by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I might not be a huge fan of the lacy froo-froo get-ups for my daughter, but that doesn’t mean I can’t get sucked in by some of our awesome girlie picks – like these custom wool felt crowns from Cakies. Granted, they’re not really that girlie,...
by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics
Ask just about any former nursing mother about lanolin and she’ll flinch and cross her arms over her chest. I’m having a nasty flashback myself now. Believe it or not, lanolin can be used on other parts of your body too, like those chapped lips that are an...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
There is one book that the editors of CMP have been waiting for more eagerly than any other: Sleep is For the Weak: The Best of the Mommybloggers. Because it will be awesome. Because you won’t be able to put it down. Because you will laugh your arse off then...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
At first glance, the shell-shaped plastic Bilibo seemed sort of odd to me. Is it a seat? A stool? Another container for junk? I was skeptical when it came our way to say the least. But then I gave it to my three-year-old and she literally played with it for a solid...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
Everyone knows that Jet Blue is God’s gift to traveling families. Even those who turn their noses up at TV for kids have to be at least secretly psyched for a few hours of Nickelodeon distraction. But I do admit a little hesitance to stick those earphones on my...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
Why have we not seen any organic shopping cart covers yet? Think about it, it makes perfect sense: If you’re the type who is freaked out by what might be on that rickety cart in your local Albertsons, you’re probably also worried about the chemicals that...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
While we Gen-X parents may have outgrown our Lollapalooza days (Primus so rocked it in ’93) it doesn’t mean we’re ready to hang up the proverbial Docs just yet. Which is why the Kidzapalooza summer concert has become such a rollicking annual...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
While I’ll readily admit that I’m not the greenest mama out there, it’s not for lack of trying. Let’s face it: a lot of environmentally friendly products aren’t as effective as their counterparts – and they’re more expensive....
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
What is cool? This site. And now it’s got an even cooler name: Kirtsy. Just makes you want to flit around in a little floral twirly skirt to the Nutcracker Suite, doesn’t it?Click over and check out the same awesome link sharing, same enjoyable time suck....
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
It’s bathing suit season and I’m not ready. Not for me (although really, I’m not ready) but for my three year old daughter who, if this year’s crop of children’s suits are any indication, is supposed to be wearing a string bikini, a...
