How do you like them apples

How do you like them apples

When I think of December babies, my mind goes to gifts like cozy little cashmere hats and cozy flannel blankets. But when I think of fall babies, I sort of draw a blank. And then I saw the apple bib from Atlanta etsy shop plum.tree.studio and a lightbulb went off. The...
I saw the shine

I saw the shine

I grew up wearing a pair of bright, patent leather red mary janes over white tights and darn if I don’t still carry a torch for shiny shoes for girls. You too? Well Umi Shoes has plenty in the shiny but practical department this fall for little and big girls...
Whooooo makes the coolest toy boxes?

Whooooo makes the coolest toy boxes?

I kind of wish Kiersten Hathcock of Mod Mom Furniture would stop making so many cool new pieces for kids because frankly, our we don’t have the room for all of it. Next up: Her adorable new Woodland Mod Owl Toy Box, handcrafted safely and beautifully with...
A is for awesome baby gift

A is for awesome baby gift

I have been smitten with the beautiful cut-paper illustrations from Brooklyn artist Ida Pearle since I first discovered her custom artwork in a local boutique and nabbed a print for the new baby of my BFF. Her work has since become one of my go-to gifts for great...
Crafty genes by mail order

Crafty genes by mail order

Update: This site no longer exists. RIP Kid’s Busy Box.   I thought that 4 hours of preschool every day would satiate my daughter’s immense hunger for crafts, but alas, she still comes home from school running directly for the glue and construction...
Come See Us at the Disco. Well. Sort of.

Come See Us at the Disco. Well. Sort of.

We’re huge fans of any activity that we’ll enjoy just as much as our kids, and Baby Loves Disco is clearly at the top of our list. So when mom Heather and dad Andy, the master minds behind these family friendly disco parties asked us to team up with them...
Get Your Paws Off My Books

Get Your Paws Off My Books

Want to add an air of permanence to your child’s library? And want to call that stack of chewed books in the corner of her room a library? Here’s how: Bookplates.If you’re a Cool Mom Picks newsletter subscriber, you were just introduced to a whole...