Corolle Les Cheries dolls: The best dolls for 5 year olds who are more interested in berets than burping.

by Liz Gumbinner | Kids

I still stand by Corolle baby dolls as the best of the bigger brands. Designed in France and smelling lightly of vanilla, they’re really everything you want a doll to be. Unless when you’re looking for the best dolls for 5-year olds who have outgrown the...

Corolle’s new doll is ready for bathtime. Even if your kid never is.

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

Despite all the water play of the season, summertime means extra bathtime for my kids to wash off the grimy residue of the day’s sunscreen, sweat, and sand. To keep the kids company, long-time favorite Corolle offers plenty of dolls for the bath, and...

Corolle’s potty training dolls for your whiz kids (heh)

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

I jumped through many hoops to get my son to finally use the potty: candy rewards, sticker charts, pleading. But I never did try a potty-training doll since I found most of them to be kind of unappealing as a doll that you’d want to snuggle at night after...

14 seriously cute Easter gifts for babies to keep them from eating the fake grass

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Easter Gifts, Toys + Playthings

Looking for cute Easter gifts for a baby’s first (or second) Easter is always so fun. So much cuteness! So much pastel! So many rabbits! And the best part is, you can save all the good chocolate for yourself. We skipped the fussy baby bow ties and itchy...

Our 10 Best Gifts for Little Kids 4-8 | Small Business Holiday Gift Guide 2020

by Liz Gumbinner

Our 10 best gifts for little kids 4-8 When you’re shopping for holiday gifts for kids 4-8, things really start getting fun. So many opportunities to help them learn, help them play, help them dream, help them grow into the amazing humans they’re meant...

The best baby shower gifts under $50

by Cool Mom Team

If you’ve got up to $50 to spend on baby shower gifts, we’ve scoured the corners of the interwebs to find the absolute coolest ones. Whether you want a practical baby shower gift, something a little outrageous, or something so sweet + sentimental...

How to survive the last month of school. You’ve got this, parents | Spawned Ep 154

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

The countdown to summer has begun, and if your schedules are anything like ours, things get a whole lot crazier this last month (or couple of weeks, depending on where you live). On this episode of Spawned Parenting Podcast, we’re sharing our tried and true tips...

7 important reasons that children need baby dolls — both girls AND boys

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings, Baby

For years, we’ve written about the joy and beauty and specialness of baby dolls as gifts for our kids, from newborns to toddlers, even our school-aged kids. A doll can be a cherished best friend, a bedtime comfort, a travel companion, a tea party guest, and...

The perfect first Easter gifts for babies: These 11 sweet bunny gifts

by Caroline Siegrist | Baby, Easter Gifts

Since my own one-year-old son is just old enough to start appreciating the magic of Easter for the first time,I had the best time looking for cute first Easter gifts for babies like mine. I landed on the idea of bunny gifts and accessories, because duh, bunnies...

Hello, Dolly! Here are 6 of the coolest and most diverse dolls for holiday gifts this season.

by Georgette Gilmore | Toys + Playthings

As a mom to two beautiful biracial girls, I know just how difficult it can be to find diverse dolls for them to play with. When my firstborn was a baby, it was downright impossible. Today, there are so many dolls for girls and boys that capture the beauty of different...