by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
As surprised as I was by my third pregnancy, my older daughter was downright shocked. She may have actually gotten used to the idea more quickly than I did, thanks in part to Making Me: The Pregnancy Activity Book for My Big Brother or Sister. Written by mom Julie...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I think every kid should have a costume chest (or costume closet if you have a big house like my sister-in-law). Boy or girl, there’s no better rainy day activity than pretending to be a butterfly or an alien or a superhero firefighting princess.The handmade...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
As much as I love those cute flouncy cotton kid’s aprons, frankly, they’re no match for a toddler and a spatula full of brownie batter. So I absolutely fell in love with the kids aprons from Beansoup the second I took mine out of the package. The first...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
Regardless of how you stand on the candidate herself, the fact that there’s a woman leading more than one presidential poll is pretty awesome. We’ve come a long way from the 70s when they ran ads in the back of Ms. Magazine for tees proclaiming A...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Right now, with writers striking and award shows canceling, we’re in need of some good entertaining. Thank goodness for Princess Katie & Racer Steve stepping in to save the day by pre-releasing Fast & Feisty, a fast (and feisty) tribute to all...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
With a princess-obsessed three year-old, I’m always on the lookout for pretty much any book that has absolutely nothing to do with them. And yes, I know it’s cruel to cut her off entirely from the little crowned ladies just because they drive me nuts. So...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
I used to think baby clothes with snaps were the best solution for a wiry, wiggly baby. And then my brute of a son came along, and it was like wrestling a greased squealing pig into pajamas.So take my advice ye mothers-to-be, and invest in a few kimono tops, like the...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
The one downside to The Sippy Cups’ new concert DVD release, Electric Storyland Live at the Great American Music Hall is it just may bum your kids out – if only in that they’ll wish they were there instead of at home. That’s one heckuva show...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I love that we’ve still got a good few months of hat-wearing weather in my neck of the woods, only partly because my bald baby rocks the chapeaux rather nicely without all those fussy locks to get in the way. Our latest happening haberdashery find: The awesome...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Thanks to the toy recalls, I am much more concerned about where and how the toys I’m purchasing for my kids are made. But it’s not always as easy to get the backstory on your playthings as Fair Trade Sports makes it.Perhaps it doesn’t seem like...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
I know I’m not the only new mom who spent sweet quiet moments alone with my newborn singing the theme song from Happy Days. What can I say, I could never quite recall an appropriate tune when I needed to. I’d have been in better shape had Jennifer...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Editors Best of the Year, Kid Style
Baby clothes Kristen: Maybe it’s because my husband and I are both avid guitar players, or because it’s one of the most amazing shirts I’ve ever seen. But either way, Damestarbaby’s handsewn guitar tee has won my heart. Liz: The cozy...
