Snap On, Snap Off

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Why is it when you finally get around to buying clothes and room duds that support your kids’ interests (read: feed their obsessions), they have already moved onto something else? You end up being out countless dollars, and up about 14 Winnie-the-Pooh shirts and...

Achtung Baby!

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

Classic. Soothing. Lullabies. Brisa’s selection of music for children is easy on the ears and ranges from Mozart to Elvis. We’re especially digging the Beatles for babies as well as the Brisa Lullaby Wiegendorfer. Also included in Brisa’s collection...

First Impressions

by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services

Got a bun in the oven? Know someone who does? My wholehearted recommendation: Ceci New York for custom baby announcements. Everyone deserves a stylish introduction which is why Lisa Hoffman, founder and creative force behind the design shop, makes it her mission to...

Come On, Swaddle Me

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

Did you listen to the OB nurse when she explained the perfect swaddling technique? I don’t know about you, but I was way too busy worrying about attaching the baby to my boob to think about tightly wrapping my child in a crappy hospital blanket. But when I got...

Stay Undivorced

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

WryBaby is one of our go-to sites at CMP, and also one of yours judging from the number of tips we receive about them. Of all the cheeky gifts you’ll find there, The Wheel of Responsibility is a favorite. It’s just what it sounds like – a simple way...

Let Them Eat Cupcakes.

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

A Cup-a-Cake container is one of those items that on first glance makes you say, "huh?" On second glance you think, "pretty smart," and on third glance you’re like, "I need forty-two of them, NOW NOW NOW!" I don’t know about...

Now You Can Save Your Singing for the Shower

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

If you are one of those moms who’d love to take your kid to music class but dreads singing in front of anyone except yourself in the bathroom mirror, then the Music’s Everywhere dvd is the perfect solution for you. Created by Boston husband and wife team...

A Cause We Can All Rally Behind

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Dianetics states that moms in labor "maintain silence in the presence of birth to save the sanity of the mother and the child and safeguard the home to which they will go." Um. Democrat or Republican, red state or blue, I think we can all agree on one thing:...

Keep That Binky on a Short Leash

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

Sure, bunnies and teddy bears are cute and all, but just because you have a baby doesn’t mean you have to look like one. That’s the problem with a lot of baby gear. It’s made for them but YOU still have to carry it around. Well…we know you...

I’m A Sucker For The Snack Sack

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

I think we spent more time standing in front of the stroller selection at our local Baby Superstore than we did trying to conceive the little creature.This stroller didn’t have a cup holder for Mom.That stroller didn’t have a big enough cargo space. Standing...