Archive for November, 2007

Day Runner Family Matters - Campaign Launch

Family scheduling is no easy matter. Even before tots are old enough for activities, let alone school, it may be a challenge simply to remember appointments, gatherings, and travel plans. As the kids get older and busier, scheduling only grows more hectic. There’s a limit to how much information parents (mostly moms, [...]

Blog Blast This Friday: Get the Lead Out!

With the growing number of toy recalls that have become nearly impossible to keep track of, we’re happy to be teaming up with Consumers Union — an expert, independent, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers (best known, of course, for Consumer Reports).
They’re taking a [...]

Deceptively Delicious - Boosting Nutritional Value with “Secret” Ingredients

While the bloggers who reviewed Deceptively Delicious had varying degrees of success with the recipes they tried, nearly all of them came away with an appreciation for Jessica Seinfeld’s goal in writing the book: to get kids eating healthy food.
(Oh, and nearly all of them adored the art direction - lots of pink and kitschy [...]

Kids Are Americans Too - A Book Only an O’Reilly Fan Could Love (and Wacky Warning Label Blog Blast Winners!)

“The Parent Bloggers Network asked for reviewers who would be able to read Bill O’Reilly’s new book Kids Are Americans Too with an open mind. I figured I could do that.
And I tried. I really tried.
But man, Bill O’Reilly and I just are not BFFs. We aren’t.”
The general consensus among the parent bloggers who [...]

Dangerous Admissions Campaign Launch (and Beauty Confidential Blog Blast Winners!)

The Parent Bloggers enter the world of fiction with Jane O’Connor’s first novel, a new murder mystery “Dangerous Admissions,” which takes readers inside the life of divorcee’ Miranda “Rannie” Bookman as she takes on a job at a private high school academy. But leaving her job as a copyeditor for her new position turns out [...]

Beauty Confidential Blog Blast - Even Beauty Experts Make Mistakes

If you’ve ever wound your bangs around a curling iron, then sprayed the hot iron and your hair with Aqua Net hairspray to create a perfect pouf, raise your hand. Come on, admit it. Even the hippest among us did it.
What about Sea Breeze? Remember dousing cotton balls with that harsh potion in hopes that [...]

Vincent Shoes Final Round Up: Watch Out — There’s a New Shoe Sheriff in Town

After seeing bloggers rave about the styling and quality of Vincent Shoes, I was anxious to check them out for myself. And as one Cool Mom Picks reader put it, after seeing so many of the shlippers (shoe/indoor leather slipper), Vincent offers a wonderful yet still safe and comfortable alternative to the pre-walker shoe.
A family-run [...]