More coolness from recent weeks…
Space Travelers: Your Book is Ready
The Way Back Home, written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, is the most randomly appealing book I've read. For one thing, the main character discovers an airplane in his closet on the second page. For another, he gets stuck on the moon with a Martian who looks just...
The Gentleman’s Diaper Clutch
When it comes to diaper carriers for the menfolk, there's definitely a trend towards the heavy duty camo bag that screams "I'm a dude!" But for dads that want something sleeker and swankier, we suggest the new Gents line from two...
Have a Ball
I don't care how technologically advanced baby toys get, how many bells, whistles, batteries, voice chips or solar panels they have - a baby's favorite toy is still going to be a jingly clutch ball. Also a spatula. Massachusetts mom Kwan Chan-House of Apple...
A Taste for Popadum
Boy, am I liking this new flowy peasant top trend for kids this season. With any luck it will stick around, while the prematurely provocative belly shirts and tight blingy tees take a permanent hiatus. In hell. As a change-up from the Mexican-style blouses, take a...
Just What a New Mom Needs, Her Own Laundress
I figured out real fast that that baby laundry detergent that's supposed to be so great? Not so great. Overpriced and frankly, doesn't seem to actually get anything clean. Lesson learned.If you want to keep your baby clothes looking great for the next wearing, the...
A Cherry of a Kids’ Tee
I am beyond tired of kids clothes that don't hold up after oh, say three washes. The bargain tees I picked up turned out to not be such a bargain when I threw them out before the season was halfway over, reminding me that often times, you really do get what you pay...
What Do May Flowers Bring? Around My Place, Broken Vases
I love fresh-cut flowers as much as the next person, but what I don't love is putting a tippy glass container in the middle of my kitchen table. Maybe I could just add a sign: "Hey, kids! I'm breakable! Please knock me over so that Mom can pick broken glass out...
Bubalah!
My grandmother used to call me Bubalah, and so I was probably predisposed to find the Bholu Bubalah Critters utterly charming on name alone. I mean, come on -- of all the Yiddish endearments my grandmother used, Bubalah is probably the most wonderful of all. Bholu...
My first shades, hold the gratuitous use of bling
Sunglasses are at the top of my list of fun kids' accessories - it's a riot to watch my three year-old push her sunglasses on top of her head "just like Mommy." But fashion aside, sunglasses on kids are really about protection and My First Shades delivers...
The Possible End to Empty Baby Book Syndrome
Kidmondo is the baby book 2.0 -- a do-it-all destination combining photo storage, blogging, and all of the traditional info you'd put into a conventional baby book. Because let's face it, as much as you want to chronicle everything your baby does, it doesn't always...
Small apartment solution: Hang the stroller. Duh.
Thank you StrollAway, oh thank you so much for preserving the precious commodity that is our floor space. I just don't have room for strollers cluttering up my entranceway - that honor would be reserved for kids shoes, small toys, and the sigOth's many jackets - and...
Putting Art in Children’s Hands.
When we got our first look at the Mummysam Shop, we knew right away to file this selection of softies under decor as well as playthings. Why? Well just look at them.Artist and former painter Samantha Cotterill turned her talents towards softies after having children...
Your Child’s Name in Lights. Or More Accurately, Leaves.
Self-obsessed much? Despite my best efforts, my daughter is. Thanks to our video camera, she's been watching movies of herself for years. And oh, they are her favorites. Now, thanks to Frecklebox's personalized Nature Namebook, she can see her own name written in the...
Congratulations! You’ve Made it Through Block Building 101
Take a look around the web for graduation party invitations and you're pretty much stuck with variations on three design themes: 1. Diplomas 2. Hats 3. Tassels.Sure enough there's a selection of all of the above at Tiny Prints, but we were happy to also see options...
Petite Luxe: French for What Recession?
La vie really is pretty rose-y if you're looking at it from the pov of new online shop Petit Luxe. If you've got a francophile in you yearning to breathe free - or just super picky taste in baby gifts and gear, you're going to fall in love like a newlywed couple...
Easily 9 Million Percent Prettier Than Cabbage Leaves in the Bra
Before I was a breastfeeding mama, I snickered at the idea of tucking cabbage leaves into my bra. If my breasts ever swelled to the size of footballs, I'd celebrate - not curl up with the makings of cole slaw across my chest. Oh, how wrong I was. Engorgement and...
Oprah’s Book Club Just Got a Little Competition
We realize that a good book, be it for your own weary eyes or your kid's, can be pretty hard to come by these days. So, lucky for you, we've rounded up all our past and present book picks into one CMP Book Club and put them all our shop page. Whether you're looking...
Photograph Our Girls Wearing This, Vanity Fair
No, this is not another Miley Cyrus post. But with all the mixed messages our tween girls are getting in the media, sometimes it's nice to shower them with the idea that we love them just the way they are. (Yes, I just quoted Billy Joel. So sue me.)Jan Thomas' Loved...
“Photo Album” Doesn’t Do It Justice
I figure if I'm going to take the time and trouble to print my favorite photos, I sure as heck won't be putting them in some album off the drugstore rack. But the gorgeous books from Enji Beck? Most certainly worthy of my precious 4x6's.Handmade by artist Angela...
Oh Deer
Every time I see a friend's nursery with decals on the wall, I think rats, that's what I should have done. Especially since at not quite three, my oldest daughter is already expressing rather strong preferences about what may and may not be displayed in her room. Wall...
Birds of a Feather Rattle Together
Considering the BlaBla handknit animal rattles were my son's ultimate favorite, I was super excited to find out about their new line of little birdie rattles. (See, I knew there was a good reason that I got pregnant again).This adorable line of six music-themed bird...