by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I’m always looking for books for my daughter featuring strong female protagonists. They don’t have to be fist-in-the-air feminist characters, but they don’t have to be princesses dreaming of marrying princes, either. So I’m really enjoying...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
My daughter has been introduced to the scientific concept of metamorphosis by, of all things, an episode of The Wonder Pets. She now understands, in her 2 year-old way, that a caterpillar turns into a "buh-fwy." Also that butterflies sing and dance....
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
If you’ve got a kid who’s into the binkies, and therefore drops the binkies, and therefore makes you bend down to pick up the binkies 674 times a day–can you tell I know of which I speak?–check out the paci clips from Bink Link. The wooden...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I can barely keep my head above water with two kids of different ages so the notion of triplets (triplets!!!) sends me into shock. And I’m not just talking about all those diapers or managing their feeding schedules. I’m thinking about the important...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
As a writer I’ve always subscribed to the adage, "write what you know." And I assume the same goes for other art forms as well. (Paper maché what you know!) So it’s not surprising that prolific illustrator and photographer Stephanie Wise...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I’m a huge fan of choosing wood over plastic when it comes to kids’ toys. My only gripe is that they often seem to be just for show, and not made to stand up to the drooly mouths and rough grips of actual children. This is not the case, however, with the...
