Cool Mom Picks From May 2009
Duct tape goes designer, and metrosexuals everywhere rejoice
Anyone with a baby knows the brilliance that is duct tape.
No! I kid! Duct tape is only for older children and only when they're very very loud.
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Supermom might be a myth but SuperCook is all real
On a good week, I plan our meals but in reality, I sometimes find myself facing a nearly-empty fridge, wondering what I can cobble together for dinner out of half a lemon, some mustard, and a handful of mushrooms. (Oh, like that's never happened to you.)
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Comicon fans, this one's for you. Or your kids.
From skateboard and sneaker design to children's picture
books, Australian artist Luke Feldman has created quite a cult following of his waif-like illustrated characters known as Skaffs. Together with illustrator and
co-author Amanda Chin, he's now bringing the characters to vivid life for kids
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Sales whoo! Special Saturday Edition
We've rounded up the best sales and deals from this week just for you. Get 15% off all new kid cape styles at Little Capers with "NEW15" or take 20% off everything else with "UNIQUE20" through 6/7/09.
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Maybe not the final frontier, but possibly the cutest
Ever on the search for more money-saving ideas that don't compromise your design sense, we've found there's no need to pay for stickers when you can download awesome designs for free and print them right in the comfort of your own home.
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The lighter baby bootie
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A whole new level of gift organization
I pride myself on my "gift closet"--I always have a few goodies stashed for those unexpected invitations, and it saves me tons of time and money to stock up at my leisure (and when things are on sale). But if I had a nickel for every time I had to stop and ask the kids if we gave one of those games to Jonathan at his party last year - well, I could buy my gifts at full price.
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Camp stationery the kids might actually use (we say now)
I went to summer camp for five years, and I loved every minute of it. I also almost never wrote home, despite my mother's exhortations, because it just seemed too much trouble to write a whole letter when there were things to do.
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No passport required for this European playground
It's already been ten years that Putumayo's eclectic playground series has been introducing families like mine to music around the globe from New Orleans, Brazil and even a multi-cultural Sesame Street. And now the new European Playground takes us on a spirited jaunt across the Atlantic.
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Organic play clothes of a different stripe
When I first discovered Scout Baby organic children's clothes at the Bubble trade show a few years ago, it was still a big deal to find fair trade organics that were so soft and so vibrantly colored. Now a lot has changed in that world and a lot has changed with Scout too.
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A gift for the littlest graduate (or maybe even bigger ones)
If you're looking for a graduation gift for the preschooler in your life - or even the high schooler who's not so cool she can't appreciate a sweet children's book - Peep: A Little Book About Taking a Leap gets a big thumbs up from me.
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One of CMP's favorite kindie artists, Symphony Space, rocks out in NYC this Saturday
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The Telegraph just named CMP one of their top 12 websites for families. Thank you Telegraph!
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Charlie's Playhouse wants you to Ask the Kids - ask your kid about evolution and save up to 20% on Charlie's products, plus your kid could end up in their video.
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CMP editor Kristen used Powerpoint to create a really great little slideshow to explain Daddy's current Afghanistan tour of duty to the kids.
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