by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I’ve got a nagging fear that today’s generation of girls, growing up in Swarovski-studded shirts that say future model, are in for quite a shock when they get older and do not, in fact, turn out to be models. Some of them might become icky things like...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
Unwrapping the big box that had arrived in the mail last week, I was excited that one of my parents’ fancy uptown friends had sent me a spectacularly expensive looking layette for my new baby. I was mildly disappointed however when it struck me that it was not...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
I remember, with some regret, the first doll my daughter was given. It was made from a heavy plastic and had a gigantic wobbly head — certainly not something I’d like to cuddle up with in bed. So when I saw the adorable felt dolls from Lindie &...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
It’s true that works of kiddie-style art rarely resemble anything that can be described as art, or style. Seriously, how many ways can you draw a cartoon bear? But now b.grafik studio offers a gallery of contemporary alphabet works that the whole family can...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I see the racks of kid’s sunglasses at the superstores and while the hot pink princess shades might seem terribly cute to my daughter, they do nothing to protect her from the sun–or make me keen on buying them. If you’ve got beach weekends or pool...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
If those mall makeover shops for grade-school girls are any indication, a young girl’s fantasy career is now limited to slutty rock star, slutty model, or slightly less slutty princess. So I’m very happy–even relieved–to have been introduced to...