by Stephanie Mayers | Toys + Playthings
On Earth Day or any day, I love the feeling a wooden toy creates; fresh, clean and perfect for a creative little mind. It’s no secret we are fans of Little Sapling’s all-natural wood toys. Now the husband and wife team, Nick and Kimber, have done...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
When I first read about Kiwi Co’s monlhly craft box suscriptions for kids (here, in fact), I couldn’t wait to gift one to my niece. She clapped in delight each time her box arrived because she knew it’d be packed with fun, engaging, and lovely...
by Kirsten | Uncategorized
When designing a kid’s bedroom, it’s always important to find functional yet fun pieces to fill their space. Kids are attracted to color and texture; my son’s own favorite chair was the most colorful yet ugly thing that you’ve have ever laid...
by Eva Glettner | Baby, Kid Style
When you are invited to a fancy affair with a baby boy, it can be tricky to navigate the waters. Girls are so easy (Yes, I’m a mom of boys so this is all just speculation tinged with jealousy), no matter the age. You’ve got dresses, tunics, and little...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Beauty + Cosmetics
I learned two things painting faces at an Easter party: little boys really like to be painted as zombies, and wow, tweens and teens have seriously oily skin. So oily that you have to blot it before you can paint it. Yowza.I’m so glad to see that the products I...
by Lexi Petronis | Art + Decor
You should see my car–or actually, you shouldn’t. It’s filled to the brim with my daughter’s preschool artwork, which gets hastily shoved onto the passenger seat during the always-harried pickup time. It’s a mountain of artwork, really,...
by Cool Mom Team | Mother's Day Gifts
This may be our favorite time of year chez Cool Mom Picks–the time we track down the coolest Mother’s Day gifts for all those deserving moms in your life. In other words, time for our seventh annual (wow) Mother’s Day Gift Guide! It’s always...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
We imagine that it’s every jewelry-loving woman’s dream to have a special piece custom designed just for her by an amazing designer. So when we were approached by designer Emily Maynard of Elva Fields for just that, we jumped at the chance. As part of her...
by Liz Gumbinner | Family Travel
One of my literary heroes has always been Anna Quindlen. She’s not only an amazing columnist, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, hard working mom, and now incredible author, she’s an all-around very cool, very inspiring woman. Next Tuesday in NYC,...
