by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
I have such fond memories of scoring US Open tickets a kid, roaming the grounds, and sitting slack-jawed in awe of all the incredible talent. (This was the McEnroe days. I’m that old. ) But back then, they didn’t have anything like the annual Arthur Ashe...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
One of the fun things about what we do here is getting the occasional invitation to an event so cool, we have to pinch ourselves. Next week, I’m heading to Radio City Music Hall with my kids and some other bloggers for a behind the scenes look at one of my...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
We’re already huge fans of the kids’ backpacks from Dante Beatrix as we already revealed (again) this week, so it’s not surprising that they’ve got some new items we’re adding to the must-have-it-NOW-NOW-NOW list. First of all, their new...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
When my husband got his first vacation in about three years last month, we decided to leave the cold (yes, even Atlanta has been cold!) and head South. And then we remembered we had three kids under 4. Whoops. We figured we’d be relegated to chasing them around...
by Liz Gumbinner | Family Travel
I learned early on that family vacations tend to be something you do for your children. [Ahem, fill in theme park of choice here.] Not so Club Med. In recent years the company has converted nearly all of their properties from places that singles went to be…very...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
We’ve all been there: You stop for an unexpected bite to eat with your babe, and find your only bib stuffed at the bottom of the diaper bag, crusted with food from a forgotten feeding last week. Enter BIBS To Go, a large tear-off pad of colorful, waterproof,...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
To be clear, I’m not planning on solo air travel with three children anytime soon. However, I’ve got friends planning vacations (lucky dogs!) and on my recommendation list is the Portable Playtime backpack.This streamlined mom-designed pack...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
I will admit, there are times I am envious of my girls’ use of diaper wipes instead of regular old TP. What? It’s refreshingly indulgent! But of course, wipes aren’t flushable, they’re expensive, they’re terrible for the planet,...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
The last time I checked, becoming a parent didn’t mean automatic revocation of your passport, yet many of us with younger kids are extremely reluctant to leave the country. Not only do we have to make sure we have everything the kids need, it can be hard to...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
You know those people who have a second home and visit it every vacation? Well, that isn’t me. If we are going to pack up our family of five and go somewhere, I need to figure out where we’re going, where we’ll sleep eat and what we’ll do once...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
As a wife of a pilot who takes advantage of the perks and does a fair bit of traveling alone with two kids, I’m always on the lookout for travel helpers that make the experience a bit more tolerable. First tip: A bag of jellybeans. Second tip: Mom Kathy...
