Bow knows
The simple bow is clearly the new design icon of 2010. (Wait, is it even possible that owls have gone by the wayside?) I'm seeing it on accessories, on stationery, even kids clothes . A British stylist I worked with recently was obsessed…
Notebooks that help trees, kids, monkeys, pandas, and probably teachers
It's hard not to want to incorporate EcoJot products into your back to school shopping, which is why they nearly always end up in our back to school shopping guides . Their notebooks are 100% recycled , the designs are adorable, and they…
Home decor for a steel
At the NY Gift Show last week, there were so many fabulous things I couldn't wait to run back and tell you all about. (These blisters? All for you, dahlings.) One of the very first booths I stumbled into featured the simply wonderful hom…
Tennis, anyone?
The US Open has always been one of the coolest thing about living and parenting in New York. It's one of the few sporting events that doesn't cost your family six hundred gazillion dollars, you're pretty much guaranteed not to have a dru…
Lunch punch to the school lunch rescue!
It's only a week into school around here in the deep south, and already I hear a lot of my mom friends complaining that they've exhausted their lunchmaking tricks . Well, thanks to the new lunch punch styles, there's no need to throw in …
The video baby monitor that just may turn you into a video baby monitor fan.
In my now six year tenure as a parent, I've learned you should never say never. Because there's a good chance, especially if you have more than one kid, that your never will come back to bite you in the butt. So while I can say with conf…
The Cool Mom Picks guide to a cooler Orlando vacation. Part 2: The 5 and under Set
T his is the second post in a three-part series on Orlando vacation tips from Cool Mom Picks. Traveling with kids under five comes with its own set of challenges. The first challenge being: Should I even do this at all? We unequivocally …
Last season's kids clothes mean this season's score
Though I'm definitely smitten with some of the pricier kids designer clothes, I'd much rather pay last season's prices . Or less. So, if you're like me and aren't so concerned with what season your kids' clothes are from, then I've got a…
BabyLegs can't get cuter, but they can get smaller
If you're not yet familiar with BabyLegs *gasp* then just picture adorable legwarmers in about a zillion fun patterns for the baby and toddler set. They're such a perfect alternative to tights and leggings in the colder months, and so gr…
Johnson's Natural means more naturals for all.
When I first heard that Johnson & Johnson was coming out with a line of natural baby products , I was intrigued. My first thought was, it's about time that there's a choice like this for the moms out there who can't afford the high-end n…
Save the Gulf, one beautiful piece of art at a time
Just a couple of weeks ago, our editor-in-chief Liz and I were one of 2400 attendees at the BlogHer conference in New York City. And aside from the awesome sessions and fantastic parties, we had the opportunity to be a part of the Voices…
A match made in baby nursery decor heaven. (Is there such a thing?)
If I could, I'd spend all day shopping for home decor. But with a gaggle of kids, that whole bull in a china shop analogy springs to mind. Thankfully, I an lean on the membership sales sites like One Kings Lane and their crazy mad discou…
Method and Cleanwell sitting in a tree
If I could think of the perfect merger, two companies I love so much that I want them to get together, do things behind closed doors, and then make product babies together, it would probably be Method and Cleanwell. Well guess what? We a…
Better than a twirly dress - a fair trade twirly dress
Leave it to Grandma to buy my girls two dresses so adorable, they no longer have eyes for any other in the closet. Not the expensive ones, not the cheap ones, not anything but their new "grandma twirly dresses" which they both want to we…
Mary Jane socks that are cuter than your average Mary Jane socks.
We are obsessed with mary janes for little girls around here. Seriously, search our site for mary janes and uh, yeah. Lots of them. So of course I'm flipping out in love with the fabulous new socks from Trumpette. Why? Well, they look li…
Not just a nightlight, a magic nightlight. Magic, I tell you!
My kids are in that nightlight phase right now. (They're also in a Silly Bandz phase, a make me a sandwich and then I won't eat it phase, and a fighting about who gets to drink out of which princess cup phase. But that's besides the poin…
Organization solutions that balance pretty and practical
I'm in a bit of a storage kick these days, trying to get all of the toys and games and stuffed animals and books that are out in our apartment, into something. Anything. Aaaaanything at all. Okay, maybe something pretty. Is that too much…
Now Yo Gabba Gabba will have to do an episode on not rubbing it in when your shoes are cooler than everyone else's.
Me, oh, I'm just sitting here coveting some sweet new Vans with cartoon characters on them. Okay, so they're not just any cartoon characters; I do have my standards you know. They're the totally rad-meets-wtf Yo Gabba Gabba Vans. They're…
The Cool Mom Picks guide to a cooler Orlando vacation. Part 1: Money saving tips.
An Orlando vacation is pretty much a requisite at some point in your life once you've had kids, right? It's like you hit the L&D ward and they give you breastfeeding advice, a swaddling tutorial, and coupons for Sea World. While an Orlan…
Preschool prep can be easy, young grasshoppers
I admit that I was a little nervous about my 3.5 year old starting preschool this fall because he's the second kid and well, I'm just amazed that he knows how to count to ten. But thanks an ingenious new learning tool, I'm feeling confid…
Celebrate good times. Like, uh, the first day of school.
With my kids rapidly becoming tired of our regular summer activities, I can't be more excited for the start of school. Or at least, that's the story I'm going with. So to celebrate your kiddo's first day back (you know, other than the so…
Stitch by Stitch - Proving that everyone can indeed sew
I've often joked that I'm devoid of the crafty gene, but that's not completely true. I actually do enjoy crafting; it's just that I don't often have the time or the individual instruction I need to get me over those challenging humps. We…
Sale alert - Eco-friendly deals that will knock your organic socks off
I'm never far from a good sale, but a great one - well, I just can't pull myself away. And thus is the case with the awesome moving sale at natural boutique UrthChild . You can score great deals on all sorts of fantastic eco-friendly bra…
There are no small parts, only small children who are super cute playing Cinderella.
One of the most all-time hilarious family moments of ours was the time my mom (the awesome elementary educator ) got my kids (the hams) into handmade masks and acted out Little Rabbit Foo Foo for the whole brood. Let's just say a kid's c…