Children’s Books the Way They Used to Be. Literally.

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

I’m so excited to have discovered (at Toy Fair, of all places) the wonderfully named Seattle-based Laughing Elephant Books. If you’re feeling nostalgic for beautifully illustrated, printed and bound books of your youth – or more likely the ones...

Pillowcases That Could Keep You Up Giggling

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I have so much respect for designers who really do innovative things with nursery bedding. And if it’s got a sense of humor – all the better. I mean, who says kids sheets have to be all about super heroes or butterflies?So of course I was instantly taken...

Socks To Be You

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

Socks don’t tend to be something moms get excited over. In fact, aren’t they the butt of jokes about bad gifts, along with fruitcakes and Dustbusters? But then mama-run Nix Baby came along with their awesome All-Star collection of socks, and now I’m...

The Drool On the Diaper Bag Will Be Your Own

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

While we love tracking down cool, smaller label diaper bags, there’s something extraordinary about finding one that really – no, really – no other mom on the playground will be carrying. How can we make that guarantee? Well in the case of the...

Dropps it Like it’s Hot

by Cool Mom Team | Living

I really wish someone had warned me about the crazy amount of laundry that one tiny baby requires – and the crazy amount of extra-special baby detergent that, truth be told, doesn’t work worth a damn. But now I have Dropps, a fantastic...

And the Seasons, They Grow Round and Round

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

My philosophy is if you’re still looking for a desk calendar in late February, then you’re the type who needs one the most. Take this Plantable Eco Calendar found at the Olive Barn. At first glance, I was taken by the whimsical artwork, but when I...

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Drool Catchers

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

No doubt that when the punk subculture began back in the mid-70s, the hope was that one day the iconography would be co-opted and mass produced on waterproof baby bibs, then sold through major retailers for $5.95 plus tax. All cynicism aside, the new Urban Chaos bibs...

Pak Nak Fever

by Cool Mom Team | School Gear

As a child of the 70s, I remember insisting that my mother sew my soccer patch, my daisy patch, and two souvenir patches from a family trip to Europe right on the top of my Osh Kosh overalls. Ah, my early days as a fashion trendsetter. Patches may have gone the way of...

Time To Work Off Those Pregnancy Kit-Kat Cravings?

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Now that the baby is out and spring is on its way, I’m itching to get back on my bike and out on the trails in my neck of the wild, wild west. But breastfeeding the kiddo through three layers of activewear isn’t feasible – or is it? Turns out,...

“I’d Like to Thank Cool Mom Picks…”

by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services

Motherhood means giving up more than your waistline, I realize, as Oscar weekend is upon us and of all the nominated flicks, I’ve managed to catch only one of them. If you’re in my (sad, pathetic) boat, we have the solution for you: Get yourself a sitter...