by Leah | Toys + Playthings
It’s getting Autumnal all up in here! Fall is my favorite time of year because I love to wear jeans, sweaters and boots. I love chocolaty browns and ochre yellows and dark pumpkin colors. The latter two don’t look very good on me, but I don’t care....
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Toys + Playthings
When I had my second baby, one thing that helped my daughter (then just barely two) was to be able to mimic the things I was doing so she could feel like she was “helping.” I still have awesome pictures of her little dolls in diapers that came up over...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Want an awesome holiday gift for a two-year old? Something he’ll love and cherish and want to play with every free second? And it’s also got to be totally affordable?Here’s the idea of the century – and don’t laugh. Children’s...
by Betsy | Toys + Playthings
To say my son was obsessed with toy cars, trucks, trains and planes when he was younger would be a major understatement, and I have six overstuffed bins to prove it. However, there are a few toy vehicles he’s collected over the years that are so special that...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Personally I’m a fan of the Deglingos dolls, though I understand the quirky hedgehogs and crazy-eyed lobsters aren’t everyone’s cup of stuffed animal tea. But the brand new Woodours bears from the same French company, Ebulobo, I’d imagine will...
by Leah | Toys + Playthings
The first day of Autumn brings to mind leaves falling and stark naked trees and owls hooting at night. Crisp evenings and cold nights and noses with frozen snot-drips. (Maybe we won’t talk about that last one.)We found this selection adorable owl softies on...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I have to admit getting a little flush of pride knowing my daughters are willing to pick up earthworms and tickle those pillbugs until they roll into tight little balls. At least for now. So I was happy to see that The Bug Book and Bottle is presented in a way to be...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Is there anything better than random acts of kindness? Well, maybe intentional acts of kindness. And if anyone is going to start a worldwide kindness revolution, my money is on the women behind Boom Boom! Cards. Essentially each of the 26 cards in this nice little kit...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
If I had a million dollars, as that song goes, I think I would add this Mini Cooper ride-on toy to my kids’ holiday gift list. While I haven’t tried it out personally, my kids would zip around the living room in that hot little car in a minute. Come to...
by Leah | Toys + Playthings
When I was young, I loved playing house. Tea parties and market shopping were two of my favorite things. I had no idea I was practicing chores I would have to do the rest of my life. Aaaaanyway, felt food is always such a fantastic children’s toy, and the...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Okay, reclaimed wool bunny with your little fair aisle ears, you are super cute. You and your little frog friend, and that’s all I have to say about that. I wish you weren’t quite so expensive, but (sigh) I do understand that you’re fairly big and...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I always thought that LEGOs were cute for making walls and towers, maybe the occasional weird angular horses or something. I honestly had no idea that now you could make, oh, say…the Guggenheim Museum. Right in time for the NY landmark’s 50th anniversary....
