Cool Mom Picks From November 2009
When a holiday card is much more than just a holiday card
For the past eight holidays, I've sent out standard flat photo cards featuring the kids, and 
I usually hear a few comments about how much the kids have grown. If I should send out Minted's new Minibook Holiday Cards, I expect my phone would soon start ringing with "how in the world did you do this?"
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Shoelace chic
Tween girls are often the hardest to shop for at the holidays - everything they covet seems to be a fortune (iPod Touch, I'm talking to you) and most of the inexpensive gifts are hopelessly disposable.
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It's a blanket! It's a pillow! It's a Balob!
My son, the one who is afraid there may be a monster under his bed, is totally willing to curl up with a Balob, Joop or even a Doot as he heads off to dreamland.
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Princess Katie represents for feisty royalty everywhere
I never really think to check our favorite musicians' websites for holiday gift ideas.
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Christmas cookie decorating, hold the artificial colors
Well, it's officially Christmas cookie baking season. And while I now know to look out for things like peanuts and eggs, I was surprised to learn recently just how many kids have sensitivities to artificial colors and food dyes.
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Happy Naked Polka Day. Or, you know, Christmas.
One of the challenges to sending out holiday cards is that I either end up buying a bunch of Christmas, a bunch of Hanukkah and some horribly generic "holiday" cards. Not only does it get expensive, but I end up with a bunch of leftovers that I stick somewhere for safe keeping only to forget them the following year.
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Plates to support the hungry and the art-starved
While we're busy here trying to support artist with our holiday picks, we love that the artists are trying to support others too. Case in point: The Ferrin Gallery Paper or Pottery not Plastic exhibition.
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Black Friday deals - Big discounts and sales from smaller, cooler shops
If you're smart enough to spend today online instead of in line, we're devoting this week's link roundup to some of our indie favorites who are offering some great deals to help you procure coolness for less.
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Adoption t-shirts that say just the right thing
With the end of November just around the corner, we had to sneak in one more adoption gift in honor of National Adoption Month
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How the Grinch Monopolized my Blu-ray Player
When I found out that How the Grinch Stole Christmas, one of my all time faaaaavorite Christmas movies was out on Blu-ray I couldn't wait to see it in glorious high def. ... [More]
9 reasons to do your Black Friday shopping online
As if you needed any other reason than preservation of all sanity to avoid the malls today, we thought we'd remind you just a few of the reasons why we simply love shopping online.
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