by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I think that most every girl dreams of being a ballerina at some point. I did, even as I was rolling in mud puddles or pummeling a soccer ball. I confess in fact that I still harbor fantasies of a steamy pas de deux with Baryshnikov. Oh, Misha. If only. If your two to...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
When I was a kid, like so many others, I was convinced that my toys came alive at night and had tea parties. I only wished that I could catch them, just once, and join in the fun. I can only imagine what the parties would have been like had a couple of these Punky...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Anyone can bring a cute fluffy dog, bear, or if you’re really fancy, elephant, to a baby shower or kid’s party. But if you’re going for the award for coolest aunt, uncle, or mom around, thenI suggest grabbing a two-headed Squeakum from Devout....
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
With the abundance of battery operated musical instruments out there screeching out some bizarre electronic form of "Twinkle Twinkle," I find it totally refreshing when I stumble upon some really great instruments that kids actually have to play themselves....
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
I go by that old shopping adage that if you’re unsure about something, walk away; if you’re still thinking about it the next week, it was meant to be. (I also sometimes go by the adage, what the hell, it’s only money, but that’s between me and...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
There is hardly an American child alive who doesn’t go through a superhero fantasy phase. When my daughter decides she wants to be Wonder Woman, or Super Girl, or The Amazing Flying Ballerina-Lawyer, I will happily indulge her. But not with those scary...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I’m all about gifts that you can actually use more than one day a year. It sounds like common sense, but then you look at all the Christmas bibs and Easter tees and Fourth of July themed flip flops out there and you sort of wonder. That’s why I love these...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
It’s almost hard to imagine, but children’s music hasn’t always been as wide ranging as it is today. However, there were some early pioneers, like the wonderful Ella Jenkins. Widely recognized as "the first lady of children’s music,"...
