by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Dempsey & Carroll makes the kind of fancypants stationery that you drool over in high end department stores — that is, if you’re the type who drools over fancypants stationery at all. Yes, I am that type. It’s the kind of stuff you want on hand...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
This post also appears on the Gap 1969 Stream, along with tons of photos, articles, inspiration, and tips about denim.When skinny jeans first hit the world of kids’ fashion, a lot of parents were thinking, huh? Me included. Back in the olden days, I remember...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
Most of us know designer Liz Lange for her fabulous maternity clothes, to which I’m eternally grateful for saving me from trapeze shirts. Four times. You may also know about her new Completely Me line of non-maternity clothes, at least if you’re an avid...
by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining
I’ve long thought about how to channel the power of the restaurant paper placemats in my own home so that we can all enjoy a pleasant meal. In other words, one in which the kids are occupied while I’m busy cutting their food into a billion pieces. Well the...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
Happy Labor Day, mamas! On this day, we really wanted to give a big hooray to the hardest laboring folks of all: Moms. (No pun intended.)Of course Labor Day really is about, well, labor. Or unions, to be more specific. And while there’s no such union for...
by Stephanie Slate | Kid Style
My kids love animals. Like the kind of love that renders our cat somewhat helpless when they come at him with hugs and kisses on an hourly basis. If it were up to them, our house would be a veritable Noah’s Ark, but since I’m just not open-minded...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
By the time my husband and I agree on a paint color, I’m pretty sure we’ll be ready to move out of this house. So instead of waiting until we find the perfect shade of green for our bedroom, I’m taking the bull by the horns and investing in a few...
by Betsy | Tech CMP-Style
I know a lot of parents aren’t into letting their kids play on the computer when they’re younger, but I have to confess I believe using computers is an incredibly effective way to teach children everything from colors to calculus. For better, or worse, our...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
I definitely enjoy my one plus cup of coffee every morning, but with our new busy schedule, that usually means I’m enjoying it on the go, which means I have a perfectly good reason to purchase one of these simply fabulous ceramic travel mugs from Yevgenia....
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
My oldest daughter is now six, which means that holy cow I can’t believe I have a six-year-old!, and also, she’s in need of actual active wear thanks to a slew of afterschool activities that require something a little more sweat-friendly than her usual...
