Mamas & Papas is good news for mamas and papas everywhere.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

The last thing that the world may be waiting for is another stroller brand. And yet Mamas & Papas is not new to the world–just to the US. As of, oh, about right now. And I actually was waiting for it. For real. After nearly 20 years, Britain’s number...

The wit, wisdom, and expensive stationery of Simon Doonan

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

Dempsey & Carroll makes the kind of fancypants stationery that you drool over in high end department stores — that is, if you’re the type who drools over fancypants stationery at all. Yes, I am that type. It’s the kind of stuff you want on hand...

The joy of skinny jeans. On kids.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

This post also appears on the Gap 1969 Stream, along with tons of photos, articles, inspiration, and tips about denim.When skinny jeans first hit the world of kids’ fashion, a lot of parents were thinking, huh? Me included. Back in the olden days, I remember...

Shopafrolic has us frolicking! And shopping. Not necessarily in that order.

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Most of us know designer Liz Lange for her fabulous maternity clothes, to which I’m eternally grateful for saving me from trapeze shirts. Four times. You may also know about her new Completely Me line of non-maternity clothes, at least if you’re an avid...

The power of restaurant placemats now at your dinner table

by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining

I’ve long thought about how to channel the power of the restaurant paper placemats in my own home so that we can all enjoy a pleasant meal. In other words, one in which the kids are occupied while I’m busy cutting their food into a billion pieces. Well the...

In support of the hardest laboring folks of all.

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

Happy Labor Day, mamas! On this day, we really wanted to give a big hooray to the hardest laboring folks of all: Moms. (No pun intended.)Of course Labor Day really is about, well, labor. Or unions, to be more specific. And while there’s no such union for...

Decorating for the hard to commit crowd

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

By the time my husband and I agree on a paint color, I’m pretty sure we’ll be ready to move out of this house. So instead of waiting until we find the perfect shade of green for our bedroom, I’m taking the bull by the horns and investing in a few...

Take your coffee habit on the go

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes

I definitely enjoy my one plus cup of coffee every morning, but with our new busy schedule, that usually means I’m enjoying it on the go, which means I have a perfectly good reason to purchase one of these simply fabulous ceramic travel mugs from Yevgenia....

Lili Kiks – Activewear for your stylish little athlete

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

My oldest daughter is now six, which means that holy cow I can’t believe I have a six-year-old!, and also, she’s in need of actual active wear thanks to a slew of afterschool activities that require something a little more sweat-friendly than her usual...

Framed! Framed, I tell you!

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

I still remember that excitement of putting together a little soft photo album for my babies. They’d gnaw at the pages and we’d convince ourselves that we were somehow imbuing them with essential social cues to put them on the path to heightened emotional...