by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
Though we have stacks of kids’ music CD’s—one of the perks of reviewing kids’ music for Cool Mom Picks–I know that I’ll always hear something from Justin Roberts coming through our stereo’s speakers every few days. It’s...
by Cool Mom Team | Living
I usually leave the furniture assembly to my husband; not because I don’t know my way around a tool box, but because I figure I did all that kid-having so it’s only fair that he do all the direction-following and screwing together of 400 parts.But...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
I got a snazzy new camera for Mother’s Day and hoped it would instantly turn me into a photographer that makes grown men cry. Instead, I’m still taking loads of uninspired, far-away photos of my kids doing various inexplicable things. What I need is a...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized
Up until now, I thought of kids’ slippers as a blah winter afterthought or last minute stocking stuffer. But once I saw my own little fairy stomping around the house in these Pixie Slippers from Organic Echo, I realized that they’re not just foot warmers....
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
As I recently told a reader who commented on a post about maternity lingerie, we laugh when we receive size 32A nursing bras for review. Um, yeah, I’ll have my four year-old try that on for you, stat. We busty girls have it harder than you think! And while...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized
It’s easy to feel hopeless in today’s world, like one person can’t make a difference in the face of earthquakes and oil spills and families without health insurance. That’s why we’re so excited about Kickstarter, a website connecting...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Yes it’s kind of a cliche that all dads like barbecuing and therefore all need grill tools for Father’s Day. But at least in my family, all the dads do like barbecuing and need grill tools for Father’s Day, so there. I love the look of all the...
by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining
I’m in love with a set of drink coasters if such a thing is even possible. But when I spotted these handmade film director coasters on Etsy this morning, my heart started racing, my palms got all sweaty, and I think, my friends, that that sounds like love. The...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes
So what do I have in common with some of the coolest celebrity moms in America? And no, it’s not rock-hard abs; it’s an appreciation of Organically Raised: Conscious Cooking for Babies and Toddlers, an intriguing new “cookbook with a...