Making Al Gore Proud

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

I wince every time I take those double plastic bags home from the grocery store, but remembering to bring my own bags, let alone ones that can carry more than a few apples, seems unlikely. Well, thanks to my new cloth shopping bag from Skeeda, I’m feelingway...

It’s Good To Be the King

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

With Texas Hold-Em having taken over the world–let alone our living room one night a month–it was only a matter of time before it made its way into nurseries too. Baby Luck is a new line of tees and onesies that we found at CMP fave shop, Flying Peas that...

The Amazing Letterwoman

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

“We’re all for girl superheroes!” responded my co-editor, Kristen, when I forwarded her the url for the new animated series, Word Girl. My response: “Totally!” This brand new superhero “with the colossal vocabulary” goes up...

Congratulations! It’s a Pig!

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

I always have trouble with those baby gifts you need to get when the parents want the sex to be a surprise. Don’t they know what a burden their surprise is on their generous friends? Don’t they know it’s all about me? The Chinese Zodiac is always a...

Style-Conscientious

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

Onlytwo minutes of searching the web forbabyshoes for my newly crawling little man of the house and I’m drowning in a sea of leather booties. Love leather booties, but isn’t there something different out there? Enter my saviors, Veja baby shoes, which we...

The Sassy Side of Hair Clips

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

Now that my daughter actually has hair (kind of) my latest obsession is tracking down cool hair clips for her with the hopes that one day she might actually let me put one on her. It’s a cheaper hobby than shoe shopping, that’s for sure. My latest find?...

Florals for Fall

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I get a little sad as August comes to a close. (Ack, where did summer go already!) While I love diving into the cozy cashmeres and comfy knits again, I hate saying goodbye to all the bright, promising floral prints of Spring. So when I found the little girl’s...

Hit Me With Music

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

As a musician with way too many closets full of instruments, I’ve got a soft spot for kids threads that show off our love of all things melodic. Behold the sweet instruments romper courtesy CMP super-fave designer, Sir Hayes, in a collaboration with...

Buy a Bracelet, Save the World

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

We’ve all been huge admirers (slash patrons) of Lucina ever since we discovered their unbelievably gooooorgeous jewelry that just so happens to help make the word a better place. For real–Components of the jewelry come from artisans in developing countries...

Some Bling is Better Unseen

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I have learned in a relatively short time that kids love anything with their names on it. It doesn’t matter if it’s spelled out in English, Greek, or hieroglyphics–in which case you could kind of fake it, come to think of it. There’s no better...

O Yeah

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

Whenever a salesperson tries to push some peacock-feathered and sequined bag on me that will absolutely complete the outfit, I back off. My two requirements for accessories: Simple and well-made. No surprise that I’m loving the new O style necklaces we’ve...

So Which Color Gets Them to Pick Up Their Toys?

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

I remember reading somewhere that color has such impact on behavior and mood, that babies in yellow nurseries actually cry more than babies in blue nurseries. So guess who has a yellow nursery? Hello. I’m glad to learn now that yellow is not the color of colic,...