Cuteness for a cause

Cuteness for a cause

It’s clear we love bombarding you with ideas for adorable gifts that give back–but because we’re picky, we look for the kind of stuff that’s not just cool because it helps someone, but it’s cool in itself. Well we love the idea that...
24 Shades of pint-sized fabulous

24 Shades of pint-sized fabulous

Having both a boychild and a girlchild, I can assure you that–despite both being wonderful and having their respective proclivities and attributes–dressing girls is just more fun. I’m sorry, but it is. Especially when there are these gorgeous...
Cute non-skid pants give crawlers a leg up

Cute non-skid pants give crawlers a leg up

Before we had babies, we decided that what our house needed was stained concrete floors. Slippery-as-heck concrete floors, as we found out after we had babies, are not exactly the easiest place for them to learn to crawl. We ended up investing in a lot of rugs.So I...
Lumberjack shirt 2.0

Lumberjack shirt 2.0

While we’ve featured numerous stylish, Swedish-inspired clothes for kids by Polarn O. Pyret on Cool Mom Picks since they came to US shores last year, this reversible plaid lumberjack shirt was my first personal experience with their clothing. And let me just...
Elf hats! Elf hats!

Elf hats! Elf hats!

I’m a little picky when it comes to winter hats on kids–although you’d hardly know it looking at our ridiculous hat collection. I like hats with ears but not horns. I like skull caps on girls but in more boyish colors. And I always like elf hats. The...
Little riding hoods, not so red

Little riding hoods, not so red

Since my kids are rarely get super dressed up, save a few special events over the holidays, I’m always looking for a more versatile option for my girls than a formal coat. And with the new riding hoods at House of Lux, I think I may have done just that. These...