by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I admit I’m cynical about a lot of things, but Santa, for some reason, is not one of them. I am already having the best time telling my 2 year-old about how this guy sneaks into the house while she’s sleeping and eats the cookies that she’s just...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
You might think that baby shoes made to order are merely something just for the rich. Allow me to correct that misperception. While perusing the wares at haute mama-run shop, Tiny McSmall, I lingered over all sorts of wish list-qualifying goodies from the likes...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I honestly didn’t understand the appeal of stick horses until I set my two year-old loose on a toy store display filled with them. My God, you would have thought they were real ponies the way her face lit up as she mounted one and took off down an aisle towards...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I have this thing about choosing holiday cards – if there’s any chance that mine ends up shoved to the back of the mantle behind the 8 million other cards, I’d just as well not send one. The Ornament card from Sprinkles Invitations is a very...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Calling all Hanukkah revelers: You have 3 weeks–that’s 21 days–left until the first night of the Festival of Lights. Man, we got a little ripped off with the limited shopping time this year, didn’t we.If you’ve been looking for some...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
We’re always on the lookout for something a little special and different in the way of holiday cards. I mean, anyone can hit the local Hallmark for a box set–if you don’t mind your generic card blending in with all the other generic cards on your...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Sometimes you just want a little something to send to a new parent, something with a Cool Quotient that exceeds the price tag. We’ve found that very thing in the limited edition Fill-in-the-Blank Family Tree at Sarah Neuburger’s always awesome shop The...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Everyone knows that babies go nuts for tags, but not everyone loves the mass produced tag blankets made from synthetic materials. (Raising hand here.) In which case, the Grabby Taggy pillows from the wonderful shop, Nico & Zoe might be more your style. We found...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Living far from friends and family means that the holiday card has the burden of making up for a whole lot of missed milestones. But who can pick just one picture to represent a whole year’s worth of cuteness? Well, now you don’t have to thanks to...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
As the day of giving thanks approaches, I think it’s important to think about how privileged we all are just to be able to sit behind our computer screens, connecting to other parents, doing a little shopping, playing a little Snood. Starting tomorrow,...
