Our good friends at ohdeedoh have launched The Homies, a contest to find the best kids' design blog of 2008 and we're honored to have found Cool Mom Picks on the list! But the truth is, we probably wouldn't even vote for ourselves, that'…
Among the many things my mom was a stickler about , a written thank you note for gifts was pretty close to the top of the list. I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I've gotten lax when it comes to heeding her word--but with these two aweso…
Whether you've got kids with sensitive skin, or you're just not into dealing with the chemical processes that even the regular 100% cotton clothes go through, then it's nice to know that you've got lots of eco-friendly kids' clothing opt…
Babies look cute in hats with bear ears. They just do. That's the rule. But the truth is, babies also look cute in hats with Joop ears, Balob ears and Tada ears. And if you have any idea what I'm talking about you're evidently familiar w…
With my kids becoming more territorial about their things, I can only imagine the fights that I'm going to have to mediate courtesy of Santa this year. So I'm thinking about preparing in advance for once, and snatching up a personalized …
If you have holiday guests (of the fun variety) to entertain over the next couple weeks, run -- don't walk -- and grab yourself a copy of SingStar ABBA for PS2 or PS3. As a huge, cheesy, unabashed ABBA fan, when I had the chance to revie…
Since my sweet third child will most likely be relegated to a life of shared toys and hand-me-down clothes, it's always nice when someone sends her a personalized gift that makes it 100% clear that it was meant for her and her alone. So …
With the last shopping weekend before Christmas and Hanukkah, we're down to the wire. To save you from the dreaded rush shipping costs, we've asked our editors, contributors and some of our favorite savvy shoppers around the web to offer…
I realize that drooling over a baby towel might seem a bit ridiculous, but when your closet is stuffed to the gills with old, rough towels, then you'd be just as excited as I was to wrap your baby up in a Bamboosa Bath Wrap found at Peek…
Remember that awesome $5k Intel tech makeover we got to help give away this fall? And you helped vote for the winners? And you were kind of hoping it was you but realized that the people who won were so deserving that you felt perfectly …
I've been a fan of white serving pieces ever since my mother taught me that the food should be the star of the dishes, and not the dishes themselves. (Of course that presumes that I am capable of creating star-like food to begin with. Th…
My extremely generous in-laws keep bugging me about what they can get me for Christmas, and quite frankly, unless it's some magic bubble that I can place over my children so that they will healthy for longer than one week at a time, I'm …
I've not yet met a mom who loves stuffing he baby in some sort of hot, fuzzy baby bunting for a trip outside in the cold. Well, all that's about to change thanks to Kate Quinn Organics' baby bunting , found at Portland shop Little Urbani…
I wrestle with the idea of what to get my two-month old daughter for Christmas, because well, she's two-months and what the heck does she care about what's sitting under the tree for her, right? But then I have to wonder if it'll come ba…
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It's no trouble finding a range of organic onesies bedecked with humorous sayings and adorable designs these days. But I'm a fan of the solid, slogan-free organic play clothes as well, which can be a little harder to track down unless yo…
Eight days to go until Christmas and I'm already tired of the same six holiday tunes that seem to be in rotation in every store, taxi, and coffee shop in NY. If you're looking for a slightly more irreverent alternative, check out the vir…
It is four days before the official start of winter and we are already down one scarf, 1 1/2 pairs of gloves, and two hats. Some of them mine. While I'm reluctant to shell out big bucks on replacing them, I'm sort of having trouble resis…
I often have feelings of envy as I push my 19 month-old in her stroller on cold days, thinking it would be nice if it were she pushing me around town instead. Eh, I guess there's plenty of time for that when I'm 80. Now I'm feeling doubl…
If you are still looking for a last minute gift for that hot, carnivorous man in your life, we have found the very thing: The men's Meat Tees from Brooklyn's Wooster Street Meats . These shirts are emblazoned with your man's (or your kid…
Shameless holiday card procrastinator #87146B here, hanging head low and admitting that I have not yet picked out our family's holiday cards. Most likely we'll do what I generally do, which is send out New Year's cards instead. But for y…
We're at the moment in the holiday season when I realize I need gifts for all those other deserving people in our lives: teachers, dance instructors, party hosts , house cleaners, the personal chef (ha! kidding!). To the rescue: the clea…
I know there are some of you out there still looking for one special Christmas gift for some lucky little girl--and only because I count myself among you. Well fear not, because at etsy shop Little Big Pants, artist Terra Krebbs ' lovely…
I do recognize that some girls on my list are all into fairies and tutus and princess tiaras, but I am still having trouble just giving in and buying some crappy marabou slippers or Cinderella wand. So I am so excited to have discovered …
When we first started Cool Mom Picks, there was definitely a wave of rock 'n roll themed stuff for kids. This year, it was all about organics. So it was only a matter of time before it all came together into some sort of cool, organic, r…
