July 2011 | Cool Mom Picks

Okay, so imagine if NERDS were actually healthy

As my dentist will attest, I was a big candy fan as a kid, and I was definitely a nerd for NERDS. (My favorite was the split box with cherry on one side and watermelon on the other.) Cut to 2011, when my children think plain yogurt with honey is a sugary treat. Oh,...

Renting a maternity dress? Totally.

by Lexi Petronis | Baby, Fashion

When I was six months pregnant with my second baby, the company I worked for was putting on a big, fancy shindig. Said shindig required me to go on a stage and speak in front of 800 people. I started to stress–mostly about what to wear. I wanted a stylish,...

The case of the disappearing boo-boos

by Lexi Petronis | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

My daughter is in the beautiful beginning stages of tree-climbing, which has left her with the usual variety of not-at-all-serious scrapes and bruises. I think she loves finding a new boo-boo to cover up with a Band-Aid as much as she loves trying to climb the...

Subscribing to Cool Mom Picks: It’s right on Target.

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

Maybe “cool” isn’t a word you’re using a lot this summer. But even when the temperature is in the 100’s, we’re always looking to hook our subscribers up with cool giveaways, because they are…yep. The coolest.This coming week,...

Swedish designs that turn your kids’ walls into wow

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I am sitting at my computer right this very second, drooling over the beautiful illustrated posters of Ingela P Arrhenius, who I discovered earlier this year. Her work just went on sale at Fab.com, my latest flash sale obsession, and at these prices–if you love...

It only takes ONE mom

by Julie | Kids

At Cool Mom Picks, we get a kick out of finding cool stuff to make moms’ lives easier. Then along comes a community partnership like ONE Moms that’s helping make moms’ lives easier in a truly profound way: Keeping mothers and babies safe and...

Butt Art that isn’t raunchy, promise

by Eva Glettner | Books for Kids

As all parents know, kids laugh at the word “butt.” There is something very funny about a word that is used constantly as a conjunction, a sometime preposition and also as a word for your behind. What could be funnier than that to a five year old? The...

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Mothers of Intention: Using our outside voices

by Julie | Books for Adults

My interest in politics has ebbed and flowed over the years, but since I’ve become a mother, public policy has taken on a whole new personal relevance for me. I’ve got three kiddos whose futures will be affected by the decisions of political leaders, from...

Poster sized goodness

by Eva Glettner | Art + Decor

Sarah Jane is wildly talented–something Cool Mom Picks discovered way back in 2007. Her prints are whimsical and magical in a way that would make Clement Hurd and The Runaway Bunny proud. I love the simplicity and the talent that beckons from the page. Now, fans...