by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
Socks don’t tend to be something moms get excited over. In fact, aren’t they the butt of jokes about bad gifts, along with fruitcakes and Dustbusters? But then mama-run Nix Baby came along with their awesome All-Star collection of socks, and now I’m...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
I really wish someone had warned me about the crazy amount of laundry that one tiny baby requires – and the crazy amount of extra-special baby detergent that, truth be told, doesn’t work worth a damn. But now I have Dropps, a fantastic...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
My philosophy is if you’re still looking for a desk calendar in late February, then you’re the type who needs one the most. Take this Plantable Eco Calendar found at the Olive Barn. At first glance, I was taken by the whimsical artwork, but when I...
by Cool Mom Team | School Gear
As a child of the 70s, I remember insisting that my mother sew my soccer patch, my daisy patch, and two souvenir patches from a family trip to Europe right on the top of my Osh Kosh overalls. Ah, my early days as a fashion trendsetter. Patches may have gone the way of...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
Now that the baby is out and spring is on its way, I’m itching to get back on my bike and out on the trails in my neck of the wild, wild west. But breastfeeding the kiddo through three layers of activewear isn’t feasible – or is it? Turns out,...
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
Motherhood means giving up more than your waistline, I realize, as Oscar weekend is upon us and of all the nominated flicks, I’ve managed to catch only one of them. If you’re in my (sad, pathetic) boat, we have the solution for you: Get yourself a sitter...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
We know. When it comes to kids, sometimes you just have the urge to, you know, toss something about. For such an occasion, we humbly suggest the throw pillows from the Modern Basics brand new Baby Boo collection. Designer Page Ikeda (about to be a mama herself) has...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I’m not always enamored of animal artwork for the kid’s room because much of the time, you end up with baby-ish images longer than you have actual babies. But in the case of the elephant canvases at Modern Dose, heck, I could live with them in my own...
