Wooden pull toys – Remember those?

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

7Long ago, before everything had a battery, lights, and played annoying music of some kind, kids actually had to power their own toys. And as much as I have an appreciation for power toys in my arsenal of parenting tricks, I just love a simple wooden toy with a...

A Mothers Day book for any kind of mother – always a perfect gift.

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

We think that books make the most perfect gifts any time of year, and Mother’s Day is no exception. So for those literary mamas in your life, here are are suggestions of a few terrific Mother’s Day gifts. Bonus: There’s less lead time on these than a...

Some alphabet art is more equal than other alphabet art

by Kirsten | Art + Decor

Alphabet art is everywhere, as Cool Mom Picks readers surely know. We’ve covered dozens of interpretations of the alphabet from all kinds of artists, but there’s always room for another. Especially when it’s this cool. Boo and You is a brand new...

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened book review – We dare you not to laugh so hard you embarrass yourself in public

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

Anyone who’s familiar with the uber popular blog The Bloggess, by Jenny Lawson, won’t be surprised in the least that her new memoir Let’s Pretend this Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) is spit-bourbon-out-your-nose funny. You won’t be...

5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

If your Mother’s Day gift includes a card that says “Dear Mom, I <3 u 4evr” (and she knows what that means) then we’ve got you covered with lots of fun picks in the coming weeks on Cool Mom Tech. Meanwhile, here are some of our favorite...

Keep time in a fashionable manner

by Kirsten | Art + Decor

As a mom, I am on a constant schedule of life.  If I lose track of time, I am in deep deep trouble. So of course clocks are an important accessories in my house. (No, I have not yet given them all up in favor of smart phone clocks.) These modern minimalist clocks...

C’mon get happy

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery

I’m a bit of a journal and notepad hoarder, because as a writer, I believe you can never have too many, in too many places. Still, you don’t have to be a writer to know the joys of a pretty notepad, and these ones I just found are decidedly happy-making....

Heartstrings, redefined

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

It’s hard, hugging Grandma from a thousand miles away, but here’s a way to remind her how very far those heartstrings stretch. And just in time for Mother’s Day– if you hurry! With the Personalized Heart Strings Map Pillow from Felix Street...

5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

Some of our favorite tech picks this week that we think you’ll like too.1. In honor of Earth Day, save power and money with these super cool eco-friendly smart phone chargers. 2. If the Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey went mobile, we’re pretty sure...

Preserving kids’ artwork has never been so pretty (or organized)

by Lexi Petronis | Art + Decor

You should see my car–or actually, you shouldn’t. It’s filled to the brim with my daughter’s preschool artwork, which gets hastily shoved onto the passenger seat during the always-harried pickup time. It’s a mountain of artwork, really,...

A Calder mobile? No, more like a Mahler.

by Kirsten | Art + Decor

I still remember what it was like picking out the perfect mobile for my children’s nurseries. I wanted something modern and chic but that still felt whimsical and child-like. I also wanted something unique and original that every other nursery on my street did...

Personalized journals at prices as irresistible as the designs

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

We’ve been fans of Minted going way back to when we first discovered their gorgeous stationery and support of the indie designers who create them. We can’t tell you the number of notes we get from readers (okay, a lot) thanking us for introducing them to...