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From the Cradle to The Cradle ™
There are more "mom" websites and social networking sites popping up than we can shake a BPA-free baby bottle at. And who can blame them? We are collectively awesome, thus everyone wants us to grace them with our virtual presence. One of the more promising...
32 Degrees Out? How Did That Happen?
I am definitely not the together mom that has the warm stroller blanket out and ready to go for the first cold-weather day. And so here it is, December, and I'm still looking for a great sleeping bag kind of a thing to work with all the different strollers that we've...
Giveaway: $250 Gift Certificate from the Silly Wagon
Boy, did you pick a great month to start subscribing to the free, and yet oh so valuable CMP monthly newsletter.(Since, you know, you were totally about to do just that.) At the end of December, we're going to draw one new subscriber to win a $250 gift...
Clean up those toys, young lady
If you live in a little-ish place like I do, toy space is a commodity. Of course that doesn't stop the trucks and books and dolls and crayons from accumulating (God bless the grandparents) so we always look for furniture that serves more than one purpose. My newest...
Moving On From Macaroni Necklaces
My older daughter and I have finally reached the point where we can do crafts together that involve more than just dry pasta and pipe cleaners. There's only two problems: 1) I'm lacking the creative-mom gene. 2) I'm not enthused about projects that turn into clutter....
Art You Can Walk On
I have been in love with Lisa Masterson's artwork for so long I could hang it on my walls, my ceiling, lean it against my furniture, and rub it all over my body. But walking on it? Something I hadn't considered.But Lisa considered it. Because now her great shop...
Ordering french fries isn’t actually speaking French
Bilingual educational tools are all the rage in the US these days and The Cool Mom Picks editors have certainly come across our share of DVDs, CDs, books and other tools to get kids speaking everything from Spanish to...well, not Sanskrit. Yet. One of the cooler...
A Very Merry Binky To You
Neither of my kids took a binky, which was frustrating until now that I see friends trying to coax their toddlers' pacifiers out of their mouths to give to Santa or The Binky Elf. (Who knew?) I also might have been the last to learn that binky clips are...
The Perfect Gift for All Your Flaky Friends
Before kids, I used to custom select the perfect little whatever for every gal on my Christmas list. After kids? So not happening. But that doesn't mean I'm going to stick them all with impersonal gift cards and call it a day either. Idea: The luxe body butters from...
Genius Baby Clothes. Really.
We parents often have no problem sticking our kids in clothes that proclaim cutie or sweetie-pie or (gak) future model. But when it comes to proclaiming their obvious genetically-determined intellectual superiority, for some reason we stop short.No longer. The...
Put Yo Baby on Yo Hip
I can't tell you how much the pouch sling saved my life during the first five months of my son's life-- especially when I wanted to nurse in public. But carrying him in it now at ten months is a bit of a struggle. Plus, I always feel like he's going to fall right out....
The perfect combination
Aside from the terribly unoriginal "two of something gift, I had absolutely no idea what to get my friends' twin girls -- until I found the handmade PB & J necklace at the charmingly named Violet Gumdrops.It's a perfect alternative to the oddly popular broken...
No Bells, No Whistles
When I was a kid, we didn't have any animatronic plush animals with voice chips or virtual reality video games. We played with sticks and rocks and we liked it. Okay so maybe not so much sticks and rocks. But I do remember that Mousetrap was considered high-tech next...
Mommy’s Little Headbanger
If there's one lesson that I've learned about being a mom in 2007 it's that I have layette options. Lots of them. Just ask baby bearers from the good old nineties about trying to find a Vivenne Westwood-style onesie or socks that didn't have cutesie pink bows on...
A Super Eco-Conscious Pick, Even for the Super-Eco Conscious
While I do my part to recycle and use cloth grocery bags, I am definitely killing a few trees (okay maybe more than a few) with my oodles of Christmas cards this year. Oh how my eco-conscience disapproves. As an alternative, check out the wooden cards from Night...
Hungarian Beauty: Beyond Zsa Zsa
As moms, we all know that personal hygiene isn't what it used to be in our pre-baby days. Needless to say, regular pedicures and bi-monthly facials are a thing of the past for me. But hey, a mama needs her pampering. Darn it. And I've been taking matters into my own...
I’d like to buy a vowel
Calling all word freaks who happen to dig cool jewelry: We've just found a loquacious charmer which speaks volumes about your percipience. A piece more rare than kunzites and zeugmas that won't cost qintars and zolaties. It's a Scrabble charm that doubles as a smart...
The Best Wrapped Package of All
So we swore we weren't covering any cutesie Christmas onesies this year. No Baby's First Christmas shirts, no Jingle Bells jingly caps, no Bwing Me Pwesents Santa bib. (Eek.)And then we found this clever little holiday design snapsuit from My Rock Star Baby. And we...
Crankypants Makes Us Not So Cranky
Handknit baby stuff, as we've seen, runs on a remarkably broad continuum from scratchy grandma styles to painfully amateur designs that seems sized for dolls. With three legs. And then there are the few amazing rock star knitters who totally dominate with the needles,...
Watch the Birdie
Piggy banks? Isn't that like sooooo every year since 1582?For a fresher take on money management I'm loving the idea of trading piggies for birdies with this modern silver and pewter helicopter bank found at CMP fave boutique, Flying Peas. The propellers even spin....
Dieter-in-the-Box
Spurred on by one of our favorite readers seeking a not made-in-China Jack in the Box for her daughter this holiday, we went on a mad internet quest to help a mama out. Especially considering that the category leader has had its share of recalls this year. Oh joy! Oh...