for Parents
Considering our kids have spent many a minute (okay, more like hours) watching Sprout TV, it seemed like the perfect fit when they asked us to join them as guest experts on their blog.Along with brand spankin' never seen before weekly picks from us, Sprout for Parents...
Eco bags with a brain
I'm a huge proponent of BYOB -- you know, bringing your own bag. But stuffing big canvas shopping bags into my already tightly packed diaper tote unfortunately affects the frequency of me actually doing it. Sorry Earth. That's not the case anymore thanks to my Olive...
Kids Bedding to Spare You From Care Bears
I love the idea of reviving 60s-style psychedelic prints for kids bedding. It makes so much sense when you consider the wild colors, and the cool repetitive graphics. And no, I don't mean tie-dye. That's just what you'll get with the cool kids bedding from kideko. The...
Autism Speaks Through Very Cute Tees
When there's a cause that's near and dear to my heart, I have no problems letting my child's chest be a billboard for raising awareness.The shirts from FiveHumans, like the Autism "Mind Speak" tee, helps get the word out about this developmental disability that's...
The Terribly Neglected Pregnant Feet
It seems like there are a ton of fantastic belly balms and tummy creams for the itchy stretched out pregnancy bump, but in my case, it's my poor tired feet which need the attention.If your feet scream "miserable pregnant mama!" louder than your belly, you must...
Maggie Mason is in the Haus
Magie Mason's Mighty Girl network continues its path towards online design world domination today's launch of Mighty Haus, her much anticipated--at least by us--shopping and design blog covering the world of covetable loveliness for your home.Click over and find...
So We Hear That Babies Require A Few Items…
The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide was created around one very simple premise: Baby shopping makes ordinarily sane women absolutely out-of-their-heads crazy bonkers. I myself can recall spending at least two hours trying to decide on the right changing pad cover. To say...
Kids Shoes So Cute You Just Know They’re European
So here we are, well into summer when just now I realize my toddler's shoe wardrobe is not really cutting it. What I need is something more like a sneaker-sandal hybrid; something that looks cute with a skirt but can still handle impromptu jaunts to the playground....
An Apron Dress That Makes Me Want to Be a 3T Again
Sometimes you touch an article of children's clothing and it is so buttery soft, so absolutely luxurious, it makes you want to toss everything else your kid has been wearing pronto. That's how I felt when I first caressed the exquisitely soft and stretchy modal cotton...
Aha! So That’s Why I Have Random Hairs in Bizarre Places.
Congratulations! You're pregnant! And, if you are anything like me, it's time to start logging some serious hours on the computer reading everything you can about it. But with so much of it out there, how do you wade through it all? Well you, you do not...
Cloth diapering goes eco-chic-er
I'm amazed at the advances that have hit the cloth diapering world, even in the short year that's passed since I stopped using cloth with my son. Case in point: Blueberry Diapers.While cloth diapering is economical by most accounts, their one-size cloth diapers...
New Parenting Is Fun! (Didn’t You Know?)
Now that we're on baby #3, my husband and I don't bat an eye at the 2 AM. wake-up calls, and spit up is funny, even when it hits the oriental rug. But we weren't always so laid back. The first few months with our oldest was the greatest strain our marriage has...
I’m In a Guatemalan State of Mind
I love local flea markets and craft fairs, provided the cool stuff outnumbers the lucite "keepsakes" and fell-off-a-truck tube socks by 3:1. Last year on a jaunt through the Ybor city market in Tampa the sigOth came across the wonderful imports from Chi Chi Amor. The...
The Best Old Movies for Families: Because Sometimes Plopping Your Kid In Front of a Screen With You is Awesome
I feel so lucky to have grown up a dad with a passion for old movies. He took me to Audrey Hepburn double features at the Film Forum, entertained me on rainy days with Danny Kaye, and taught me it was okay to know all the words to every song in South Pacific. So...
Work Out Clothes for the Real Olympians: New Moms
In my quest to shed those last few extremely stubborn pregnancy pounds, I've pulled out the big guns and signed up for a triathlon. (Hold your applause - at least until I pull it off.) This means I'm out biking, running, and swimming just about every single day, all...
Music Together: Out of the Classroom and Into Your iPod
When I heard that Music Together was creating a CD for everyone, and not just the lucky families who get it free along with their children's music classes, I jumped at the opportunity to check it out. Granted I'm a registered Music Together teacher currently on...
I Like This Bookshelf, Sam-I-Am
It isn't often that the kids and I both love a piece of furniture. To them, furniture isn't something to covet but something on which to climb, or at best, throw their stuff. So I knew I'd found something special when I spied the gravity-defiant bookshelves from...