by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
With fall rapidly approaching, I’ve been on the lookout for the perfect jacket for my toddler son. Since I live in the South, it can be hard to find a jacket that’s light enough for our short fall season, but that’s hearty enough to get us...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I won’t be winning any cooking awards any time soon, but as far as the concoctions my daughter and son are creating in their play kitchen, courtesy of Haba’s new Biofino line of cloth play food, they’re on their way to winning Top Chef. Like...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
In my 20’s, I’d go to a small dark club in Rhode Island to watch obscure indie rock bands play loud, jangly music. We were a fairly homogeneous group, save for one earplugged little girl of about 3 who would sit on her dad’s shoulders and watch...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
I’m generally not so keen on clothes that emphasize a baby’s already cute-as-it-is butt with ruffles and words like, um…juicy. But a monster — like the one on Sckoon’s Ha Ha Tee and Monkey Pant Set? Cripes, I can’t think of anything...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
When it comes to buying gifts for my friend’s kids, I really try hard to find unique items that no one else would think of, but aren’t so obscure that the poor kid has to ask his parents what the heck it is.Enter the Dumpling Dynasty Explorer Kit, one of a...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
You wouldn’t think a bunch of blabbermouths like our family would need help starting a conversation, but I’ve got to thank The Chatterbox for providing some welcome encouragement in that area. Instead of questions about obscure Baby Boomer-era trivia, the...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
My favorite baby clothes were always the beefy cotton ones – just good, simple soft basics that felt cushy and cozy, that I knew wouldn’t start to look worn or faded after a few weeks of the puke-wash-puke-wash cycle. Parade Organic’s Pure Collection...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
I have yet to figure out why for most lullaby books, the illustrations seem to be an afterthought. I suppose the justification is that if the words are effective enough, the kids eyes will be shut? Or something. Not so Clare Beaton’s Mrs. Moon: Lullabies for...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
Wish as I may that I could dress my kids in retro hipster clothing, the combination of my southern locale and my preppy husband make it a look that I just don’t think we can pull off. But if you’ve got a kid that can sport a derby to the park, then...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
As I was perusing the selection of fall boys clothes at my regular haunts I noticed one overwhelming commonality: Unless you’re into super duper trendy duds or have a taste for the alternative, artsy stuff, the regular boy clothes are pretty darn cheesy. Just...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
Hello to the onslaught of new fall babies, including my own, thanks to those cold boring winter months and crazy holiday parties (ahem). Even though I’ve got no baby shower in sight myself, that won’t stop me from snagging one of these amazing Salvor...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
“Oh my”, I thought,”these look like a bunch of colorful floppy discs. What in the world are the kids going to do with these?” Silly mommy. Don’t you see that they easily fit together and make…a rocket ship that I can fly around the...
