Cool Mom Picks From October 2008
It's okay to stick that in your mouth - you know where it's been.
Is there any better time to reintroduce the joys of tooth-brushing to your kids than Halloween? I'm going to say no. Which gives me the perfect segueway to introduce all of you to the joys of Recycline's Preserve toothbrush.
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Eleven Shoes get a perfect 10
When my girls hit shoe sizes in the double digits, I was dismayed at how grown up some of the styles were. Heels for a preschooler? Eek. Thankfully, the new line of fall shoes by Eleven, the big brother/sister line of CMP fave See Kai Run, gives my growing five year old a slightly older look while still remembering that she may want to climb a tree or turn an impromptu cartwheel.
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Baking kits for your own little Betty Crocker
My daughter loves cooking with me. Loves it. And, while a mother/daughter cooking extravaganza might sound good in theory, the reality is actually quite messy. So I was intrigued by the many promises of Zebra Mix.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Baby bedding has come a long way, even since having my son just under two years ago. And what's amazing to me is that designers, like Catherine Fitzsimmons of Rikshaw Design, a former buyer for Pottery Barn and Ralph Lauren, are still able to impress us with their unique take on the baby registry staple.
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Take note. Or better yet, give one.
This past weekend, no one was going to mistake my son for the MVP of his soccer team but he did try his best. It was the perfect occasion for one of the playing card-sized notes from Kiddo Kards.
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What's in a baby name? Everything.
Sure, I slogged through 8 Hundred Million Names For Baby (or whatever that well-thumbed paperback was called) each time I was pregnant, but did that tell me which celebs picked which baby names just last week?
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Safer Toys for Kids - Back by Popular Demand
We launched our very first Safer Toy Guide last October during the "Year of the Recall" (remember that?) but just because we haven't been overwhelmed with toy recalls yet this year, doesn't mean parents don't want safer toys for their kids this holiday season and beyond. And so, we're happy to present our 2008 Safer Toy Guide.
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Modern moms like plush baby blankets too
I've never quite understood why the plushest baby blankets have to be made out of the most unnatural of materials (hello polyester!). Apparently, mom Tamre Sutphen and owner of Shi Shu Style didn't get it either, and when her son had an allergic reaction to those traditional blankets, she decided to make something equally as plush only without the man-made fibers.
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Rollout - Some enchanted wallpaper
One thing we haven't seen a whole lot of for some reason is cool kids wallpaper. And then we discovered Rollout, a creative design studio in Canada, which is doing some truly dandy things with wallcoverings.
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Buttoned-up baby gifts
As far as I'm concerned, the greatest gifts are the ones that you'd feel far too frivolous buying for yourself, but are unexpectedly practical. That theory goes double for new baby gifts. That's why the Car Seat Cardigan from Pomegranate Babies is my new go-to baby gift for the extra special new babies I know.
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Ancient Chinese Secret tote bag
I've long questioned the appeal of the cotton *cougVeraBradleycough* handbag but that all ended when I met Nankeen. Okay, so I might be slightly biased since I'm Chinese and the bags are created using a combination of cotton, indigo dyes, and a traditional and centuries-old Chinese art form.
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