Yes, I pretty much love everything from Shokay. Their gorgeous, hand-knit, fair trade items have made it into our baby shower gift guide , our 2010 holiday gift guide --and now, even our Cool Mom Tech gift guide . No, they're not making …
As much as I'd love to make my own holiday gifts, I've come to the realization that with four kids I just don't have the time. And quite frankly, even with all the time in the world, I'd never be able to make anything quite as amazing as…
I'm such a huge fan of finger puppets for kids , which inspire all kinds of creativity and good thinking. I'm thinking about tracking down a finger puppet theater this holiday, so we can have a more formal stage for all that tiny enterta…
Well hello! And happy Small Business Saturday --quite possibly our new favorite shopping day. (It certainly sounds better than Black Friday, right? So dark! So ominous!) Today is an amazing opportunity to devote some of that holiday budg…
If we couldn't solve all your holiday shopping conundrums with our Cool Mom Picks holiday gift guide (gasp!), then we've got over 75 more fabulous gift options just for you in our brand spankin' new Cool Mom Tech holiday gift guide ! We'…
With all the awesome Black Friday sales online today, I've had the best morning avoiding the crowds at the stores. I've been cuddling up with my girls, watching the Mahna Mahna video for the zillionth time on you tube, and jumping online…
We must say, Thanksgiving is easily one of our favorite holidays. (Especially if we're not the ones making the turkey, ha.) We hope that today you're surrounded with lots of family, lots of joy, and lots of really fantastic pecan pie. Th…
I know that starting tomorrow I will admire my family members' beautifully adorned holiday tables and think I should really do more with mine. And then I will start virtually shopping online for gorgeous linens and flatware and other pre…
If you're an artist, a wannabe artist, or even an artist-in-training, we sure hope you'll enter our Color Your Own paper holiday ornament design contest that we're putting on with the fine folks at Etsy . All it takes is your design for …
This post and the first ever Small Business Saturday , November 27, is sponsored by American Express. You can "like" the Small Business Saturday Facebook Page to help generate a $1 donation to Girls Inc., and help spread the word about s…
I hardly know a mom who doesn't have a soft spot for the Madeline books of her childhood. Me included. It just seemed so romantic to live in Paris and walk to school every day wearing a yellow hat that looked like a boat. Well save yours…
I have waited three months for the Ubisoft Just Dance 2 for Wii to come out. Three months! Because that's how long it's been since the Cool Mom Picks team monopolized the display model at the Blogher conference, challenged our friends at…
I am horrified to admit that I have, upon occasion, watched Jersey Shore . I mean uh, I was just flipping through the channels on the way to a very educational nature show and accidentally stumbled upon it. Once. For four seconds. It's c…
Watching The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is a holiday tradition around here and I can only imagine how well this greener version of the grouchy Grinch himself would go over peeking out of my kid's stocking. Now I realize that technically …
As you all know, we love Etsy. Big huge puffy heart love. And we just had such an amazing time collaborating with them on our Color-Your-Own Valentine's Day Card contest that raised over $2000 for charity that we decided get together aga…
Oh us? Nothing much. Just giving away a new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 on Cool Mom Tech today. You know, the one that's not even available for purchase yet? It's all about helping people do more with less, and since "free" counts as less …
Here are a few cool things we found the past week on Cool Mom Tech, that we thought our Cool Mom Picks readers would appreciate too. Adorable, portable USB speakers that beat your kid ignoring you with headphones on. A guide to the 7 bes…
I've been smitten with Stella McCartney's exclusive clothing line for the Gap for two seasons in a row, so when I heard she launched a new collection of her very own, I just had to check it out. And while this collection is priced higher…
My kindergartener started taking soccer lessons this year, forcing me into the kids sports apparel section of our local humongo chain store for the first time. Little did I know how hard it would be to suit her up; I'd have to force feed…
The more kids I add to my brood, the more aware I am of what I absolutely do not need as a mom. But more so, I'm now completely convinced of what I can't live without. This is the kind of thing I wish someone had shared with me waaaay ba…
I'm kind of in love with anything vintage, especially when it comes to toys. We always joke that generations of children somehow made it through life without dolls that walked, talked, or did the cha-cha, and ours can too, darn it. And g…
A neighbor and I were just discussing the challenge of purchasing boy's clothes these days and we both agreed that you really do get what you pay for. And since I'm not too keen on purchasing two sets of clothes every season--sometimes m…
I may be the biggest fan of the tees from Wooster St Meats on the planet, perhaps because I've got a sigOth who's the biggest fan of meat on the planet. I've now gotten him a couple for various holiday gifts, and after seeing their lates…
It may sound less than surprising, but I still think that a framed photo of the kids makes one of the single best grandparent gifts ever. At least if the photo is fantastic. And the frame is gorgeous. So I'm so happy to hear that Obrien …
