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clinQs - I'll drink to that!
Yes, I know that you can use a Sharpie to scribble kids' names on their drink cups at birthday parties. But for a more stylish option, consider the reusable drink stickers from clinQs.
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Plates to mark the end of another year and hopefully, unfinished dinners.
As it turns out, serving dinner on "your special plate" can make all the difference between that dinner being finished by your children or by the dog.
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Paper & Cake's downloadable halloween party is a treat
One of my kids thinks that Mickey Mouse is a horror figure, so I've learned to keep our Halloween "unscawy." Instead of settling for whatever I can find in the big box stores, I get to look so put together by downloading CMP fave Paper&Cake's downloadable Trick or Treat Halloween Party decor which gives my gathering a pulled-together look without costing more than my Halloween candy budget.
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Not quite Crayolas, they're Crazyoleez
I'm always on the lookout for goodie bag items that aren't mini plastic Slinkies from the dollar store. And last week I discovered the adorable Crazyoleez crayons and I thought, now there's a winner.
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An eco-friendly Halloween, with an emphasis on "friendly"
It didn't take me too long to learn that younger kids are pretty much scared out of their wits by a lot of stuff that's par for the course on Halloween.
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Great handmade baby shower decorations - CMP does etsy
Provided you hold the embarrassing games, we love baby showers. Yay for momentous occasions! If you want to make the event as pretty as can be, we've collected a few unexpected decor ideas all from the indie artists and crafters on etsy.
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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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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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You've got to keep it decorated
If I had my way, birthday decorations would be limited to a couple of mylar balloons.
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Birthday cakes so awesome you'll be jealous of the candles
Magnolia Bakery may still be hot on the Sex and the City tour of NYC, but for native New Yorkers, the hottest things happening in caloric confections come from Brooklyn's Baked.
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The End of Cooties As We Know It
As anyone who's ever thrown a party knows, you need about six times as many cups as guests. Mainly because half of them get wasted when the guests get...well, wasted...and forget which half-full cup was theirs after they put it down. Or worse, instead of leaving it altogether, they unknowingly drink from someone else's cup. Yuck.
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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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