by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
When I first received the package of beautifully-decorated Halloween cookies from Fancypants Bakery, I thought they were just too cute to eat. Five minutes later, with mouth full of shortbread, I changed my mind. And they were just as good on day nine, too. The...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
We go the whole nine yards on Halloween, which this year has me running around town for a child-sized red wig and face paint. But considering my daughter’s extremely sensitive skin, I’m reluctant to just grab cheapo store brand face paints for fear of the...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
You know what comes with a week’s worth of Halloween parties, right? Candy. Way too darn much candy. So instead of doing goody bags for my daughter and her preschool classmates, I’m snagging some of these awesome paper shadow puppets from Orange Moon...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
We make plenty of jokes around here about the “Martha Moms,” mainly because in our heart of hearts, we wish we could count ourselves among those crafty mamas who hand appliqué their children’s sippy cups and make their own compact fluorescent...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
When I first got the email that the three Charlie Brown holiday movies were coming out in a deluxe DVD set, I nearly deleted it, because well, everyone knows about Charlie Brown, right? But then I remembered that every year I wait for the movies to come on so I can...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
The very same week I got a note from our preschool teachers begging the parents to keep the dreaded Crocs off of children’s feet I’ve discovered that it’s still okay to send them to synagogue with Crocs on their head.Well actually not really Crocs,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
Not every mom is a fan of doling out the high fructose corn syrup or imitation chocolate treats on Easter. It doesn’t make you a Sanctimommy – just a little more responsible than those of us who keep the crap around the house as an excuse to eat it...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
My mother was notorious for putting together a healthy Easter basket – animal crackers, pretzel sticks, and carob balls. Ick. While my two little ones most certainly do not need any more opportunities to ingest sweets, I also don’t...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
If the sigOth skipped the flowers this year and came home with a permanent heart on his arm with my name in it, well I’d just be tickled. But since the bicep is already claimed by the outdated tribal armband (yeah, he regrets it) I’d be satisfied enough...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
Valentine’s Day is the kind of holiday that challenges progress. In other words, Snoopy is about the most cutting edge character I like on my cards. When there are so many beautiful, vintage-y, lacey tokens of the day to be found, it’s hard to succumb to...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
Let’s face it, the last thing I want to be doing February 14 is baking cookies. Especially now that we’ve discovered the adorable Sweet Lil’ Gems Valentine cookies, available exclusively at Tiny McSmall. Bakers Lisa and Margie make each tin of eleven...
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