Sweet new baby gifts for The Year of the Tiger (it’s the cream of the fight…)

by Christina Refford | Baby

I am not Chinese by heritage, but I still love baby gifts that reflects the Chinese zodiac. So with the Chinese New Year starting The Year of the Tiger, I’ve put together some of my favorite tiger-themed baby gifts, which are always a creative way to celebrate...

Quick Picks: The Panasonic Extra Long-Range Video Baby Monitor

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Panasonic As new parents, a baby monitor can give you some much-needed peace of mind, when you need it most. That’s why the Panasonic Extra Long-Range Video Baby Monitor is such an amazing essential gadget, that can be used...

The cutest board books for babies and toddlers, for the holidays and every day!

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids, Baby

This is a sponsored post on behalf of mineditionUS Give the gift of reading and togetherness this holiday season, and well, any day of the year, with the board books from mineditionUS/Astra Books for Young Readers. They’ve been carefully created with everything...

12 awesome kids and baby Halloween costumes made with pajamas. Comfy, easy and cool.

by Kate Etue | DIY, Baby, Kids

For years, I’ve had tons of fun using plain pajama sets — like the ones you can find at Primary or Hanna Andersson — as the base for my kids’ Halloween costumes. With some head-to-toe monochromatic pajamas, all I’ve had to do is add some...

The best new parent advice from 9 of the smartest, most insightful parent bloggers we know

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Baby, Kids

In addition to the hilarious bad parenting advice we once received, and the advice we wish we knew when our kids were babies, we’re so grateful to be able to share some of the best advice from some of the most wonderful, caring, helpful parents we know. You...

9 things we wish we knew when our kids were babies. Oh, do we ever.

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Baby, Kids

There’s so much we wish we had known when our kids were babies, and we were stressed, anxious, or just entirely clueless. All normal feelings when you’re juggling a new baby or toddler! But hey, maybe we can help you out a little here. So in addition to...

11 of the best Prime Day 2021 Deals from brands we trust. No “ACKHYDRO” or “PROFORL7” or whatever.

by Liz Gumbinner | Living, Baby, Cool Tech, Toys + Playthings

Each year, we try to go through all the clutter and crap, and put together the best Amazon Prime Day deals for you. I mean, with all due respect to the “flash deals” on Amazon Prime Day that look like your Great Aunt Hilda just cleaned out her attic, This...

Finally, a genius hybrid baby bottle: The benefits of glass with the convenience of plastic

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

The number of innovative baby products today that make us say, where was that when I had a baby?! seems to be growing by the second. And now there’s a genius new baby bottle that answers every concern we had (and even wrote about here) when our kids were on...

NYC is back and these baby gifts celebrate it.

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby

A friend of mine recently asked for a good, affordable baby gift idea fo ra “very NYC couple.” I often recommend the NYC ABC book that’s featured in our list of the coolest birthday gifts for 2 year olds, and has appeared in our annual Best Baby Gift...

Why this long-range baby monitor is sure to be a registry favorite.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

This is a sponsored message from Panasonic When you’re a new parent, you just want to know everything is okay with the baby. Pretty much, all the time of course, but especially when you’re not in the room together. That’s why the Panasonic Long Range Baby...

Most lists of the best baby gifts aren’t really the best. But this one is. Guess how we know…

by Liz Gumbinner | Gift Guides, Baby

For more than a decade now (wow), our team has been carefully curating our guide to the very best baby gifts of the year and 2021 is no different. We are beyond thrilled to launch our all new Baby Gift Guide 2021. Whoo!!  I mean, if there’s ever a year that new...

“This is a Book of Shapes”: Bet you can’t get through it without laughing.

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids, Baby

This is a sponsored message from Candlewick Press There are some books for a child’s library. that are must-haves: An alphabet book, a counting book, a shape book. They can be straightforward…or they can be fun. That difference matters when you’re...