by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I’m a huge fan of choosing wood over plastic when it comes to kids’ toys. My only gripe is that they often seem to be just for show, and not made to stand up to the drooly mouths and rough grips of actual children. This is not the case, however, with the...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Sometimes I look at comfy cozy baby accessories and wonder why business suits aren’t made in silky chenille too. It seems like we always give up the best things as we grow up. Things like lullabies. And after spending some time listening to four of Mae...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
It’s hard to beat little cotton dresses on little girls for summer. The problem is, not every girl is the gingham and bows type, and that’s a lot of what toddler dresses are. If we put my daughter in something frilly and flouncy…well let’s just...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
In the height of the preppy craze, I begged my mother for a monogrammed sweater to wear with my Calvin Klein jeans. She refused, telling me that I’d outgrow the sweater in a year, so what was the sense in spending extra money to embroider my initials on it?...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
In these past few years as a parent, I’ve picked up several pearls of wisdom. 1.) Never leave your kid alone in the bathroom. 2.) No matter how late you put them to bed, they’ll still wake up early. 3.) Clothes that can be worn several different ways are...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
I’ve loved the vintage look since long before vintage became fashionable. (I know, I know…everyone says it.) And while I occasionally pine for the adventure of finding treasures among the piles at thrift stores, these days I’m doing more of it...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Working with children for many years has exposed me to copious amounts of "kid music," most of which is very—um—catchy. Lullaby albums are worse, ranging anywhere from hippie wannabe dreck to flat out muzac. But then there’s the new CD by...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I’ve always thought that that old nursery rhyme about little boys being made of snips and snails and puppydog tails was sort of weird. First of all: Snails? Really? When’s the last time your kid played with a snail? And what the heck is a snip, anyway? A...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
My family and I are serious book lovers. Okay, we’re full-out snobs. We only have eyes for the worthwhile page-turners and even my toddler has learned to resist the call of the flashy but content-lite pages in the bargain bins and head straight for the award...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
When my daughter started potty training, I was introduced to the world of toddler underpants that come smothered in the 2-D world of licensed characters. While I can sort of see the incentive of wearing your favorite talking animal on your bum, I’d like to think...
