January 2011 | Cool Mom Picks

Love, cupcakes, and other indoor sports.

For some reason my daughter has been obsessed with the idea of make your own cupcakes lately. Oh wait…I remember why. Because cupcakes are good. Or at least they’re supposed to be. We’ve tried a few DIY kits recently have been hardly worth the...

Paper dolls meet building blocks

by Barbara | Toys + Playthings

My go-to standard baby shower gift was, for a long time, either a baby bathtub, or infant footie sleepers. Useful, and admittedly a little uninspired. These days, I want to give something unusual, beautiful and creative: both moms and babies deserve them. My latest...

Great boy stuff for Valentine’s Day? Reader Q+A

by Christina Refford | Valentine's Day

I always find so much cute stuff for girls, especially for Valentine’s Day, but I don’t know what to give the boys. -Shannon As a mama of a son, I am definitely on the lookout for great boys’ items for Valentine’s Day. And while you had a great...

That’s right honey, you can’t win

by Julie | Fashion

While I’ve never taken my husband to task for only buying three lemons instead of the dozen I requested (“Who asks for a dozen lemons anyway?”), I have to confess that I avoid sending him to the grocery store because…well, whatever he gets is...

Valentine’s table for two. Hold the whining.

by Cool Mom Team | Valentine's Day

During these days of expensive childcare and daytime exhaustion, I’d imagine that for many of us, a romantic Valentine’s Date means putting the kids to bed and praying they stay there while you sit down to a romantic dinner in the dining room. Fondue...

The guy who told us to “Whip It Good” is all about doing good

by Betsy | Doing Good

Oh the red, plastic upside down flower-pot-ish hats, and the throbbing techno beat — Man did I love Devo back in the day. Frontman Mark Mothersbaugh has always been a visionary and an artist (maybe your kids know him from Yo Gabba Gabba?) but he also happens to...

NOM NOM NOM your kid’s nightmares

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

Four is a magical age. And for us, it includes a daily account of closet gremlins and nightmares that involve an epic battle between Scooby Doo and armored Transformer/My Little Pony hybrids. I love the imagination. The fear of bedtime, not so much.That’s why I...

Baby proofing with a new kind of outlet cover

by Elizabeth | Baby, Random Coolness

I know all about baby proofing, considering my toddler is absolutely fascinated by electrical outlets. For some reason, the combination of the right height plus holes you can poke your fingers into equals a good time. Whee!Luckily, there’s a new outlet cover in...

Modern kids furniture for your modern kids

by Lexi Petronis | Uncategorized

Sweet, pastel-colored, vintage-inspired furnishings all have their (very well-deserved!) places. But lately, it’s the modern stuff that really makes me go, awww. And that’s exactly what I said when I saw this gorgeous furniture. Pretty sure you will, too....

A pretty reusable bag for all your gross, smelly, leaky stuff

by Melissa | Random Coolness

I have a drawer in the kitchen full of plastic bags. As much as I’d like to consider myself a green(ish) mom, it’s the one thing I can’t say no to at the grocery store. The reason? I use the bags to transport leaky sippy cups and discard stinky...