Tea for Two

My daughter was given this tea set for her birthday from her godfather who resides in Boston. Get it? Boston Tea Party? I thought it was cleaver...

She is obsessed with playing tea party now. She even gets that she has to pretend to sip out of the cups. How does she know that?

The set comes in a sweet green and pink pattern and is complete with four cups, saucers, and plates on a serving trey with matching tea pot. Since Livvy is so young, I took the topper off the tea pot, which is a bit on the small side. The rest of the set is perfectly appropriate for her age. Made of tin, it's extra durable and able to withstand hundreds of tea parties.

If you're looking for a birthday gift for a little girl, you can't go wrong with this tea set. Made by Schylling, the set is available to order online for $16.99. 

Wet Happened?

No one likes moldy smelling clothes. Yuck. Don't you wish there was some way to contain damp, smelly clothing in your baby's diaper bag? Now there is.

Wet Happened offers zippered bags for cool moms on the go. Perfect for swim suites, blow outs, spills... it contains the mess so the rest of the diaper bag contents aren't "contaminated" by stinky, dirty clothes. 

The bags come in two sizes, medium (11x14) and large (14x17). The medium size holds 3-5 diapers and large 6-8 diapers to give an idea of the size. The exterior is made of cotton fabric in adorable prints. Sewn separately from the exterior, the interior is made of Polyurethane Laminate. The double-sewn feature keeps it from wicking. How smart!

Created by a cool midwest mom from Grand Rapids, MI, Wet Happened is the product of Jamie Bird looking for a way to be a stay-at-home mom when her son was born. She has other products available at Mini Me. Wet Happened bags are available for $17.95 and $21.95. Every cool mom needs this product!

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream... Tees!

Hot July nights beg for cold, creamy ice cream, a traditional summer treat for our family (except when mom is trying to lose weight for vacation!). 

So, when you're restricting yourself from ice cream (or from seconds), do the next best thing and dress your kid in it. 

Check out this adorable tee from Pumpkin Head Clothes. The fabrics used to make the dripping ice cream cone are full of color and texture. I especially love the nod to sprinkles. Genius. 

The tees come in sizes 12m to 4T for $18. Better buy it before it melts! as the designer says.

Pumpkin Head Clothes also carries fantastic minky bibs and burpies, perfect for baby shower gifts. 

Happy Independence Day!

We're making today's blog a short one, being the 4th of July holiday. Check out these political tees and snapsuites from Wry Baby, perfect for the presidential election season. 

Gone Campin'

I'm a city girl through and through. My Midwest roots might cause people not from 'round these parts to think I am all outdoorsy, farm girl. So not the case. My idea of camping involves a hike on a well groomed trail (that has restrooms with flushing toilets along the way) and a deluxe camper with all the amenidies of home.

Even if you won't catch me roughing it any time soon, my husband insists on giving Olivia opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. Fine. If we have to, then we'll do it in style.

I absolutely must have Oliver the Owl Kids Camping Sleeping Bag Set for Livvy. 

The design is on trend to a T. Owls are so right now. The sleeping bag rolls up and stores neatly in a coordinating tote. It also comes with a flashlight and matching metal water bottle. How fun? Available at Peanut Gallery Gifts for sale price of $26.99, snap this one up before it's too late. Happy camping!

All Aboard ABCs

Animals, ABCs and things that go. Three things that kids love. Now all three things are in a super-cute toy called Push and Learn Alphabet Bus. 

Kids three+ will kill hours playing with this brightly painted wooden toy. Kids will learn their ABCs and animals while improving their hand-eye coordination skills fitting the animal pieces into their "seats" on the bus. Each animal features the name and letter to reinforce the educational aspect - L is for Lion, etc.

Available at Baby Style for $36.

Next, please!

Since you're reading this, you read blogs. Chances are you're on the up-and-up when it comes to what's hot online. So, this may be old news, but I have to give a shout out to This Next. I am addicted to this site, much like I am addicted to Etsy. There's always something new and different.

The premise of This Next is to rave about products yourself or see what others are raving about. Shopable by category, the site tells visitors where to buy the product, lets them recommend the product, and allows them to add it to their wish list to purchase another day.

Visitors choose their level of interaction. They can window shop, comment on others' recommendations, shop others recommendations, or post their own products. It's a fantastic way to find out if something you're thinking of buying is liked (or disliked) by other consumers. 

This Next posters tend to find indie products, which CMM loves that, in almost every category imaginable. Here's the link to kids. Try it out. But be careful; you might get hooked like I am!