Resource for Family Travelers

Child 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 necessities, the site is well-organized and even offers a search by age. Child To Go carries items from car and air travel to accessories and gear. Whether your planning a trip or arejust a family on the move, you will love this site!

Cool Tip: Cool Baby Kid readers should enter the code "5412105001" for 10% off your order!

Find Moms in Your Area

Social 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 invitation only sets this site apart and keeps it more community oriented. The home page even boasts a neighborhood-centered member and activity directory. Interested in helping to launch a citymommy in your area? Contact dayna@citymommy.com. There are too many cool things about CityMommy to tell you about here; you'll have to check it out for yourself! Let me know what you think.

Cool Tip: Use the code "mommy" to join CityMommy.

Saving for Kid's College; Free Money, Seriously!

UPromise 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 better way to save college bucks is to shop online through the UPromise link at participating merchants (there are a ton like ebay, Overstock, Snapfish, etc.) Granted, some percentages are small, ranging from 1% up, but it's all FREE!! I'm now obsessed with trying to get as many UPromise dollars into my account by shopping at participating stores, like getting gas at Exxon & Mobil (both contribute 1 cent per gallon.)

Cool Pick: Buy online and pick-up in store; you get the contribution but don't pay shipping

Tips for Making Hair Bows

Help 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 the top where you can clip and change bows.

Toddler- Making your own bows is easier and cheaper; this is from someone who didn't own a needle and thread or a glue gun! I make simple bows at a fraction of the cost but still buy more elaborate ones. You can make bows on barrettes to clip onto headband or buy clips when baby grows hair. The only place I've found clips is at Sally Beauty Supply.

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Cool Tip: Girly Things Website...the only free bow making guide I could find...indispensable!

Mother of All Baby & Toddler Resources

Babycenter Website

Babycenter 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

Graphics Designer/Free Blog Templates

Gisele Jacquenod: Designer Extraordinaire

I 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 one of Gisele's templates, I'd love to see it. And if you love this blog, feel free to subscribe or drop me a line...I'd love to hear from you.

Cool Pick: "Birdie Says" store for all things birdie including baby and kid stuff.

Cool Website for Babies & Kids

Kids & 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