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Shutterfly Photo Books Contest - Keep those entries coming!
We've been blown away by the awesome entries to the Shutterfly Contest so far. We love seeing your families and your amazing books - so keep 'em coming!
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The end to "reply all?" It's a miracle!
My kids have been back to school for a few weeks already, and my inbox runneth over. I need more volunteers for the coupon drive, says the coordinator. This is quickly followed by a bevy of reply-alls which are making me crazy.
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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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DIY Shutterfly photo learning book winners - Behold the creativity
We're so happy to announce the twelve winners of the Shutterfly learning photobook contest. Each was drawn at random and yet, all so clever.
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Photo learning books that seem like they're made just for your kids. Because, well, they are.
We've been huge fans over the years of Shutterfly's photobooks which make affordable gifts guaranteed to bring the tears (in a good way). And now they're getting the word out about the ability to turn the photobooks into make-your-own photo learning books for the kids, which is totally cool when you think about it.
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Toy and product recalls - Yep, they're still out there.
While 2009 hasn't quite turned out to be the Year of the Recall the same way it was in 2007, we still like the the idea of an easy way to check for safety recalls of children's toys and other products.
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Group gifts get smarter
With a child heading to second grade next year (how did that happen already?), I'm well-versed in the usual procedure of collecting money for a group teacher gift.
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Paperless Post - Online invitations too beautiful to be online invitations
I'm a huge fan of the electronic invitation, because I'm an online kinda gal. But I have to admit that sometimes there's simply no substitute for nice stationery if you want to be proper about it. So it's about time someone created a service that combines both.
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Covet turns your laptop into your personal stylist
I have a dream: I want someone to go into my closet, take a look at what I have, and then tell me what else I need. And of course, I want suggestions that work with what I'm already wearing, and that are cool and fun, and maybe, just maybe, are on sale.
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Read only the best, seriously.
I bet you've wondered how we find the great books we review here at Cool Mom Picks. Well, we will share one hot tip: Bookmark sites like the brand new One Potato.
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What to do if you forgot to get a Mother's Day gift
1) Make a donation in her name to a an organization like Global Giving which will send an e-mail confirmation right away.
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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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