by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
With all the amazing advancements in baby gear over the last few years, I’m still baffled as to why baby swings are still so ridiculously heinous.Well, thanks to Fisher Price and DwellStudio’s new cradle swing, you can finally say good bye to circus colors...
by Cool Mom Team | Valentine's Day
Because, let’s face it, actual conversation heart candies are adorable but taste about 3% better than chalk, I love the idea of conversation heart cookies for Valentines Day. A half dozen yummy, almost cakey, pink frosted cookies from Cheryl&Co come with...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I love peeking across the ocean via the www to see what our European friends are doing as far as kids and design. Occasionally there’s some wacky baby tee featuring a wolf riding a unicycle with a pig on his head or something, but generally we’re in love...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
You know what a baby can never have too much of? Okay. Sleep. Right, you got me. But other than sleep, and poops that smell like roses? How about baby booties?Well in our house, the answer would be yes, considering I can’t keep track of all the teeny baby socks....
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I love children’s art that seems ripped out of the pages of a classic storybook. So when I discovered that very thing at the newly opened Tutti Studio…instant swoonage. Tel Aviv artist Tutti Shafir’s imaginative children’s giclee prints can...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I wish I were one of those crafty types who could look at an old sweater and see more than a Goodwill deduction. If you’re Viola Hale of Viola Studio, you imagine adorable stuffed animals including elephants, puppies, pigs, and even a moose made out of cuddly...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
So maybe lifting a pen and sticking on a stamp doesn’t seem like hard work, but when you’re chasing after three kids, putting on deodorant is a big deal let alone handwriting a note card. If there was ever a card worth the effort, it’s the gorgeous...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Looking around the online shop, Sage Baby NYC, which focuses entirely on eco-friendly baby gifts and gear, it was hard to know what to rave about first. Wait — I know. All of it. Co-owners and moms Francesca Olivieri and Susan Gluck-Pappajohn (NYC ballet fans...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I’ve made the leap into actually printing my photos, mostly due to pretty strong nudges from the grandparents who keep asking me for a darn hard copy of everything. So that means I’ve now got some pretty nice prints lying around, without the bookshelf...