- Table of Contents
- To read the articles listed here, pick up the October/November 2006 issue of Cookie. When articles from this issue are added to our site, you can follow the links from this page.
- Style+Beauty
- old-fashioned fun Cowboys, princesses, prairie girls, and teddy bears gather for a magical costume bash, captured by photographer Mary Ellen Mark.
- lounge acts Eight sets of sleepwear that make every night a slumber party for moms and children alike.
- wish they made it in my size A pair of hand-stitched baby shoes that will make you long for the days before you started wearing heels.
- launching pads Anti-aging face peels let you take a swipe at wrinkles without a trip to the dermatologist.
- bag of tricks With their proceeds going to breast-cancer causes, these beauty products are worth the splurge.
- Plus Aerin Lauder talks about having fast-paced boys and a fast-paced work life.
- Travel
- the great escape With fall's chill in the air, a weekend getaway to the coast calls for cozy tweeds and luscious knits.
- once upon a time Take a page out of a storybook with a family stay in one of the world's most magnificent castle hotels.
- cruise like a local in los angeles Discover the quirky toy stores, neighborhood taquerias, and kid-friendly museums of this sprawling city—by foot, not freeway.
- Plus Family vacations in wine country.
- Food+Parties
- into the woods A 6-year-old girl and her pixie friends frolic through an enchanted backyard to celebrate her fairy-themed birthday.
- Sneak It In: sweet potato Three tasty, marshmallow-free ways to get kids to gobble up this healthy root.
- Entertainment
- keep busy Our roundup of the best books, CDs, DVDs, toys and games for kids.
- Plus, a Q&A with Caroll Spinney, the man behind two of Sesame Street's iconic characters.
- Gear+Goodies
- carry grant Duckies and baby bunnies begone—these diaper bags for Dad have leading-man appeal.
- Home Front
- flip artists Mom-and-pop real-estate developers and their six kids settle down (for now) in a home full of whimsical, modernist play spaces.
- ask mrs. young Expert tips for transforming baby-making sex from a ho-hum task into a hot affair.
- all together now A passion for flea-market finds runs in one San Francisco family, right down to the vintage-toy-collecting youngest member.
- Sweetness and light Bedside beacons to keep closet monsters at bay.
- q&a with maggie mcmahon An 8-year-old New York City girl talks about sleepovers, decorating, and outgrowing Barbies.
- the name game A slew of baby-name websites has raised the stakes on finding the most perfect, most unique moniker.
- keeping score This issue's book list explores how parents divide the labor—and handle the resentment that often comes along with it.
- Plus Advice for maintaining parental privacy, and a stylish solution for drying bottles.
- Brain+Body
- Second Shot You had no trouble conceiving the first time around, so what's the problem now? A doctor and a shrink discuss the causes—and the anguish—of secondary infertility.
- something to speak of Experts weigh in on the practical and psychological benefits of raising a bilingual child.
- worst-case scenerio An expectant mother grapples with some worrisome test results and her own dark fears.
