Zen and the Art of the Sleeping Baby
I often wondered, night after sleepless night, as my daughter lay snuggled in my bed, what it was about her crib she hated so much? Was it the color? The wood? The discount price? Maybe I should have invested in this exquisite Ioline Crib from Kalon Studios. Made from...
La-Z-Baby
I’ve been scouring the web for the perfect chairs for my daughter’s tiny heiny, but I always run into the same problems. Either the chairs look like they were grown at the awful plastic farm, or they cost more than a piece that I could fit in.This is not...
Gettin’ Jiggy With It
There seem to be two schools of thought when it comes to decorating for kids: You can go super kid-like, or you can find adult looking stuff in miniature sizes. Basically, Playskool or Eames. Leapfrog or Oeuf. But now there’s a whole category in the...
Reach for the Stars (or at Least the Kitchen Sink)
We’ve reached the “I can do it” stage in our household. Holding her for handwashing is no longer an option and considering we’ve had a few accidents around the house, she needs a better way to reach things on her own. With that in mind, I was...
Mamas, Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowgirls
When I was young I wanted to be an indian princess. I didn’t know from PC terms or that this wasn’t an actual career that one could pursue; I just knew that Tiger Lily was the prettiest thing I had ever seen in my whole seven years of existence. One click...
I’ve Taken Back My Coffee Table
I finally put my foot down, and cleared all the puzzles, Play-doh, and crayons off my coffee table. Call me crazy – I like to be able to put my feet up at the end of a long day and not get glitter and glue all over them. Thanks to our cute, hand painted table...
Higher Standards
Here at Cool Mom Picks, we feel you get what you pay for. That is why we recommend the Swiss-made Svan highchair for the practical parent who’d rather coordinate with her dinner table than with her baby’s bouncy seat. The Svan is a bit pricey compared to...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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