While I think it's kinda weird to dress your kids like mini-me ALL the time … sometimes it's super cute. My husband and my daughter own matching orange crinolines, for instance.

This in mind, I bring you Supersweet Creations and their cute matching tie shirts. While the picture is of Dad and son (a hottie dad, at that!), I see no reason why Mom and spawn couldn't wear the tie shirts and look cute, too.

While were staying gender unbiased, lets also check out these cool retro apron sets for kid-and-parent cooking adventures from  Aprilforshee!

And as long as your still here, go look at the matching tutu set offered at TheGirlyPlace.

Congrats to Jess, who left comment #129 on the Glittersniffer giveaway! Jess, check your email.

For the rest of you, although I only had one pack of sparkly eye dust to give away, Glittersniffer's Etsy store is STUFFED with colors (she's introduced some new ones just in the last week!) and she's got a great package where you can order 6 colors for only $25 — which gets 'em down to about $4.50/pot. (I know what I'm doing this afternoon…)

Tell Lela Offbeat Mama sencha — now go git glittery!

A few weeks ago on Facebook, I mentioned this made-to-order organic cotton hoodie, from Etsy seller simplebear.

"I'm hoping this will be the ultimate breastfeeding hoodie," I said.

And guess what? IT IS.

And guess what else? Simplebear has a made-to-order hoodie to give away to one of you!

Because not only is this the ultimate breastfeeding hoodie — it's really just the ultimate mama hoodie. I will tell you why.

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So, if there is a little girl in your life, you may have noticed that they are not too terribly bothered about modesty when wearing dresses and skirts. That's all fine and dandy of course — no shame issues need apply!

However, for many reasons, and especially at recess, Bloomers like this adorable pair from littlemave are a great solution.

These are perfect for the girl who likes dresses but still wants to hang upside down on the monkey bars or do cartwheels, or for the girl who thinks tights are itchy. These bloomers could make cute pants, too!

As the child of hippies, I never really learned how to put on make-up. My first experiences were in the context of doing musical theater in middle and high school — and stage makeup is, uh, not really a good model for daily wear. My cosmetics education then took a turn for the sparkly when I started going to raves in the mid-'90s. Suddenly, I couldn't leave the house without at least three different layers of glitter. Ever. Anyway, this is all to say that I don't know shit about make-up and my taste in eyeshadow is almost as loud as my taste in wedding shoes. Here's one of my more understated looks.

Given this love of sparkles and over-the-top-ness, I'm stupid-giddy about Glittersniffer Cosmetics, the brainchild of Lela, a 24-year-old Detroit mama to a three-year-old. Glittersniffer makes (not just sells — MAKES) some of brightest, sparkliest mineral-based eye shadows I've ever seen in colors like Zombie Girl, Contradiction, and Pink Pistol. Lela makes perfumes and other cosmeticstoo, but I'm obsessed with the eyeshadow. And I'm here to share the obsession with you via a giveaway!

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Kids emulate the adults in their lives. So why wouldn't your son imitate you babywearing his younger sibling? Why not foster nurturing behavior in our boys? Some boys like baby dolls! Big deal!

Etsy seller Squarepear has the right idea with this blue camo ring sling for boys. What a great way to prepare your sons for a new baby in the house, or to illustrate gentleness to a smaller sibling or friend.

Squarepear makes girly baby doll slings too, and even some for dads!