A four thousand-foot high classroom

by Eva Glettner | Books for Adults

Trish Herr takes homeschooling to an entirely new level. Instead of white boards, we are talking white peaks. Her children carry backpacks with more than just pens and pencils–think emergency supplies, whistles, and trail mix. In this very unique memoir,...

Get ready to rock your socks off at Kindiefest 2012

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

For the past few years, I’ve traveled to Brooklyn, grabbed my editor Liz, and headed to the most fun conference filled with some of the best and smartest people making and promoting kids’ music.We do it for love of the genre. And to find great new...

The perfect book for a new big sister (lucky thing)

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

We get a lot of requests for books for kids about to welcome a new sibling into the family. Some of the better known titles are pretty sappy, which isn’t such a bad thing, but I never really liked the stories about how perfect it is to have a baby around....

Burp cloths with a secondary purpose

by Barbara | Baby

Two important things for new mamas to know: not everything useful has to look utilitarian, and there will be many, many uses for burp cloths. I can justify buying gorgeous ones–despite their intended use–considering how much time they’ll spend on my...

Fashion and beauty fans – have we got the new site for you.

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

We may be beauty and fashion fanatics to some degree, but chasing after kids and working full-time means that we have less time than we like to spend on taking care of ourselves. Why do you think we’re such fans of online shopping? The one drawback:...

Baby feet, you’ve got the cutest little baby feet…

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

For some reason, every pregnant friend in my life is having a boy these days. So I’m even more attuned to the limited choice there is in terms of motifs on their clothing. While we’ve worked pretty hard to track down cool boys’ clothes that go beyond...

Growing edibles just got easy. Like black-thumb-proof easy.

by Stacie Billis | DIY

Grow-it-yourself is the new do-it-yourself. Unfortunately, I tend have the touch of death for plants. But you know what? I didn’t let looking awful in denim overalls stop me from wearing them throughout the 90’s, so I haven’t let being plant...

Latino cool for the little ones

by Roxanna | Baby, Kid Style

As a Hispanic mother, I know first-hand how difficult it is to find children’s products that celebrate our culture without being cheesy. Sure, it’s easy enough to find products for Spanish learners in the US, but there’s more to growing up...

Petite Box – Also known as, how to make a new mom smile

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

UPDATE: This service has now shut down. We highly recommend Citrus Lane for a similar service with products we love. -Eds There are actually lots of ways to make new and pregnant moms smile, most of them involving food, cleaning, and babysitting. But if you’re...

Stylish boys’ wedding clothes – Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Kid Style

Any suggestions where I can find stylish outfits online for my 3 year and 1 year old boys to wear to an outdoor summer wedding? – question via Twitter Your sharp-dressed toddlers will look amazing in one of Appaman’s Fine Tailoring suits or separates. I...