by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Imagine if the B-52’s, Abba, REM and Devo moved into a house with four keyboards and a giant dress-up closet. And then imagine that they sang Beatles and Queen and Carpenters songs and sometimes rapped. Dream Jam Band is like that. One of them is related to...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I’m always on the look out for something to do with my favorite pictures, other than frame them. Custom bags, jewelry – you name it, I’ve got it. But puzzles? Not until now.While it’s easy to be mesmerized by Liberty’s unique vintage...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
We’ve seen a whole lot of handmade felt hair clips, but none that made us grin quite like The Little Lady Clip at Lily-Pie designs. Let’s just say Kristen and I had a grand old time coming up with other names for it – although granted The Bathroom...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
A reader recently emailed asking about cool toiletry cases for kids. My answer was that most of them are pretty lame, and you’re better off sticking with something basic from your local CVS. (Not that he knows it though – my email bounced back twice....
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
If there’s one huge difference between my son and my daughter, other than the obvious, of course, it’s that my son has a penchant for total destruction unlike anything I’ve ever seen. And so what’s more perfect than this Robot...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
No one tells you when you start buying cute hair clips for your daughter–probably long before she’ll even keep them in her hair for more than two seconds–that you might want to consider some way to put them away properly each night. As in, not a pile...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
My husband decided to invite a few more people than I had intended (um, that would be none) to my son’s first birthday celebration. Instead of freaking out and slapping together some terrible goody bag, the personalized favor tags from Cocoblu Studio...
by Cool Mom Team | Valentine's Day
I know a few moms who think that Valentine’s day is strictly for adult-sized people. But knowing how much my toddler adores holidays, there’s no way I could leave her out entirely while her dad and I pop the Moet and scarf down truffles. If...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
When I hear that baby furniture is eco-conscious, I admit the first image that comes to mind is some unfinished knotty pine something or other that would look more at home in a hunting lodge than a modern nursery. But then I got an early look at the new offerings from...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
I’ve just returned from our first ever overseas trip with two children in tow. Thankfully (seriously, thank you powers-that-be) they were both exemplary travelers. While I’d like to think that my stellar parenting skills are entirely responsible, I have to...
