August 2008 | Page 8 of 10

Picnic Week: Built NYC’s Neoprene Six-Pack Tote

My memories of picnicking as a child include my poor dad struggling to carry a giant plastic cooler weighing approximately 100 pounds to our picnic site. He’d heave the monstrous beast onto a picnic table and then go sit down to mop the sweat off his brow. Fun...

Time to get that Olympics theme song stuck in your head for the rest of the year

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

The Beijing Summer Olympics kicks off today, and I wholeheartedly cop to the fact that I’m the type who gets all caught up in the competition. I can’t wait to sit down and watch with my older daughter, then explain why mommy’s crying over pole...

You Light Up My Night

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

We moms of toddlers and preschoolers know that the night light is an essential part of an effective bedtime experience. But dare to try to find one without a licensed princess or smiling race car and you’re stuck with a boring one from your local home...

Picnic Week: The Diaper Dude Blanket

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Life’s a picnic, or so the saying goes, until you try to take three kids on one. Just when I need them all to carry something, they all decide it is too heavy, they are too tired, and where are we stopping? The fine folks over at Diaper Dude must feel my pain...

Smart Gets Cool with Kiss My Math

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

I know I’m not the only woman out there who’s glad that the myth that girls aren’t good at math has been soundly debunked. No way do I want my girls to believe that what’s between their legs should determine what goes in their heads, but math...

That Water Fountain Just got about a Million Percent More Appealing

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes

There is one definite problem with toting your eco-friendly 21st century reusable water bottle around, and that is, eventually it runs out of water. At least if you’re me and you drink like a fish all day long. Then I’m stuck toting around an empty...

The Monkey Drummer

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

Matthew Porter is the artist behind my baby’s favorite ABC Book, so how can I not jump all over it when I hear he’s turning his talents towards adorable clothing that she can wear too? At the One Red Panda shop, a collaboration between Matthew and his wife...

Presenting the Cool Mom Picks Back-to-School Shopping Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

It may be sweltering out today, but in no time your kids will be off to that first day of preschool, kindergarten and beyond, and we’re here to make things a wee bit easier on you with our second annual Back to School Shopping Guide. We’ve spent many...

Picnic Week: The Mod Bento Lunchbox

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I’m tired of unpacking a picnic lunch and finding that the sandwiches have been squished or the plastic containers have spilled their contents all over the inside of the cooler. Next time, I am putting things in the colorful, streamlined bento lunch box...

This Little Piggie Makes Us All Go Whee Whee Whee

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

I used to think that a rattle was some generic baby gift that people gave when they couldn’t think of anything more original. Wow, was I wrong. My babies adored their rattles so much, we kept them in every diaper bag, crib, Pack n Play, stroller and car seat in...