by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
Despite my husband and my efforts to foist sidewalk chalk and softball bats on my daughter, she prefers the sparkly, the frilly, and the delicate. I’ve often changed the words to fairy tales while reading them to her because they seem so dang sexist. Enter...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
Fact: Moms like cookies. It is based on this statement of truth alone that I can highly endorse Sweet Talk Boutique, which turns yummy homebaked cookies into custom shower invitations, baby announcements, birthday cards and more.It may seem tough to mess up flour,...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I have never seen my 12 month-old daughter take to a doll quite like the handmade cutie that arrived from Poot & Boogie. Mostly she’s happy to entertain herself with blocks or turn things like paper clips and dog kibble into playthings. It’s not...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
You’ll never guess what I was doing while I typed this post. Even if you guess, you’ll never believe it. I didn’t believe it either.I was pumping. Given my dubious relationship with my old breast pump, which caused total work stoppage (and parental...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Okay so it’s like that old joke about grandparents who look at your kids’ video games and say VIDEO GAMES? Back in my day we played with twigs and rocks and we LIKED IT. But the truth is, is there really anything so bad about playing with twigs and rocks?...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
There’s not a lot of fun involved in breastfeeding in the beginning, as I can attest as a two-time, soon to be three-time nurser. Unless you enjoy the feeling of your boobs about to explode. But moms Shannon Payette Seip and Adrienne Hedger certainly found the...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
“Hey cool! My mom gave me a high-fiber vegan cookie bar!”Okay so phrases like high fiber, no refined sugar, no dairy or eggs aren’t generally an indication that kids will be excited about the resulting snacks. That’s why the newest goodies from...
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
Oh, the problems most moms are facing these days: Top tier pre-school interviews, PTA meetings conflicting with opening night at the opera, challenges with the live-in help.Okay, so that’s not actually the lives of most moms unless you’re watching that...
