7 children’s cold and flu season must-haves. Also, for parents’ sanity

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

If your house is anything like ours, the childrens’  cold and flu season has arrived with a vengeance and you’ve got a revolving door of illness–or are miraculously staving it off. Somehow, it always catches us off guard, and we’re scrambling...

Cute animal pillows for your kids’ rooms get way more funky. And we like it.

by Kate Etue | Art + Decor

I stumbled across these bold, modern, graphic animal throw pillows for children’s rooms online at Ferm Living tonight and am instantly smitten. They are a playful but not childish way to decorate a couch or armchair in your kids’ playroom or in the rocker...

A chic play mat that matches your living room more than it matches a neon explosion

by Melissa | Baby

There are many times I’ve considered permanently covering the floor in butcher paper to protect it from the ketchup and rice that always miss my kids’ mouths at mealtime. Same goes for those days my son paints on his easel. Although I’ve considered...

Inspirational artwork for children’s rooms? Reader Q+A

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

Hello I don’t suppose you know the brand of the inspirational artwork for kids rooms you feature on an old post about Gilt Group personalized sales ? I love them but can’t find them.  Many thanks, Jill.   Jill, you have great taste–we love those prints too,...

5 of our favorite tech picks this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

In case you missed them, here are 5 of our most popular posts from Cool Mom Tech this past week.   1. The new addictive app that we and our kids can’t stop playing. Stop us! 2. A delicious treat for iPhone lovers. 3. This was a big week for Facebook: First...

The first memory game we’ve seen that helps your kids remember happy memories, too.

by Kristin | Toys + Playthings

What kind of cruel punishment is it that parents, with the brain fog that comes from raising children, are expected to compete with their kids’ fresh brains in memory games? We featured scented memory games and modern art memory games, but they usually end up...

An alternative to cabbage leaves: Nursing moms get relief from the weird, kind of wonderful NuzzleHUG.

by Jeana | Baby

Anyone who has gone through the highs and lows of breastfeeding knows that no matter how experienced you are, you’re bound to have moments of discomfort. Or worse. The truth is for some, nursing can be one big outright ouch, with afflictions from cracked nipples...

A super sweet DIY Valentine’s Day gift for tea lovers

by Kristen Chase | DIY

I’m a huge fan of handmade gifts, but rarely have the time or the patience to actually make anything myself. But when I saw these DIY polaroid photo tea bags on Photojojo (love them), I knew I had hit the jackpot for DIY Valentine’s Day gifts for the...

The Alexander Calder pop-up book that will make kids fall in love with art forever.

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids

When a book gets your kids excited to read more, that’s about the most beautiful thing in the world. But when a book gets your kids excited to create too, it’s absolutely thrilling. And that’s just what happened when my girls discovered the...

7 indulgent, easy homemade chocolate treats for your little Valentines (and the big ones, too).

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

What I want for Valentine’s Day: LOVE! What my kids want for Valentine’s Day: CHOCOLATE! Okay, I want chocolate, too, but I like fancy chocolate. For the kids, I’ll be whipping up one of these super easy, homemade chocolate treats for Valentine’s Day. The pricey...