Cool Mom Picks From June 2009
The dress that makes me want a third baby. (This time a girl.)
I have two boys, and while I adore them, I've always felt like I missed out a little when it comes to shopping, because boys really get the short end of the stick for play clothes.
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Let's go to the clip
Just when I think I've seen every hair clip known to man (or diva-in-training), I discover the adorable children's barettes from artist Hayley Hackler
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Like a craft fair without the parking hassles
I just discovered the wonderful Poppytalk Handmade, and I am wondering where it's been all my life.
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The joy of bins
With three kids running circles around me, I've made some concessions when it comes to cleaning up. And one of them is that I'm not going to be doing all of it.
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Eco-Fingerpaints inspire a hair less dread than ordinary fingerpaints
When the kids ask to fingerpaint, I conjure up visions of them covered in gelatinous, who-knows-what goo which doesn't make me too eager to indulge them in their favorite medium.
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Tiny little circles of awesome
I'm the sort of person who is into the idea of personalized jewelry a lot more than the reality--the reality usually being a little more twee and a lot more expensive than I like.
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Good karma's in the bag
Say that sometimes you need a giant-sized tote bag for the beach--or if you're a family of geeks like mine, your library books--and you're just not the preppy major-label canvas tote type.
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A baby wrap so pretty you might steal it for yourself
My younger son has always been a big blanket kid; even now, at six, he sleeps with at least one baby blanket every night. My younger son has always been a big blanket kid; even now, at six, he sleeps with at least one baby blanket every night.
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You'll be wonton Handstand Kids' Chinese Cookbook (Heh)
Fried chicken fingers and pink boneless spareribs are not real Chinese food, I tell the kids whenever we order take-out, and now I have the latest Handstand Kids' Chinese Cookbook to back me up.
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Corsage 2.0
The sentiment of a flower on your wrist is really quite lovely, but there's little I dislike more than an actual wrist corsage. That's why I love this sterling interpretation.
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Go play outside!
While I wholeheartedly support the idea of grandparents getting outside to play with the grandkids, don't let the fact that this downloadable Go Play Outside guide is being offered through Grandparents.com dissuade you from checking it out yourself, mamas.
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