by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I wrestle with the idea of what to get my two-month old daughter for Christmas, because well, she’s two-months and what the heck does she care about what’s sitting under the tree for her, right? But then I have to wonder if it’ll come back to bite me...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I do recognize that some girls on my list are all into fairies and tutus and princess tiaras, but I am still having trouble just giving in and buying some crappy marabou slippers or Cinderella wand. So I am so excited to have discovered the brand new Fairy Tree House...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
We’ve received an incredible outpouring of support on our recent post about the new CPSC Safety Improvement Act that is jeopardizing the livelihoods of the small businesses and artisans that we love. So what did we do? We created our own Save Handmade! resource...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Update 12/13: We’ve created a Save Handmade Page to keep you posted on ways to help and latest news around this important issue. Stop by any time! Update 12/14: The act was in fact not passed by the CPSC which is a regulatory agency but by congress –...
by Betsy | Toys + Playthings
With Tedde.com it was love at first site. Heh. Like the website itself, the stuffed bears they sell are quirky, cool and full of personality, each one sprung from the über-creative minds of different artists then brought to life by hand with embroidery,...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Dear Santa,This year, I’m asking you to avoid the following toys: Dolls in midriff-baring clothes, licensed-character clothing and anything so cheap it breaks before New Year’s. And, most of all, lay low on things that need batteries.Need a hint? Consider...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
One of the best things about feelgood design’s PLAY + SOFT line of kids’ furniture is that it is so cool-looking, I wouldn’t want to hide it in the playroom or in one of the kids’ bedrooms. One of the worst things is that that their stuff...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
If you’ve got a budding foodie in your house like I do, he just can’t cook pretend Eggs Benedict or Strawberry Chantilly Crepes on some nicked plastic pan nabbed from a garage sale.The utterly gorgeous Soop Sori Breakfast Chef Set from mom and dad owned...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I am never going to be the mom who walks around Michael’s picking all the supplies for origami finger puppet ornaments or hot glue gun 3-D stuffed animal baskets or whatever the heck other moms are making with their kids these days. I am the mom who instead...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
We love finding cool gifts and gear from small, up and coming designers, so we especially love when the humongo chains get smart and help turn them into big, up and coming designers. That’s why we were excited to discover mom and pop founded Skip*hop has created...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I still remember seeing a colorful print called Lea’s Alphabets on this site even back before I was writing here. What made that alphabet artwork pop for me was Gregoire Ganter’s amazing photographs of street signs and images from cities all around the...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Oh I just can’t wait for all those obligatory stuffed animals that my baby will get over the holidays because really, what else do you give a newborn for Christmas? So here’s a suggestion: An adorable duck rattle baby toy from Estella NYC.Hand...
