Cool Mom Picks From September 2009
Cool Mom Picks and Vogue Bambini - Magnifico!
Pageants? Not really our thing. But fashion shows - ooh la la! ... [More]
Cool felt play food - CMP does etsy
When I was young, I loved playing house. Tea parties and market
shopping were two of my favorite things. I had no idea I was practicing
chores I would have to do the rest of my life. Aaaaanyway, felt food is always such a fantastic children's toy, and the ones here are just adorable.
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Dust the cobwebs off your Halloween decor. Or wait...don't.
I've got a friend who goes all out for Halloween starting in mid-September. Her six year-old son has already drawn countless zombies and skeletons for their front entry.
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To improve your ice cream, just add Garbage
I recently treated my kids to a scoop at the local gourmet ice cream shop and was shocked to find that to add a topping (i.e. four M-n-Ms) was about half the price of the ice cream itself. Holy moly.
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Saving moms and babies. Because too many of them need saving.
I recently learned that one woman dies every minute from childbirth on this planet.
One every minute.
And that just about knocked me out of my seat.
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"Status symbols for the uber geek." That's our kind of status symbol.
I shrieked with joy last night when friend of CMP and Jimmies lead singer Ashley Albert turned us onto her new collaborative project, Survival of the Hippest. And by hippest we mean techiest, geekiest, and 2.0-iest, of course.
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Get out the lipstick, mamas
My makeup lives permanently in my makeup bag, which seems to live permanently on my bathroom counter. Having a pretty bag for my lip gloss is important to me, since I'm looking at it all the time.
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Baby's first crayons
A box of crayons and a coloring book are a staple toddler gift around these parts, but now with the sweet Crayon Rompers from The Baby Bunch...
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Pat the reclaimed wool bunny
Okay, reclaimed wool bunny, you are super cute. You and your little frog friend, and that's all I have to say about that
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Eco-friendly baby proofing - Reader Q&A
Q: So its time to baby proof, and we need stair gates, a play yard, soft surfaces and all the rest - have you found any eco and/or attractive choices for this? - Alysia R
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Frye gives sneakers the boot
Together in NYC this week, Kristen and I browsed a few boutiques and noticed that Frye Boots are making a crazy comeback. I still remember my first pair back in the early 80s, and how sad I was when I outgrew them.
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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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