Lucky Wang = Lucky Baby

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

Oh how I love kimonos on little babies. Just love them. While I’m excited that my eleven month-old is waving and clapping and saying YAH YAH YAH (seriously, does that count as a word?) I am sad that she’s moving past that age where I can just stick her in...

Bangs Be Gone

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

My daughter informed me that she wants to "lose her bangs." I’m not sure if it’s because she has somehow gone from 3 to 14 overnight, or if she just wants another few Seabands to wear. These bright, adorable cotton headbands from designer/mom...

Go Ahead and Get Picky With That Crib Bedding

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

The greatest time suck of my pregnancy was, oddly, spent on crib bedding websites. Javis-Davis, easily our fave custom crib bedding company (see our rave here) has just cut down the time you’ll need to spend looking for nursery bedding. Or wait – maybe...

Baby Loves Hip Hop. And Dinosaurs. And Eating Dog Food – But That’s Another Story.

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

The way I see it, kids are ridiculously obsessed with dinosaurs and they love a kicking beat, so it was only a matter of time before the two came together. Baby Loves Hip Hop made it happen. Adding to their smash hits Baby Loves Jazz and Baby Loves Disco, this latest...

Time to Pack Up the Wool Blankets

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Call me a blanket snob, but it drives me crazy when a blanket isn’t finished as perfectly on both sides. Considering most babies kick the thing all over the place, why even bother picking out a beautiful fabric if all anyone is going to see is the solid...

Video Birth Announcements: It’s a New World, Isn’t It

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I procrastinated greatly putting together my second daughter’s birth announcement, in part because I couldn’t settle on a single photo. I needed more than one to capture her personality, but I’m not crazy about cards cluttered with images. Cool Dog...

Burp Cloths That Don’t Encourage Spitting Up – From You

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I confess, I’m not much of a fan of burp cloths. The fabrics are either too scratchy or too foo-foo, and the nice ones don’t exactly make you want to employ them for their intended purpose. I’m happy to say however that I’ve finally found some...

Family Photo Sorting Help, Just In Time for Mother’s Day

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

Recently my family found a box of my Great Uncle’s old photos. They were fascinating — exotic locations, men in uniform — but apart from the one familiar face, even my mom, his favorite niece, did not recognize another person or place. Now inspired...

I Wish They All Could Be California Boys

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

The number one question we get in the CMP inboxes (besides Dear friend would you please helep me I am Nigerian prince I inheret $60 million dollars US) is easily Where can I find some cool boys clothes? Fear not dear parents of boys, we have you covered. And right...

When I Think Nursery Decor, I think Deer Head

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

When brainstorming decorating themes for my daughters’ bedroom, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely hunting lodge. Okay, so it’s not. But I would consider fun-ing things up a bit with this 3-d deer head puzzle mounted over the bed. You or...