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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Shower invitations just like you, if you were well-rested and a watercolor
Hey, there's nothing wrong with wanting a card depicting a pregnant woman on your shower invitations and thank you notes, but you don't want something all realistic, right? Because what would your "glowing" sciatica-suffering, never-sleeping, puffy-ankled self look like as an invitation anyway?
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Big Tent helps parents hook up online. (Not hook up hook up...you know.)
I'm online all day long: On the computer in my office, on my handheld on the go. If you want me, text or email is the way to reach me, which is why I sometimes simply blink at you with incomprehension when you suggest we do things via this paper mail thing or telephone I've heard so much about.
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Dolls as cute as your kid's artwork. There's a good reason for that.
I admit it, I'm a sucker for just about any convert-the-kid's-art-into-a-keepsake service. And while art2believe will take your child's drawing and turn it into a stuffed doll, they'll also also turn it into a pillow, if you'd rather. Or an embellished shirt. Or an ornament. Or maybe something else you have in mind.
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Because what good is Halloween week if you don't get to say "ew" at least once.
So now I totally know what I'll be handing out along with the candy on Friday. Presenting the totally disgusting--and I mean that in the best possible way--Scabs Bandages.
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Sleep sacks with style
With my roly-poly sleeping toddler, sleep sacks are most definitely my friend, except they either tend to be completely dull or made of materials that I would never buy as a blanket. Go figure.
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You're never to young to say "Argh"
I am about the biggest binkie clip evangelist on the planet. What can I say, I'm not a fan of picking up my daughter's dirty pacifiers off the ground every 4.2 seconds.
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Recycled gifts from Celery Street - Not actually the same as regifting
When I think of recycled baubles, pop top pins and earrings made of paper clips spring to mind. But in the case of Metal Pointus jewelry from Parisian artist (and father of nine!) Bernard Bouhnik, recycled pewter, copper and silver are recast into just lovely, elegant, organic pieces that don't look at all procured from some flea market table.
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The next best thing to bringing your kids to the polls - leaving them with a sitter
I'm all for taking my daughters with me to the poll on election day and introducing them to the cornerstone of our democracy. Besides, in New York, we've still got the old skool voting booths, and there's no way my three-year old would miss out on any kind of button-pressing, lever-pulling opportunity, civic-minded or not.
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Halloween costumes that do some good
With just a week to go, it's time to admit that your grand plans for making your kid's Halloween costume are simply an overambitious fantasy. Really, points for good intentions and all, but it's time to get back to reality.
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Get your harvest on
The Indigenous Harvest Dress is definitely a misleading name. It sounds like something you'd see in in a museum gift shop, but in reality, it's a fantastic fall/winter wardrobe staple for little girls who are indigenous to pretty much any town in the US. Just stick a long-sleeve shirt and a pair of tights underneath the organic cotton dress and send her off to charm the schoolyard.
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