by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Kid Style
One of the awesome things about this job is getting to discover so many wonderful small businesses run by the most amazing people. One of the hard parts: hearing that they’re closing shop to move onto new ventures. This is the case with one of our longtime...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech CMP-Style
From pretty clever to pretty washable to just plain pretty, here are a few of our favorite tech picks from the last week, in case you missed them. 1. Want to know about the big tech news this week? We’ve got the details on the upcoming iPhone 5 launch here. 2....
by Liz Gumbinner | Random Coolness
While we love tracking down hostess gifts for all those summer weekend invitations, it probably doesn’t end with Labor Day. Especially with the holidays (eep!) coming up. So I love this fabulous, affordable gift that feels a little more fall than summer. The...
by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks
We just returned from our third tent-camping excursion, and while I wouldn’t call us back-country experts, I’ve learned a lot since that first trip when I was still nursing a toddler while trying to keep the other two from falling into the campfire. I...
by Cool Mom Team | Party Ideas
Last week, I was so thrilled to be invited to attend the fashion show for the Ralph Lauren Fall and Holiday Girls collection. I have to admit, I was surprised at how wearable and funky a lot of the fashions were, as opposed to the serious, preppy, classic equestrian...
by Eva Glettner | Kid Style
All kids can rock their little league team uniforms but alas, my kids don’t play traditional team sports and therefore don’t get a complimentary skateboarding jersey (should there be such a thing). They want jerseys, but they want them to be unique and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes
I’m not a huge cook but I do dabble in cookie-making. Even I know my way around a hand-mixer, and can manage cookie cutters without any major culinary trauma. However if I had mad fondant skills? I would totally be making these vintage toy cookies and handing...
by Eva Glettner | Uncategorized
I love paging through home-furnishings catalogs and feeling that combination of envy and absolute astonishment. Have you ever looked through a spread and thought: “who the heck lives like that?” Of course you have. Well get ready to laugh. The new book,...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
Yesterday we introduced you to the fantastic new kids line of clothing at UNIQLO, the affordable styles, and the wonderful social good that this global company (and our newest awesome sponsor) is committed to. Oh, plus a chance to win a $100 shopping spree. Today...
by Stephanie Mayers | Party Ideas
I am a big fan of family traditions. And one of the best parts of having a family of my own is that we can create our own traditions. Whether schlepping to Aunt Stacy’s every Thanksgiving for her perfect roasted turkey or watching the NYC July 4th fireworks from...