by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
We’ve seen quite a few “party in a box” type services. A few are good, but most of them seem like you’re paying for someone else to go down to Target and grab a bunch of matching paper plates and streamers. I feel like if you’re going to...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
We use juice boxes pretty sparingly around these parts but their convenience at times trumps the sticky hands and wet shirts that come when my kids squeeze the box before it hits their mouth. Or, let’s face it, the entire time they’re drinking.But now that...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
We were dismayed when we learned that our friend, fellow blogger, and all around cool mom of three, Anissa Mayhew, suffered a severe stroke a few weeks ago which has left her hospitalized–but increasingly responsive every day. Known for her lively tweets and...
by Susan | Cards + Stationery
Looking for a gift that’s Just Right for your child’s teacher? A wee gift that says “We appreciate everything you do!” without getting too personal? Lovely monogrammed notecards are always a good bet – you know, to write thank you notes...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
I think I just knocked a couple of gifts of my list with the Mobile Foodie Survival Kit spotted at Uncommon Goods. This purse-sized tin of organic herbs, spices and condiments will help the finicky eaters of the world better endure the indignity of rest stop fast food...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
There’s nothing like watching an actual safety demonstration to convince you of a car seat’s actual safety, and that was just the case with the new Air Protect car seat from Safety 1st after I saw it in action at the ABC Kids Show in Las...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
For years we’ve been professing our love for Psychobaby, mostly because they make our job of finding edgier baby gifts ridiculously easy. And since they’re always updating their inventory with new, fabulous items, we decided to update our own category of...
by Barbara | Uncategorized
While you might manage your holiday-based communications via e-cards and virtual greetings, you probably, like me, have a secret print fetish. Thick, creamy paper stock, imprinted with subtle, artsy inks — in a world of texting, a simple “I miss you”...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Whereas Alvin and the Chipmunks blaring on the radio this week was a far too jarring transition for me into Holiday Music Overplay Season, popping in the new Uncle Rock CD, Express Your Elf, was much more what the doctor ordered. Or at least the two kids in the back...