Cool Mom Picks From August 2009
The low-commitment baby book
I think that mothers fall into two camps: Those who filled out their baby books and those who didn't. Now Rag & Bone Bindery (who I love love loooove) has a fantastic solution for the latter camp who wants to be in the former camp
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Muddy Cloud finger puppets are make believe, made better
As a child, I'd spend three long days driving to visit my grandmother each summer and, out of boredom, would pretend my bare hands and feet were puppets. Pretty pathetic.
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Holy awesome $10 pair of kids' shoes, Batman
At the end of last summer, I scored my daughter a pair of Zutano canvas shoes on sale. They got her through early fall, through a couple of warm-weather winter vacations, and surprisingly, right through this summer.
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Room décor for quirkier kids
My son and I are currently in heavy negotiations over the impending redo of his this-is-it-until-you-go-to-college room décor. I've already said no to black walls, but the thing we both agreed on instantly
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The Switch - Just don't call it soda
We are not what you'd call a soda family. While I love a nice cold fountain Coke or Pepsi with a slice of pizza like every other New Yorker, it's not something I plan on keeping around the house.
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CMP Does Etsy - Not your everyday pencil cases (But maybe they should be)
Everyone knows that when you go back to school, it is IMPERATIVE to have the coolest stuff. (Although I believe I had Holly Hobby materials three years in a row). One option is to grab some handmade school supplies from Etsy, like this selection of pencil cases which caught my eye.
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Brains = Cool
With my daughter starting kindergarten, I've been thinking a lot about kids thinking lately. And more specifically: how to make thinking cool to my kid. Part of the problem?
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Cloth gift bags so cute you won't want to give them away
I love giving gifts; what kills me is the wrapping. All that paper
getting tossed in the trash -- or worse, those reusable but ugly gift
bags.
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Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the US Open - Definitely not just for kids.
I have such fond memories of scoring US Open tickets a kid, roaming the grounds, and sitting slack-jawed in awe of all the incredible talent. (This was the McEnroe days. I'm that old. ) But back then, they didn't have anything like the annual Arthur Ashe Kids Day, which is coming up this Saturday.
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At least the inanimate people around here are getting some sleep at night now
At two, my youngest daughter is already into dolls in a way that her big sister never was. She pushes them in strollers, shares her dessert with them, and gives them rides on the bulldog--much to the bulldog's dismay. She tucks her dolls into bed with her with so much care and sweetness and kindness
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Swapping it forward with Swap Mamas
I used to do the consignment thing with my kids' outgrown clothes, but I've just not found a store in our new locale that has enough stuff I want to buy to make it worth my while to sell there.
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