I had my fair share of hearty chuckles after discovering Motherhood with Attitude's hilarious greeting cards last year. So when co-owner Janalee Chmel clued me in to their new Thank You Card Box Set , it's no wonder I nearly peed my pant…
Cool Mom Picks takes no official position on the presidential candidates besides keeping our eyes out for the coolest tees of the season on both sides of the aisles. Apologies to the GOP readers amongst us, but I believe the winner goes …
If you've been pining for the kind of baby book you might still pull off your mom or grandmother's shelves when you go for a visit, why I think we've actually found it. Mother Stork's Baby Book: 100th Anniversary Edition is a beautiful v…
I won't be winning any cooking awards any time soon, but as far as the concoctions my daughter and son are creating in their play kitchen, courtesy of Haba's new Biofino line of cloth play food , they're on their way to winning Top Chef.…
If you're one of the millions of moms who, like us, pass the time in the OB waiting room by flipping through Parents Magazine and then sneak it out in your bag (shhhhhh!), chances are you might have caught Cool Mom Picks co-founder and e…
In my 20's, I'd go to a small dark club in Rhode Island to watch obscure indie rock bands play loud, jangly music. We were a fairly homogeneous group, save for one earplugged little girl of about 3 who would sit on her dad's shoulders an…
I'm generally not so keen on clothes that emphasize a baby's already cute-as-it-is butt with ruffles and words like, um... juicy . But a monster -- like the one on Sckoon's Ha Ha Tee and Monkey Pant Set ? Cripes, I can't think of anythin…
You wouldn't think a bunch of blabbermouths like our family would need help starting a conversation, but I've got to thank The Chatterbox for providing some welcome encouragement in that area. Instead of questions about obscure Baby Boom…
Have you ever entered a room in which the kids have been playing (usually too quietly) only to find that they have rearranged all the couch and chair cushions so that they can walk (tumble, jump) around the entire room without stepping o…
When it comes to buying gifts for my friend's kids, I really try hard to find unique items that no one else would think of, but aren't so obscure that the poor kid has to ask his parents what the heck it is. Enter the Dumpling Dynasty Ex…
Despite my insistence that it would never happen, the toys have in fact eaten our living room whole. I evidently can't keep the toy animals and crayons and blocks and play silks restricted to the kids' room, so the least I an do is find …
Have you tried Hint Water yet? You have to. You just totally have to. Take it from me, because I'm not a flavored water fan. Mostly I think water is pretty darn good, and it doesn't need a whole lot of flavoring. But Hint Water--all natu…
My favorite baby clothes were always the beefy cotton ones - just good, simple soft basics that felt cushy and cozy, that I knew wouldn't start to look worn or faded after a few weeks of the puke-wash-puke-wash cycle. Parade Organic 's P…
Thanks to Cool Mom Picks, I've expanded my babywearing horizons to include wraps and slings, but I can never abandon my beloved Swedish front carrier standby, no matter how much drool coats its surface. However thanks to My Little Roo , …
I have yet to figure out why for most lullaby books, the illustrations seem to be an afterthought. I suppose the justification is that if the words are effective enough, the kids eyes will be shut? Or something. Not so Clare Beaton's Mrs…
The siren song of convenience is strong, even for a greenie like me, and at times I've been compelled to some of those one-use cleaning wipes. I never feel right about it though, so I switched back to a bright purple sponge to use with o…
I am not of the mindset that children's furniture should be serious - or any furniture for that matter. Give me some bright lime green plastic dining room seats over a set of stern Teutonic stiff-backed chairs any day. Oh wait, I already…
As I was perusing the selection of fall boys clothes at my regular haunts I noticed one overwhelming commonality: Unless you're into super duper trendy duds or have a taste for the alternative, artsy stuff, the regular boy clothes are pr…
Wish as I may that I could dress my kids in retro hipster clothing, the combination of my southern locale and my preppy husband make it a look that I just don't think we can pull off. But if you've got a kid that can sport a derby to the…
Custom photo confetti? At first I had a hard time imagining what anyone would want with that. Teeny tiny pictures? Wouldn't they just look like pixelated blobs? But that was before I had a look at some actual Partydotts , oversized confe…
It is not generally cheap to go green. I mean sure, compact fluorescent bulbs can save you money in the long run and hybrid cars make sense with gas prices these days. But we all know that feeding the kids the organic mac n cheese and de…
Hello to the onslaught of new fall babies, including my own, thanks to those cold boring winter months and crazy holiday parties ( ahem ). Even though I've got no baby shower in sight myself, that won't stop me from snagging one of these…
The dirty little secret of parents everywhere is that their babies don't sleep. I know because every time I confess to a mom friend that my youngest was up every two hours for bottles until 11 months, I get a similar story in return. Wha…
With my daughter all puzzle-crazy these days, I am adoring the heirloom-quality Cinderella puzzle illustrated by children's book artist Jen Bulthuis of Fidoodle and accompanied by the classic tale reimagined by writer Shannon Gerard. The…
