Latest in Art+Decor (Sounds Fancy)
Love the children's book? Get the artwork.
We've been keeping our eyes open for those extra special holiday gifts, like for a baby's first Christmas. I'm very intrigued by Picture Book Originals which offers which offers original illustrations and signed giclee prints from children's picture books.
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It looks so wise, because it's so smart
Of course my child, like yours, is an absolute genius, but even he wasn't able to tell time when he was a newborn. So why get one of this adorable bamboo Baby Owl Clocks for the nursery? ... [More]
The writing's on the wall, literally
Telling your child to grab a marker and go scribble on the walls is right up there with asking them to run with scissors. Unless you're talking about Idea Paint, which basically turns any surface into a dry erase board.
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Great first birthday gifts? Reader Q&A
I am trying to find a gift
for my one year old niece and I can't figure anything out. I don't
want to do clothes and plastic toys. I'd like something commemorative
- but what? -Grace
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Chalk it up to the animals
I'd argue there's little more useful than a chalkboard, especially the two beautiful new chalkboard stickers at Zoe b Organic in the shape of either the endangered Isabelle butterfly or a koala bear.
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Trifle brings all the prettiest things together in one place (I wish that place were my house, though)
When my boys were babies, I spent a lot of time looking for cool, original things for them -- clothes and bedding and accent pieces for their rooms. But in a strip mall world, that meant a lot of shopping, and no mama has time for that.
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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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Don't need no stinking hammer
If you are like me and have a ton of photos that need to go on the wall, but you lack the motivation to frame and hang them, Stickr has got something to make the process a whole lot easier.
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1000 Markets - You will be bummed they only stopped at 1000.
There are a lot of me-too etsy type online marketplaces cropping up these days, but most of them fall a little (or a lot) flat on execution. But 1000 markets? So awesome I don't even know where to begin.
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Our house is a very very very fine house
My husband has a bit of an obsession with graphic representations of homes, making no effort to hide his loud praise for them when he sees them on our friends' walls.
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Three cheers for custom pennants!
I used to love the show Happy Days--remember Arnold's and all the sports pennants hanging all over the walls? (You do remember Happy Days, right? I can't be that old.)
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Here's Something Cool
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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