A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

When it comes to baby gifts, I don’t want to be the practical mom who gives the ten-pack of store brand burp cloths. I want to be the fun mom! The one who gives something that will never be spit up on, peed on, or pooped on over the course of its lifespan. If...

Food Allergies, Now In Fashion

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

I have a child with a peanut allergy and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve told people about it, only to watch them cluelessly offer her something made with that very ingredient. Hello? Stop trying to kill my daughter, thankyouverymuch.But I do...

Love at First Flush

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Like most of you, I’ve got excellent environmental intentions. And yet, even as I toss my soda cans in the recycling bin, I’m still creating my own personal landfill of disposable diapers. I want another option, but let’s be honest, you need major...

The No-Nanny Diaries

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Remember the days of sassy hair dos, perfectly pedicured toes, and slim fitting couture? I do. But no one would ever have guessed that I hadany sense of stylebased on my current wardrobe of ponytail, t-shirt, and flip-flops. The moms at Planet Mom Tee Shirts...

Orca Comes to Your Tub

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

There is no such thing in my household as too many bath toys. In fact sometimes I need to make sure I’ve left room for the actual baby in the bathtub. Here’s one more I could justify buying: the whale bath stopper at Pinky & Company. See, it’s...

Fit Your Little Misfit

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

White sheep: Cute. Charming. Yawn. But black sheep, that’s a different story entirely.If like me you believe that fitting in is overrated, consider this black sheep tee for your rebel-in-training. The folks at Mighty Politey use charming illustrations to bring...

It’ll Lift Them Up Where They Belong

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Of all the things I was happy to pack away, nursing bras were at the top of the pile. And while I loved my nursing tanks almost more than life itself, there were times when I was pretty sure the girls were hanging a little lower than is probably recommended by the...

Sling Low Sweet Chariot

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I met another like-minded mom at this indoor playground the other day. As she packed up to leave, she picked up her one-year-old, popped him into her ring sling, and away they went – her hands free with him comfortably nestled on her hip. Then I thought. I need...

Clay Achin’

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

I am a jewelry snob of the highest order. So if I say I’m coveting something, you must believe I’m talking full-tilt, biblical scale, commandment-busting covetousness. That’s how I felt when I came across the jewelry of Minneapolis mom and skilled...

Mamas, Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowgirls

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

When I was young I wanted to be an indian princess. I didn’t know from PC terms or that this wasn’t an actual career that one could pursue; I just knew that Tiger Lily was the prettiest thing I had ever seen in my whole seven years of existence. One click...