Music for Teeny Beboppers

Music for Teeny Beboppers

by | Entertainment + Media

To me, listening to Jazz is like ordering at an Indian restaurant. I may have no idea what’s on the menu, but I always love whatever I get. This counts for Verve Records’ Jazz for Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake, which serves to demystify Jazz and...
Haute Coat-Ure

Haute Coat-Ure

by | Kid Style

I first met Beth Miles, the designer behind San Francisco’s Ses Petites Mains label earlier in the year at a trade show, and instantly fell in love. Not with Beth per se–although she is cute–but with her absolutely inspired kids clothes. Ses Petites...
Vegan Chic: Not an Oxymoron

Vegan Chic: Not an Oxymoron

by | Kids

As a former vegan sans kids, finding fabric bags was a pain in the butt but not impossible. But afterhaving babies, I can’t be the only mom who’s eyed the easy-clean leather bag with envy. Well meat-eaters and herbivores can come together over the faux...
Pigging Out

Pigging Out

by | Entertainment + Media

I am just not one of those parents who believes that every moment in a child’s day must be devoted to flashcards, language drilling and hardcore mind shaping. Sometimes kids just need to kick back and chill out around some fun cartoons.In other words, mommy...
For Those About to Breed We Salute You

For Those About to Breed We Salute You

by | Baby

There are a few benefits to being a so-called younger mom, and one of them is that you can get away with the way fun maternity fashions from record store owner-turned-mom/designer, LeahBrumley, of Rock Star Moms. If you’re not yet at the "turn down that...
PB & J, Hold the PVC

PB & J, Hold the PVC

by | Kids

I’m fickle when it comes to selecting a lunch box for my kids — just ask my husband how many I’ve bought, used for a week or so, and abandoned. The great new lunch totes from Lunchopolis fit all the criteria on my mile-long list. Designed by two moms...
For Babies With a Taste For Reading

For Babies With a Taste For Reading

by | Books for Kids

While others may look at the gnawed corners of our board books and question my kids’ fiber intake, I prefer to view it as…evidence of their affection for the printed word. But sadly, some of our books have been adored beyond repair. So I was intrigued by...
Solid!

Solid!

by | Baby, Kid Style

Why is it that I can find the greatest quality shirts chock full offunny sayingsand funky patterns–but the solid shirts in stores are limited to the mall store’s two featured ugly colors of the season, or the discount three-pack with the too-tight crew...
5th Avenue Slings

5th Avenue Slings

by | Baby

If you thought slings were just for the crunchy moms–well, first, you haven’t been reading Cool Mom Picks very carefully. (We’ll have a talk about that later.) But also, you haven’t seen this Missoni fabric sling from bronwenhandcrafted....