by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
We all know that pregnancy doesn’t mean you suddenly crave little ducks and teddy bears on everything you own. So then why is it so hard to find a cardthat doesn’t look like it got lost at the pastel animal farm? That’s why I’m smitten with...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I cannot tell you exactly why I still have my Junior Prom corsage stuffed away in a shoebox between old report cards and notes my best friend passed me in French class, but I do. I mean, I didn’t even like the guy and he cheaped out on the champagne. But...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
There were a few precious pieces of furniture we sacrificed after having kids, but our gorgeous coffee table? No way. Since the prospect of rings on my beloved table makes me shiver, I’m always on the lookout for cool coasters. These beautiful blossom coasters...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I’ve never been much of a pastel gal myself, so it wouldn’t have crossed my mind to decorate the nursery in baby pinks and soft blues. But now that I’ve discovered the work of illustrator Brandon Reese I might have to rethink my position.His...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
There’s something about the sweet, icy, fresh from the freezer goodness of a popsicle that signifies summer. Well that, and mosquitos. But I much prefer to think about popsicles (as my bathing suit size would indicate). These orange popsicle party invitations...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
The poor little cocktail umbrella. It begins its life the adored centerpiece of your favorite frozen beverage, only to be brought home from its tiki bar paradise and crammed into a nighttable drawer. Fear not, cocktail umbrella fans. They now have renewed value thanks...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults
In my experience, there are two kinds of grandparents. Those who start every conversation with, “did I tell you the one about ________?” And before you even get to answer, they’re regaling you with every minute detail (again) about The Time I Met...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
If you’ve ever stood slack-jawed in the children’s section of Borders, entirely overwhelmed by the selection, you’re not alone. Board book or hardcover? Pat the Bunny or Hop on Pop? It’s maddening. But a book on books–that’s the...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
We’re not sure if there’s a better mani-pedi read than Real Simple. Admit it, you’re dying to rip out half the pages when the pedicurist turns her head, stuff them in your bag and sneak them home with you. Or maybe you actually have? So of course the...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
Toss your copy of that alarmist pregnancy book, stat. If you really want to know what to expect during pregnancy pick up Stacy Quarty’s Frankly Pregnant: A Candid, Week-by-Week Guide to the Unexpected Joys, Raging Hormones, and Common Experiences of...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
Forget the cloth diapers meticulously arranged in the shape of a three-tier cake and get your sister or girlfriend something she’ll really want to use. Like the book, Why Babies Do That: Baffling Baby Behavior Explained by Jennifer Margulis. Jennifer answers all...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
Sure the race cars, planes, and firetrucks are fun and all, but how cool would you be if you brought homea few monsters for your kid’s wall instead? Very cool, we think. Artist Erica Gilbert of Kept Fresh has created the cutest monsters have ever seen (aside...
