Cancer with a happy ending

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

We here at Cool Mom Picks love our sponsors (love them!), but some we have to admit we love just a bit more than others. So when we found out that The American Cancer Society would be a part of our site over the coming weeks, we immediately asked what we could do to...

A sling that helps support other babies too

by Mir | Doing Good

Leave it to textile mavens and cmp fave Serena & Lily to come up with a sling that’s both simple and chic. And we all know how important both of those factors are in a sling.The organic cotton  market baby slings are constructed from a single piece of...

Gift baskets for Mother’s Day filled with hope

by Mir | Doing Good

This Mother’s Day, you can honor thy mother (or a mother you love) by helping mothers in crisis. And I don’t mean “oh no, the babysitter canceled at the last minute.” More like women affected by humanitarian emergencies around the world.The...

Going greener for 5k. (Not that you wouldn’t do it for free.)

by Betsy | Doing Good

Last year my son noticed that snack time at school meant 20 plastic cups thrown away every day. He suggested recycling bins for all the classrooms and made a poster encouraging other kids to go green. (I’m so proud!) That kind of hands on approach is just the...

Breaking news – CPSIA delayed! Your amazing efforts made a difference

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

According to today’s most excellent release from the Consumer Products Safety Commission, the CPSC has done the only common sense thing it could have done, and granted a one year stay of testing and certification requirements until February 10, 2010. Which...

Saving Handmade from the CPSIA: What you can do right now

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

A quick update on the Save Handmade from the CPSIA initiative since so many of you have been asking.If you haven’t been to our Save Handmade page, click over and see how you can help preserve the kids products and businesses we love so dearly. Some noteworthy...

On the Wings of Hope

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

In my current postpartum state, I’m as close as you might get to a charity case. But multiply the joy of shrinking yourself back into those skinny jeans times 100, and you’ll get what your donation can do for the amazing Wings of Hope charity. Started in...

Redefining Christmas: The gift that really keeps on giving

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

My extremely generous in-laws keep bugging me about what they can get me for Christmas, and quite frankly, unless it’s some magic bubble that I can place over my children so that they will healthy for longer than one week at a time, I’m really fine without...

When a card is so much more than just a card

by Mir | Doing Good

The idea of pediatricians formulating baby skin care products–as the MD Moms have done with the much beloved Baby Silk line–is easy to understand. But I love that they’ve outdone themselves this holiday with the brand new and extremely special Oscar...

Let your monsters make your monster pendant

by Mir | Doing Good

We love the Metal for Monsters pieces at Blend Creations so much, we were delighted to hear that they’ve expanded the line: Now you can design your own monsters, or–better yet–let the kids design one for you and Blend will laser-etch their design...

Expressing our thanks through acts of do-gooding

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

Happy Thanksgiving cool moms. In the spirit of giving thanks, we thought we’d share with you each of our favorite charitable orgs, some of whom are really getting whomped by the economy this year. Not from individual donors per se (you guys are always so...

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by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

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