by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
While my four-year-old daughter can definitely write her name, she still has trouble nailing that tricky letter N. But now, thanks to her Little Stamp, she doesn’t have to tell me that the N in her name is a super special fancy letter that’s not in...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Generally speaking, I pry out the batteries from those loud plastic toys at first opportunity. But upon seeing the New School DJ Mixer at Ollie Bollen, the only thing I could think about digging out were my go-go boots; you know, if I could still fit my big...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
We’ve all wished for more hours in the day, but I think mom and artist Rebecca Peragine of Art and Philanthropy must have actually found them. In fact I’m sure she’s uncovered a way to recycle those hours just as she recycles everyday objects in her...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
Oh Petit Flaneur, where have you been all my gift-giving life? This brand new Toronto-based design shop is doing super fabulous things with a combo of natural or reclaimed materials from local sources and a sharp design sense. The handmade wooden blocks may be the...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Not every pregnant woman spends her pregnancy scarfing down Twix Bars and chocolate chip pancakes. Or so I hear. (Ahem.) Some actually go all greenmarket for nine months, craving organic bell peppers, counting carbs and actually taking her prenatal vitamins without...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Graphic designer Jenn (just Jenn) does some pretty irreverent things with stationery at her shop Just Jenn Designs – I wouldn’t necessarily get my kid a set of the punk-ass cursive cards, although I really do like them. Neither would she, evidently which...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
Little known geeky fact about me: I’ve collected stamps since I was my daughter’s age. Before you question my credibility where it comes to finding cool picks for fabulous moms, check out PhotoStamps at Stamps.com, where geeky philatelists and devoted moms...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
Becoming a mother gave me a new awareness of all sorts of things in life from the rate at which a baby’s nails grow to why feeding strained prunes while wearing linen is a bad idea. Soon my enlightenment extended to the political arena too, got me engaged in...
