by Delilah S. Dawson | Books for Kids
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, neither, or both, there’s no better gift for kids than the gift of reading. If you don’t need a fourth copy of the Velveteen Rabbit to make you cry on your toddler’s footy pajamas, try one of these awesomely...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
Manners books for children may sound a little old-fashioned, but thank goodness they aren’t. I’ve come to realize that children of a certain age love learning rules and getting to understand social construct; my own five year-old thinks it’s about...
by Lexi Petronis | Kid Style
There’s something to be said for well-made kids’ accessories, right? Something else to be said for well-made kids’ accessories that sport some of the most adorable designs around. But it’s something else entirely when we’re talking...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
To me the holidays is nothing without our annual viewing of Rudolph. Herbie! The Abominable Snowman! The Isle of Misfit Toys who aren’t quite misfits! It’s all pure magic. So who’s with me in jumping for joy that this year, A four-DVD series of some...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
Considering the battle that awaits me each day just to get my two-year-old to wear pants, you can probably imagine what it’s like trying to get a coat on her. Let’s just say I’ve thought about just not leaving the house for the next six months or so...
by Betsy | Entertainment + Media
Although everyone from Rod Stewart to The Black Eyed Peas seems to put out Christmas albums, it’s pretty rare for anyone besides Adam Sandler to do something new and interesting with Hanukkah music. New and interesting is something Dan Zanes knows well and...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
My kids lose scarves and gloves like uh…well, like kids lose scarves and gloves. While I covet so many high end handmade options, I know I take quite a risk knowing that two mittens may head out the door in the morning, and only one will return home. So...
by Betsy | Books for Kids
To say that Sandra Boynton is my favorite children’s author is an understatement, (with deep props to Dr. Seuss). But truly, for the first few years of my son’s life her chunky children’s books were a constant. Her writing is fun, bouncy and the...
by Elizabeth | Entertainment + Media
One of my all time favorite holiday shows is the Nutcracker Ballet, but I didn’t imagined I would get tickets to see it with my toddler for quite a long time–like, ten years, at least. Performances are expensive in New York! Which is one of the reasons...
by Stephanie Slate | Toys + Playthings
I have this fantasy every Christmas of convincing my extended family to go together on one big gift for my children. You know, instead of everyone doing their own thing and my kids ending up with a playroom full of blinky-light, noise-making,...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Kids
Yes, we’re thankful for turkey, and pie, and those little buttery rolls, too. But mostly you.That’s why we mamas work so hard to bring you the coolest finds, the best deals, and the most marvelous giveaways. If that sounds pretty good, we hope you’ll...