Shop Nest, improve women’s lives
If only there was a way to get fabulous clothing, accessories, and other merchandise while helping others in need. Oh, wait–there is.Shopping at Nest is truly the best of both worlds — the money from your purchases of various artisan goodies are given out...
Now you’re cooking, kiddo
It doesn’t seem fair that kids can now have a nicer pretend kitchen than my real one. Then again, mine does run on more than just imagination.Our friends at Natural Pod has just debuted two heirloom quality wooden play kitchens that they designed themselves, and...
Definitely not your grandma’s book club
Giving the gift of bibliophilia just became effortless–certainly more effortless than spelling bibliophilia. Left to my own devices, I’d pick an assortment of books for a kid and wrap it up and call it good. GiftLit definitely makes it stupendous with gift...
Make your household safer for your kids with GoodGuide. Or, very GoodGuide.
Look, it can be really hard to suss out which mainstream household cleaners and personal items are better for you and your family than others. Unless you’re willing to just beat your laundry on some river rocks and brush your teeth with a twig, or pay top dollar...
Put some more money in the therapy fund
If How to Traumatize Your Children had been available when I remarried, I totally would’ve bought it as a wedding present for my husband. I think it would’ve been a fitting welcome to (step)parenthood for him, and I also plan to give it as a shower gift to...
Quilted, collaged, and just plain cool
Chicago artist Kelly Ventura is making beautiful original art with fabric, paper, buttons and adorable stitching that you’ll want to leave on the wall well past the disassembling of the crib. Her Etsy shop, The Urban Thimble, has wearables, as well, but once...![How to talk to your daughter about [her period]](https://coolmompicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/my-first-period-kit-dvd.jpg)
How to talk to your daughter about [her period]
My daughter chuckled nervously as the DVD from the My First Period Kit began with the image of Dr. Chrystal de Freitas facing a group of tweens and their moms. But within minutes we were both riveted. Where else were we going to see a tampon inserted into a balloon?...
Step into my Laborastory! (Cue evil laugh)
My kids are always playing “laboratory,” where they collaborate on a grand experiment–real or imagined–resulting in one or both of them shrieking, “It’s aliiiiiiiive!” Never let it be said that we lack imagination around...
Tattoos that even your conservative MIL can get behind
My kids are old enough now that I no longer have to drill them on our phone number and what to do if they get lost. But oh what I wouldn’t have given back then for the brilliant SafetyTats, especially when my son was both pre-verbal and afflicted with a...
