by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
If I had the ability, I’d probably be embroidering everything from my kids’ tees to their underwear. I love the look of hand-embroidery–but I don’t have those crafty genes. So parents like me turn to the skills of Tracey Hageman of Tiny...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I cannot be the only loser mom out there with the very best intentions as far as Halloween costumes go–only to end up sobbing in the empty costume aisle on October 30th, trying to decide if I go for the one cheesy cheerleader costume that’s left, or just...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I’ve always adored Ben Sherman, the label that became synonymous with UK mods and rockers since the late 60s. Show me a guy in Ben Sherman on match.com and I’ll show you a guy I would have clicked on in my single days.Now? They have a kids line. Wow, is...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I’ve said before on these pages that I am lacking the crafty gene. And so thank goodness there are people out there who are making beautiful things for my children to wear–like mom and designer Kami Friday, who creates some of the coolest clips for kids at...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
Maybe because I’ve got an ex-boarder in the family, but I’m a sucker for skateboarding clothes on kids far more than other sports-inspired clothing. (Although props to bowling shirts – love you guys. Mwa.) I’m always on the lookout for suave...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Who slipped that new indie rock album into my car’s CD player? Oh wait, that’s no indie rock album, that’s kids’ music. From a duo called Ellen and Matt. Who knew?Their very enjoyable CD, Best Friends has been compared to songsters as diverse...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
There’s more to the color spectrum than pink and purple, but try telling that to a little girl. I’ve found they often need a little encouragement from fashion-forward parents in order to break away from those girly-girl trends–only to find out they...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
It’s getting to the point where ACDC toddler tees and Metallica onesies are so easy to find, if you’re looking to stand out, you’re going to have to reverse course. In other words, Barry Manilow duds. Liberace. Or how about Nelson? (That middle one...
by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear
Okay so you went and got that Nemo (or whatever) backpack for your daughter that she begged for – and now, only six minutes into the school year she’s too old for it. How quickly they grow. And how taxing it can be on our wallets.A stylish and way...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
When you see as many baby onesies as we do–and holy hell do we see a lot of baby onesies–it’s exciting to stumble on the ones created by an artist experimenting with a different kind of canvas. That’s how I feel about the ones from brand...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
If I have to draw one more cat or tree or apple on demand for my daughter, I think I might just lose it. Let’s just say I’m best equipped for being the guesser at Pictionary. But thanks to Taro Gomi’s amazing Scribbles: A Really Giant Coloring and...
