by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
My friend’s daughter has a thing for bugs. Each year, her mom throws a birthday bash with insect-themed decorations and goody bags. The problem is finding unique gifts for this bug-crazy gal that she doesn’t already have. (And after the ant farm incident...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
Wee see a whoooole lotta onesies trying to track down cool products to review here. You have no idea how many onesies. Easily a million. So when we tell you we’ve come across ones that are fabulously unique and that you must click over immediately, heed our...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
It’s easy to appreciate beautifully hand-knitted garments, but creating them isn’t necessarily a piece of cake. The mere presence of two X chromosomes does not endow a woman with a talent for needlework (as much of the CMP staff will assure you)....
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
With all the bells and whistles – literally – that are the hallmark of modern toys, I’m always happy to find those that put a new spin on an old classic without the use of batteries–or the need for a bottle of ibuprofen for mommy. Artist Gaia...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
I’m all for hats on the wee ones. Warm heads are terribly important in cool weather and in the summer, no one wants a baby with a sunburned face. But why, oh why do baby hats have to be so terribly…well, babyish? Enter these fabulousand uber popular...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
Babies do not need shoes; that’s an undisputed fact. And that’s exactly why I love baby booties so much. I mean, since when did fabulous accessories have anything to do with need?So check out the hand-crocheted elephant booties at mom-run online boutique...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids
I have not been a mom all that long and already I’m tired of the same old images in counting and alphabet books. 10 apples, 9 bananas, 8 ducks…how about 1 snoring mommy? So I love the fresh take on counting in photographer Joanne Dugan’s 123 NYC: A...