by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I’ve said before on these pages that I am lacking the crafty gene. And so thank goodness there are people out there who are making beautiful things for my children to wear–like mom and designer Kami Friday, who creates some of the coolest clips for kids at...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
Maybe because I’ve got an ex-boarder in the family, but I’m a sucker for skateboarding clothes on kids far more than other sports-inspired clothing. (Although props to bowling shirts – love you guys. Mwa.) I’m always on the lookout for suave...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I always admire parents with a great eye – you know, the ones who enter the "my nursery is awesome and yours isn’t" type of contests on AT: Nursery, and actually win. I think their kids are so lucky to get to grow up in such beautiful, artful...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
While we haven’t sold out to the Hollywood machine just yet (Watch out Harvey Weinstein, we’re coming for you!) we are excited to tell you about the nine short Cool Mom Picks videos we taped for Alpha Mom TV launching this week.Catch editors Liz (pregnant)...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Who slipped that new indie rock album into my car’s CD player? Oh wait, that’s no indie rock album, that’s kids’ music. From a duo called Ellen and Matt. Who knew?Their very enjoyable CD, Best Friends has been compared to songsters as diverse...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
There’s more to the color spectrum than pink and purple, but try telling that to a little girl. I’ve found they often need a little encouragement from fashion-forward parents in order to break away from those girly-girl trends–only to find out they...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
It’s getting to the point where ACDC toddler tees and Metallica onesies are so easy to find, if you’re looking to stand out, you’re going to have to reverse course. In other words, Barry Manilow duds. Liberace. Or how about Nelson? (That middle one...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
It might be harder to find cute boys clothes than cute girls clothes, but one place boys have it good is with room decor. J Austin Ryan is an online gallery featuring all kinds of original work from artist Marnie Vollenhals but it’s her boys art that really...
by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear
Okay so you went and got that Nemo (or whatever) backpack for your daughter that she begged for – and now, only six minutes into the school year she’s too old for it. How quickly they grow. And how taxing it can be on our wallets.A stylish and way...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
When you see as many baby onesies as we do–and holy hell do we see a lot of baby onesies–it’s exciting to stumble on the ones created by an artist experimenting with a different kind of canvas. That’s how I feel about the ones from brand...
