by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
Our kids have been separating paper from plastics since they were only yea high, but today on America Recycles Day, we’re taking a look at the RecycleBank website for Tessa Hills’ Recycling Tips for Kids to find easy ways to make big changes in how our...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Sometimes we find our own best picks from our sponsors (what can we say? We click on our own ads to see what’s cool!) and this week, I learned that One King’s Lane, which has private sales on amazing home decor brands, is doing holiday gift cards. So...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
My kids can play “birthday” pretty much every day. We have a ridiculous number of play cake sets, and if they’re not around, my girls are happy to crumple up a piece of paper, stick a Q-tip in it and belt out Happy Birthday anyway. So when I got a...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
My mom would like to get my 14 month old daughter a wooden nativity set for Christmas–something she can actually play with but something sturdy, cute, and made to last. – Cara It’s funny you should ask this Cara, because I was just looking for one...
by Betsy | Baby, Kid Style
I had my baby in February, which meant my son’s little toes needed to be kept warm. He was too young for shoes, and the baby socks I had for him spent more time on the floor than on his feet. But the socks from Trumpette are known for staying on, and moms...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
Final shot mamas – today is the last day to get your entries in for the big XBox 360 giveaway, in which we’re giving away one whole console to (maybe) you – and one for your favorite local children’s charity. Find all the details on the...
by Catherine | Toys + Playthings
My daughter loves puppets. I mean, she really loves puppets. She carries them around and tells them stories and engages them in fisticuffs. (Put Bert on one hand and Ernie on the other and smash them together and you get the picture.) So the Puppet Pie Shop’s...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
I used to want the Wheels on the Bus to fall off and roll into a ditch, especially after having to suffer through that song with three toddlers. But then Rhythm Child’s Norman Jones and his skillful horn-drum-fiddle-full Rhythm Child Network took that...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Toys + Playthings
We all know that babies usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to Christmas presents, mostly because they’d just as soon spend hours chewing on a big red bow than playing with a bunch of expensive toys.So this holiday, let them chew on Ringo, an...