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Some of the best Valentine's gifts for kids - and a red-hot scooter giveaway
For years we've been putting together some of the best ideas for Valentines gifts for kids. So instead of making you do the work, we've dug through our archives for some of our favorite kids' Valentines gift ideas that you can still order in time for the holiday. <
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Editors Best of 2011: The coolest toys for our kids
Enjoy these, our Editor's top picks of 2011 for toys for babies, tots, and big kids too--all of which we think will keep kids happy for more than a few minutes. That's pretty rare these days. And not a battery compartment in sight!
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Web Coolness - Santa for all, LEGO for girls, and treats for the sweet
We're here to spread some holiday cheer with cool links from around the web.
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Presenting Cool Mom Picks' 5 Days of Holiday Giveaways!
At Cool Mom Picks, we've always been big advocates of the 'Tis better to give than to receive thing, especially around the holidays. So we decided it would be a fun holiday treat to say thank you to our amazing subscribers with a week's worth of fabulous giveaways.
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Little Choux - Toys like the elves would make
If Santa's elves make everything, why do the boxes say "made in China?" my little sister asked me several decades ago. If you'd like some of the gifts under the tree to look a little more like toys that might have been created in Santa's workshop, check out this neat little store with gifts and stocking stuffers for all the young kids in your life.
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Stuff kids' stockings with these eco-friendly paints
Santa has three stockings to fill here, and I'm sure it's a tough job trying to find the perfect not-junky/not-too-expensive little trinkets.
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A portable easel for whenever inspiration strikes
My kids are what you might call serious artists. No they aren't selling their paintings for thousands, they just can't leave the house without a bunch of arts and crafts stuff--just in case inspiration hits in the minivan, I suppose.
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Creativity inside the box
For those of us not within taxi distance of Moomah NYC's organic cafe and drop-in kids craft station, they're offering some of their craft projects now in handy kits just in time for holiday gift-giving.
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Stuffed toys for kids with asthma? - Reader Q&A
My twin 9-month-old daughters were just diagnosed with asthma (and) I'm having a really hard time finding hypoallergenic stuffed animals. Do you have any ideas or tips?
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Great gifts for your kids that benefit their school, too
I admit it: I'm a fan of pretty much every one of those daily-deals sites. Hand me an exclusive membership to sweet deals on designer merch and I get a little thrill
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Simple wooden toys that your kids will simply adore
I never mean to, but I occasionally have a weird mind slip and underestimate the power of simplicity. When a package arrived in the mail from Gween bearing six pieces of pretty, shiny wood meant to put together into a windmill shape, I wasn't sure my kids would like it. But you know what?
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