This week on the Clever Parents Friday Picks of the Week: back to school lunch tips to lure your child into healthy eating, back-to-school spending tips, Modern Moms Groups and more!

Boston Mamas: Lunch Lures
Check out these back to school lunch tips that no doubt will lure your child in to enjoy a healthy meal.

Modern Mom Groups Have Launched! Meet other moms at exclusive Moms Night Out events, play dates and more.

MomFinds: Win a $100 giggle Shopping Spree The first giggle giveaway was such a big hit, we decided to give our readers another chance to win big..$100 big.

Moms Buzz: Back to School Spending Tips Here are some tips to spend less when going out shopping for Back-to-School necessities so that you “hit the books and not your wallet.”

One Chic Mama: Pumping Made Easy August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month and we bring you two great solutions to make it a little easier.

Learn how to throw an Explorer Party this week from Boston Mamas, plus giveaways galore on this week’s Clever Parents Blog Roundup.

Boston Mamas: Fun & Simple Explorer Party. Got curious kids? Check out this how-to on throwing a fun and simple Explorer Party.

One Chic Mama: Go Green, Go Gorgeous. Elwood makes chic yet comfortable and casual clothing from organic and renewable resources. Enter to win a Simone hooded Poncho!

MomFinds: Two Readers Will Win a Pair of Robeez Baby Shoes. Baby will be marching—er, crawling—to the beat of his or her own drum in these comfy, stay-put shoes from Robeez. Just tell us what size you want, and these rock ‘n roll shoes can be yours!

Moms Buzz: Bone Comic Book Giveaway (Kids Pack). Start the new school year with brand new stories to read to your children. In the Bone Comic Book Giveaway, there are 5 prizes of the comic book BONES! The grand winner gets a pack of Bone comic books #1-3 plus other goodies, and the other 4 winners get one book, the “Out from Boneville.”

Check out a natural craft dough that you don’t have to make yourself, plus giveaways for children’s books, a Cabana Life shopping spree and a personalized charm necklace.

Eco-Dough: Looking for a natural craft dough, but don’t have the time to make it from scratch? Then check out the fabulous eco-dough (also available gluten, soy, or dairy free) by green art supplier Eco-Kids. Read the rest »

This week on the Parent Blog Roundup, clever tips for coping with parent/child separation, the hilarious Jeannie Tate Show filmed in her minivan, Kimochi dolls and more!

Separation is never easy; here are tips from Boston Mamas - for both the parent who is leaving and the one who is staying - for coping with separation.

Catch Jeannie Tate’s Show from her minivan on Car & Caboodle. Read the rest »

Giveaways galore on this week’s Friday picks from around the web.

Boston Mamas: Win a Britax Convertible Car Seat! Does your kid need a cool new ride? Enter to win a Britax Diplomat Convertible Car Seat in the style of your choice!

Classy Mommy: Win $100 Gift Card to Toys R Us To celebrate VeggieTales:‘Lessons from the Sock Drawer’ DVD Release we’re giving away 1 Grand Prize of a $100 Toys R Us Gift Card so you can “Stock up on Summer Fun!” . 5 Runners Up will get a copy of the new Veggie Tales DVD titled “Lesson from the Sock Drawer”.

MomFinds: Win a Giant Gift Basket from Neat Solutions Always on-the-go? You’ll love this week’s goody basket filled to the brim with fun, practical baby products that are NEAT in every sense of the word.

One Chic Mama: You’re Jingling, Baby Hurry - enter to win a mother/daughter set of Cambodian jingle bells anklets from Baby Emi Jewelry. Deadline is midnight, tonight.

The Nest Baby: Book Club — Porn for New Moms We love this non-stop laugh fest. Pick up a copy and join our discussion now!

Suri’s Drinking Habits Becoming “Bottle-Gate”? Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter, Suri, was spotted sucking on a bottle in NYC earlier this week, spawning comments and criticism from various news outlets who say that at two years old, the tot should no longer be drinking from a bottle.

This week, the Clever Parents Blog Roundup is all about being green. Use these ten easy green tips from Boston Mamas to cultivate your family’s awareness about the earth and its limited resources. Take this green poll and tell the Moms Buzz what you do to stay green at home. Green your shopping with The Find Green, a search engine that One Chic Mama writes about this week. Read the rest »

What: Laundry Dropps

Why: If I count the number of laundry detergent bottles I go through each year, I’d probably have enough to fill a small landfill—something I’m not particularly proud of. Here’s an eco-friendly (and back-saving) solution—Dropps. One tiny dissolving pac contains enough detergent to wash a load of laundry, and it gets the job done nicely. No measuring, no messy spills, no guilt. Just good, clean fun. Yes, laundry can be fun.

Price: $6 for 20

Find it: dropps.com