by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
My four year-old daughter recently informed me that jeans were “stupid.” Which, okay. Not the term I would use, but I get her point that she’d rather be wearing a dress, even to kick a soccer ball in the park. I know for a fact mom, designer and...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I want to be the mom who sits on the floor and plays board games for hours with her kids, but I usually start losing interest right around the same time my son tries to see how far he can hurl the dice. So we’ve tracked down some fantastic (dice-free) first...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
Oh how I love the new Xylophone Music Table from the quirky, nostalgia-tastic furniture makers at Jellio. This 40-inch long coffee table inspired by that ubiquitous toy xylophone of my misspent youth would look so fantastic in a colorful kid’s playroom, or even...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I’ve just learned at the very last minute that my daughters need a dressy dress for the holidays. So I’ve been checking frantically to see if one of my favorite labels, Ses Petites Mains has anything new and fabulous, and wouldn’t you know it –...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
Every year it becomes a challenge as to how to make my daughter’s artistic talent into an awesome holiday gift. This holiday season’s winner is the design your own chocolates from Rogue Confections which I had the chance to taste test at the One of a...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Every year we send special holiday cards to our close friends and family, so I’m always on the look out for cool, unique alternatives to the traditional Hallmark cards – like these festive letterpress and wood cards from Night Owl Paper...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I’ve long been a fan of the wooden, pedal-less early rider bikes which get kids more confident and more able to ride a real bicycle than anything I ever had back in the Stone Age. But the prices? Holy heck. And by heck, you know – I don’t mean heck....
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Every year I try to find a creative way to decorate my holiday gift packages with something other than the typical curly ribbon and shiny bow. This year, I’m going with small ornaments, and I love this cute felt Reindeer ornament from Lowell & Son.These...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
I still remain firmly in the camp that believes that My First Christmas onesies are a total waste of your hard-earned cash. And I’m not being a Scrooge, I swear – I just prefer to get a little more longevity out of my kids’ clothing than uh, one day....