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Quick Tips Tuesday: GiftZip/Leaps & Bounds Giveaway
Posted on July 20, 2010 7:19 AMQuick Tip: Use GiftZip.com to send eGift Card gift certificates. They have an amazing array of categories for gift-giving ideas from family and gourmet to sporting goods and “unique.” This free service directs you to the retailers site and even lets recipients know a gift card is on it’s way. Cool Giveaway: Enter to win one of [...]
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Pour Duex Maternity Candle for Two: Gift for Expectant Moms
Posted on April 12, 2010 5:00 AMIf you are need of a thoughtful gift for an expectant mother or want to bring a gift after the baby has arrived this candle is a great gift! Each candle is packaged in a box especially made for the babies specific birth month. The candle comes in a beautiful rich chocolate colored box with [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: A Cool Site, Lifeboat to Mars/PBS Kids
Posted on January 20, 2010 6:00 AMCool Tip: Kids design their own ecosystem in this new PBS Kids interactive, science education adventure.
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New Year, New YOUniversity: Daily Mini Lessons for Parents
Posted on January 15, 2010 6:00 AMWe made resolutions, but now it’s time to keep them! During the month of January, Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect.com is hosting New Year, New YOUniversity led by motivational and fitness guru, Patricia Moreno, author of “The IntenSati Method.” Parents can learn how to love their lives and the bodies they’ve got through mini daily lessons. The bite-size, [...]
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Managing All Those Pictures & Videos: Problem Solved
Posted on October 29, 2009 2:00 AMWhat is the biggest challenge for a new mom? Getting used to life without regular sleep? Nope. Figuring out when baby is hungry, whether they are too hot or too cold and countless other new considerations? Not for me. After two babies in two years, the biggest challenge for me continues to be managing all [...]
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Webkinz Jr. Pets & Interactive Educational Website
Posted on September 10, 2009 11:00 PMWebkinz have always been a hit around our house with our daughter who’s almost 9. She loves the stuffed animals and loves to play on their website even more. As any mother of more than one child you know how the younger kids watch the big kids play and they get upset because they want [...]
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iCarly Fans Rejoice: Season 1, Vol. 2 is Now Available
Posted on June 2, 2009 3:02 AMiCarly fans will be thrilled to know that the new iCarly, season one, volume 2 DVD is now available. iCarly is one of the hottest shows on Nickelodeon. It stars Miranda Cosgrove (Drake & John, School of Rock) as Carly. She’s a sweet young girl who runs a weekly web show with her quirky best [...]
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Organized Your Family or Other Groups: Qlubb
Posted on January 15, 2009 4:08 AMI like organization and just found another way to keep myself and my family on the same page. Though the iPhone works perfectly to keep myself in check, my husband still relies on sticky notes which isn’t always the most efficient way for us to stay on the same page. I recently had the opportunity [...]
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Someone Spoil Me & Other Gift Tips
Posted on December 4, 2008 4:03 AMI recently received an email which asked, “There are so many cute products on your sites plus the gift guide, but what I really want to know is where are you shopping this holiday?” So I’ve decided to take a review break today and answer that very excellent question. My real-time holiday gift buying tips:I [...]
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The Baby Kid Blogs Are Born!
Posted on November 20, 2008 3:57 AMIt’s been one year since the birth of Cool Baby Kid. To celebrate, I’d like to announce two new Baby Kid Blogs today! Smart Baby Kid, like it’s mama blog, reviews products and resources for youngsters. And while cool products are fun to find, educational ones deserve their very own site. Finally I’m able to [...]
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Cool Baby Kid: Holiday Edition
Posted on October 13, 2008 4:00 AMThe Ultimate Gift Guide for Moms, Babies & KidsIt’s official. This weekend I visited the Christmas Tree Shop for some fall decorations and there it was…the Christmas section, front and center. For a minute I thought they were giving away something for free with so many people buying up decorations, wrapping paper and lights. Yes, [...]
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Taking Care of Mom
Posted on August 8, 2008 4:44 AMThe Well Mom WebsiteYesterday I took the kids to the beach for a day. When I finally sat down after unpacking, applying their sunscreen and changing diapers, I realized I forgot my SPF lip balm and was lucky to have remembered to wear a bathing suit! As moms everywhere know, we often put ourselves last [...]
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Resource for Family Travelers
Posted on June 3, 2008 5:42 PMChild to Go Website Preparing for an overseas trip with a baby and toddler is a bigger undertaking than I first imagined. After putting together a list, I set out to find some of the travel gear. I found Child To Go which is a packing mother’s best friend. With an extensive inventory of travel [...]
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Find Moms in Your Area
Posted on May 5, 2008 10:11 AMSocial Networking with CityMommy The first thing you notice about CityMommy, a social network site for moms, is the cool and clean site design. It’s layout makes it easy to see other members, recent comments and lots of other content from directories to help you connect with other moms to pictures, videos and more. Being [...]
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Saving for Kid’s College; Free Money, Seriously!
Posted on January 15, 2008 6:42 AMUPromise College Savings Program I can’t believe I didn’t learn about this sooner! Here’s the skinny: register with upromise.com and then register your credit cards, debit cards, grocery etc. Every time you shop, a percentage of the money you spend will go into your child’s UPromise account if the store or company participates. An even [...]
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Tips for Making Hair Bows
Posted on December 26, 2007 7:45 AMHelp with Hair Bows In the past year I’ve learned a bit about the world of baby and toddler girls’ hair. Here are some tips I’ve collected so far: Baby- To make your own headband, buy stretchy lace at Joanne Fabric, measure on baby’s head for size and sew together. Sew a small loop around [...]
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Mother of All Baby & Toddler Resources
Posted on November 9, 2007 8:49 AMBabycenter WebsiteBabycenter is the mother of all websites. Whether you’re pregnant or have a child, this should be your first stop on the web. Their birth club has become my “go-to” source for questions, support, and information. Cool Pick: Birth Club Bulletin Boards
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Graphics Designer/Free Blog Templates
Posted on November 6, 2007 4:17 PMGisele Jacquenod: Designer ExtraordinaireI found the designer of this blog template, Gisele Jacquenod, by chance and absolutely love her work. She was super generous with her time helping me to tweak Cool Baby Kid. Her free blog templates make me want to create more blogs, as if I have time for that. If you use [...]
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Cool Website for Babies & Kids
Posted on November 4, 2007 3:01 PMKids & Keyboards When little ones want to take over your keyboard, Kneebouncers is the site you must visit. Any button they press will pop bubbles, play a guitar or drive a train. This is a huge hit in our house! Cool Pick: Piano





















