by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
It’s been a while since we found some handmade dolls that we’re really crushing on. After all, December isn’t the only time we need great gifts for the special girls in our lives. A new find comes courtesy the etsy shop Little Big Pants, and its...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
Sometimes I am scared to use boo-boo panaceas for fear that my children will think them the only thing that can heal. The last thing you want is to be caught at the playground without a "magic Band Aid" to calm your hysterical child. Even so, my daughter has...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I’m one of those few new mothers who actually enjoys writing thank you notes. Even if I thank you in person for your lovely and thoughtful gift, be assured that I will break out a box of fabulous cards to thank you in writing as well. My latest find in the...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Recently we reviewed Catalog Choice which I continue to love (love! love!) but recently I’ve been turned onto a similar service to help cut down on junk mail: Green Dimes. Any service that guarantees to get rid of 90% of all your unwanted solicitations–not...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I’m more than happy to oblige my daughter’s new dinosaur obsession, that is if I could find a cool shirt that doesn’t display a mean, scary T-Rex.I’m prefering Hildegard, my new favorite bike-riding dinosaur from parent-run label...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
The notion of a dress "that twirls" used to seem kind of foo-foo to me until I thought back to my own childhood and my many hours simply spent spinning. I was like that kid in Parenthood who just spun until I fell down for fun, while other kids were doing...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Today is April 11. Which in most parts of the country doesn’t mean a whole lot. (Except for you, Joss Stone – happy birthday!) But around CMP it means it’s exactly one month until Mother’s Day, a perfect time to launch our second annual...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
One of our fave T-shirt discoveries last year were the bold alphabet toddler tees from BioME5 featuring alligators, bears and camels that actually look like alligators, bears and camels. And not some lame cartoon rendition. Seriously, I’m a little scared of the...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
We realize that baby booties are a frivolous purchase for a cute little lump who doesn’t do much more than poop and sleep (or if you’re my kids, not sleep). So that’s why you don’t buy them for your own baby. You get other people to...
