If How to Traumatize Your Children had been available when I remarried, I totally would've bought it as a wedding present for my husband. I think it would've been a fitting welcome to (step)parenthood for him, and I also plan to give it …
Bibs have made great strides, even since having my son 18 months ago, and now I'll be far less reluctant to pop the dreaded things on my soon-to-arrive new daughter All hail CMP fave Mairzey Dotes and mom/owner Sarah Kronland, winning us…
You know you'll be entirely bummed if you wake up Tuesday morning and spring out of bed thinking, "Oh SHOOT. I forgot to enter the $5000 tech makeover contest from Intel ." But you know? It could happen if you don't enter stat. Monday is…
Yes, I'm biased as a (718) resident myself, but truly, who wouldn't want one of the adorable Je T'aime Brooklyn kids tees from Atsuyo + Akiko? People who hate Coney Island? People who hate They Might Be Giants? People who hate sitting in…
Eco-friendly shoes may conjure up images of Birkenstocks or novelty moccasins from a gift stop in Maine, but more and more, the big brands are embracing small steps towards general environmental do-gooding. Now it's Stride-Rite , that ch…
You know what comes with a week's worth of Halloween parties, right? Candy. Way too darn much candy. So instead of doing goody bags for my daughter and her preschool classmates, I'm snagging some of these awesome paper shadow puppets fro…
You can't imagine the debates that went on in our household when it came to naming the grandparents for the first time. If you start factoring in inlaws and the inlaws' inlaws, and everyone's different traditions and expectations, it's a…
I'm already on record as not being a fan of fluffy pastel nursery decor. How are children supposed to develop good design sensibilities if you don't show them the way? This striking mobile from Contexture , aptly named "As the Crow Flies…
Chicago artist Kelly Ventura is making beautiful original art with fabric, paper, buttons and adorable stitching that you'll want to leave on the wall well past the disassembling of the crib. Her Etsy shop, The Urban Thimble , has wearab…
Okay so stop it with the cute baby socks already. Seriously. I mean it. How many times can we be like, no-- these are the cutest ever. Oh no wait... these are. Well, at least one more time since we discovered the 80's inspired, dad-desig…
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My daughter chuckled nervously as the DVD from the My First Period Kit began with the image of Dr. Chrystal de Freitas facing a group of tweens and their moms. But within minutes we were both riveted. Where else were we going to see a ta…
In further developments regarding the quest to free my daughter's room from licensed characters, I've discovered custom name wall art from City Art Photography . Each letter is a unique original photograph taken of individual letters for…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is upon us, and with it, an influx of pitches, press releases and pleas to feature any number of pink ribbon-adorned cr...um, stuff. We're all for supporting one of the most fantastic causes out there, but i…
Snap the ingenious Strolling Tote by Built NY to your stroller handle and you'll no longer need to haul a 20-pound diaper bag for a 30-minute walk. We spotted this tote and immediately recognized it as the perfect size for a diaper and w…
My kids are always playing "laboratory," where they collaborate on a grand experiment--real or imagined--resulting in one or both of them shrieking, "It's aliiiiiiiive!" Never let it be said that we lack imagination around here. So when …
We make plenty of jokes around here about the "Martha Moms," mainly because in our heart of hearts, we wish we could count ourselves among those crafty mamas who hand appliqué their children's sippy cups and make their own compact fluore…
You rarely need a reason to buy jewelry, but the best one is when it's supporting a fantastic cause. That's the case with the limited edition Metal for Monsters pieces from our friends at Blend Creations . They've collaborated with 9 dif…
My kids are old enough now that I no longer have to drill them on our phone number and what to do if they get lost. But oh what I wouldn't have given back then for the brilliant SafetyTats , especially when my son was both pre-verbal and…
My four-year-old loves all things outer space, and these cool retro rocket prints by CMP fave, John W. Golden will provide the perfect inspiration should he daydream of traveling to an outer galaxy. With names like The Solar Streak and R…
If you're in love with the truly inspired handmade clothes from Ses Petites Mains like I am, you'll be happy to know you can now find the entire collection in one place: Their very own online shop . San Francisco designer Beth Miles scor…
I get the appeal of the no-mess paints and markers out there that let your kids create and be creative without completely ruining your kitchen table. But there is something about the experience of allowing them to delve into the real stu…
I know I am not alone in saying that boys belts tend to fall into two camps: Ridiculously dorky or super ridiculously dorky. The selection out there is enough to make mamas wish for a return to suspenders. And then I saw the distressed l…
In concept, I'm all for kids making and decorating their own toys. But the fact that they generally involve sharp, pointy tools along with paint that does not come off with a simple bar of soap sort of puts a damper on my plans. But colo…
It seems that turning four has brought us into the world of dramatics, particularly when we fall down and even just barely bump our knee on the carpet. And by we I mean not me. Instead of appeasing my daughter with our stash of bandaids,…
