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Editors Best of 2008 - The coolest art, decor, kids furniture and kids bedding

Oh how we swoon over the pretty things in life.

We’re guessing you will too with these picks of our favorite things to make the nursery, kids room, or playroom as awesome as you want it to be.

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Warm as a lamb. Under a blanket. Next to a heat lamp. In Cancun.

I often have feelings of envy as I push my 19 month-old in her stroller on cold days, thinking it would be nice if it were she pushing me around town instead. Eh, I guess there’s plenty of time for…

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Message to Serena & Lily: Stop adding so many cool items to your site. Love, our wallets.

CMP readers know that Serena & Lily is our one of our favorite destinations for all things nursery and fancy. But now they’ve expanded their offerings beyond their signature bedding and decor to…

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All the Wisey-er

There are plenty of products out there that claim to make life easier for parents when really, it just seems like they take money out of our pockets and fill up the landfills. That’s so clearly not…

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Glass Bottles That Don’t Look Like Glass Bottles

Can you imagine there are actually people out there who don’t coordinate their baby’s bottle to his blanket, bib, and onesie? Heh. But seriously, if you’re a glass bottle user or just want to take…

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Baby Safe Cap - Save your brain cells for more important things

Considering I can barely keep track of my cell phone, let alone a baby bottle cap, just guess how many bottle caps I’ve lost.

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Baby Bjorn makes the bouncy seat of my dreams

BabyBjorn did a really brilliant thing when they launched their fantastic new BabySitter Balance bouncy seat - they created an adult-size version and let all the product review editors all sit in it….

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Raising a glass to glass baby bottles

I’m actually glad that I pitched all of the bottles I used for my first two kids and had to buy new ones for surprise baby #3.  Because with all the  recent news about plastics leaching BPA…

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You’re never to young to say “Argh”

I am about the biggest binkie clip evangelist on the planet. What can I say, I’m not a fan of picking up my daughter’s dirty pacifiers off the ground every 4.2 seconds.

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A car seat cover that’s…elegant? What are the chances.

Car seat covers serve three excellent purposes: They make older seats look new, they cover the ugly fabrics, and they wash up easily when it turns out your baby inherited your car sickness thing….

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Stroller liners - totally frivolous and completely necessary

Considering I’m on my third child, I’m probably not the strongest candidate for a stroller liner. But when I got my hands on the beautifully crafted ones from ooYah Baby–funny name, cute stuff–I…

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Babywearing with utter and complete warmth–for both of you

Allow me to set the scene: It is January in New England, subzero temperatures, and I need to get out of the house with my newborn in a front carrier. I used to routinely wear my husband’s coat over…

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BornFree pacifiers go BPA free. Which is a pretty good trait in a pacifier if you ask us.

BornFree is already the go-to source for plenty of moms looking for products safe enough to go into baby’s mouth. They’ve got glass baby bottles, bottles made of BPA-free plastic, and cups free of…

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The Neatnik Saucer - A better option than high chair covers the size of a schoolbus

I used to love going out to eat, knowing that I had no role whatsoever
in the preparation or clean-up. These days, with three kids and a
diaper bag in tow, in the time it takes for
a single sip of…

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Going cuckoo for cu cu yo

Having brought two out of three babies home to a teeny apartment, I’m a trained minimalist where it comes to gear; I love oh-so-cute stuff as much as the next mama. But if it doesn’t combine form and…

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High Chairs of the Rich and Totally Lucky

A high chair isn’t exactly the kind of baby gear you think you’ll fall in love with. A crib, perhaps. A diaper bag, absolutely. But that eyesore in the middle of your dining room that you will spend…

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A Changing Mat That’s Changing Minds

Rather than argue about the value of a changing table, I’d much rather complain about the crappy changing pad options out there. Most are incredibly flimsy, and require covers that end up in the wash…

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What’s Cool About Britax Car Seats? For One, the Names.

A few readers have recently written to ask us our favorite car seat reco, and right up there at the top is definitely Britax.

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Born Free, Free of BPA.

Check out any of the mom message boards and you’ll find members bragging about having used Born Free bottles since way before anyone else knew the dangers of BPA or knew how to pronounce Phthalates.

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A Reusable Swim Diaper. For Real.

We’re year-round pool goers in this family, and the water-worshipping indoctrination starts early. Out of the womb and into the pool, I say. That is, once I’ve gotten you out of your diaper, out of…

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Wanting to Put Your Baby In a Bubble Never Made More Sense

If you crane your neck to peek at my baby in his carrier, I’ll gladly angle him to give you a better view because I’m a sucker for compliments on my progeny. But when well-meaning folks (read: nosy…

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The Luxury Baby Wipe. For Very Lucky Newborns.

A high-end baby wipe? It was bound to happen. The new Baby Silk cleansing towelettes from MD Moms (who we looooove) are just wonderful if you are up to shelling out $12 for a pack of 72.

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Boon is Putting the Self in Self-Feeding

I have one of those toddlers who insists on feeding himself with a spoon or fork. He also refuses to wear a bib. Put those two together and it’s a brutal combination.





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