Free-Range Rubber Duck

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

If you’ve always liked the idea of rubber ducks for your kids but don’t like the idea of more plastic crap in your bathtub, here’s a solution: A real rubber duck. Like, one actually made out of rubber. We found this one at GrassRoots. The site claims...

Ode to Joya

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

I’m not quite sure how having a baby translates into the desire to babify everything you own. Just because I might dress my baby in cute baby-ish patterns doesn’t mean I want them all over my own accessories. Evidently Joya Logue, ownerof Joyababy, heard...

Nononono…I’M Tiger Woods

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

Everyone’s favorite Tiger reportedly shot a 48 on a nine-hole course by the ripe old age of two. That seems unbelievably early to me as far as getting the kids swinging, but hey, if you have a budding golf enthusiast (with kabillions in endorsement potential),...

“Who Effed Up The Toys???”

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

I can’t take credit for the headline – it’s was written by my friend Karen as the subject of an email she sent yesterday, alerting us all to yet another toy recall. I’m ready to just dump anything in the toy chest that wasn’t made by hand...

Keepsakes for the Keeping

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

The point of a keepsake, from what I understand, is that you actually want to keep it. I might be crazy here, but I think that’s the gist of it. While some jewelry designers don’t quite seem to get that notion, Amber Fay totally does. With her custom photo...

There’s More to Spanish Than “Vamanos, Dora!”

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

I’m proud to say I speak Spanish. I’m not fluent or anything, but I can handle basic conversations. OK, OK, I’ll admit it: All the Spanish I know I learned from episodes of Sesame Street. But I can count to veinte quite convincingly and order a...

Looking Smart

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

I admit to being a bit skeptical when it comes to all these baby products that promote early learning. Is it really necessary to label a baby spoon and bowl with words and pictures? Well the folks at Learning Tees don’t take themselvesthat seriously, even with...

Pregnant and Polished

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

Like there aren’t enough things you have to give up when you’re pregnant (sushi, Pinot Noir, catcalls from construction workers) now people are getting all waffle-y on nailpolish. Excuse me, but give up my weekend pedicures? Not happening. For those...

Felt Up

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

We’ve done our best here at Cool Mom Picks to highlight fantastic alternatives to typical baby hair clips. But what we’ve discovered is that when your kid actually gets enough hair for real accessories, it’s as though the designers just take all the...

The Art of Ka-Ching

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

Back when I was in middle school, I would put scotch tape around my lunch money change and cram it in my front pocket. Today, pre-teens, tweens and teens sport more cash than some island nations do. I say that kind of cold hard cabbage deserves to be wrapped up in...

For The Tea Party of the Season

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

You can hardly encounter my two year-old daughter without being asked to join her for a tea party. As long as you don’t mind that Puppy gets all the food and Llama bogarts the dessert tray, I guarantee you an enjoyable time. So I’m hoping to add to my...

A Totally Organic Experience

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

We love organic kids clothes’ for any number of reasons, but sometimes I get the feeling that the companies who make them are just jumping on a trend to make a buck. Then there’s Little Green Stars. Moms, co-founders, green bloggers, and bona fide...