Even if our plans today don't include a French military parade on the Champs-Elysées, in honor of Bastille day today, we're giving a special nod to our fashionable friends on the other side of the pond by featuring some of our favorite F…
They may not get filled with anything more exotic than ice water, but a new travel series SIGG water bottle for kids will get your brood thinking about far-away places while they sip. With six different cities represented in the series t…
Isn't it so fun to find a designer who does great modern prints for the kids? As in, not snarky ironic sayings or the same puppies/kitties/fishies we tend to see everywhere? Australian organic baby clothes line Sapling Child has always d…
We adored Lille Huset's eco-friendly, laminated, recycled paperboard DIY dollhouses the moment we discovered them at Toy Fair earlier this year. Founder Alyson Beaton's mission is so wonderful: to encourage kids to build and customize th…
For years now, stripes have been a hot trend--on clothes , on bags , on shoes and just about anything that can be striped. So it's only fitting that the brand new Hanna Anderssson Bright Baby Basics collection launching today is all abou…
Tis the season for playing in the sand (yay for summer!) so we've rounded up some of the most fun and coolest-looking new beach toys for kids. If you've got a seaside trip planned,we hope these help you amp up the standard buckets and sh…
While of course there are beautiful clothes made all over the world these days (we're not one to say no to Italian leather), in honor of our nation's birthday, we wanted to highlight just a few of the small labels and indie designers tha…
I have a few non-negotiable criteria when I'm looking for a new bedtime book to read with my kids and The Bear's Song by Benjamin Chaud exceeds my expectations on all counts. This book is my kids' and my own current favorite bedtime stor…
We missed the boat on a big fancy modern swing set for my kids--maybe because we live in the city and don't have a yard? Yeah, that could have a little to do with it. But their Grandma and Papa put up a handmade swing for them which made…
Summer officially started last weekend, and we're continuing the kick-off in style by celebrating National Sunglasses Day. Yes, that's a real thing. And while honestly, there isn't a kid who doesn't look adorable in any pair of sunglasse…
When a friend of mine emailed to tell me about her new endeavor, BeautyCamp NYC , I have to admit I was like...what? Why would a girl spend an entire week in the summer at a beauty camp learning about makeup tips, when she could be playi…
We are always so happy to find companies that give back, especially when they make something that we would totally want to buy anyway. That's why we are absolutely delighted to be partnering with Yoobi , a wonderful new school supply com…
I remember keeping a certain unicorn tee in heavy rotation when I was about nine, so girls' obsession for unicorns is hardly new. If you know what I'm talking about, I've tracked down some cool unicorn clothes for girls out there to sati…
Okay, so M is actually for Monkey in this set of flash cards for kids, but X really is Xantus--Xantus's Hummingbird, to be exact. We're stunned by the modern, gorgeous, high design illustrations on these Animal Alphabet Flash Cards by il…
If your kids are headed to camp this summer, sending them a cool summer camp care package will make their day. Or week. Even if they didn't even look back to wave when you dropped them off. We've got a whole bunch of fun ideas for care p…
T his is a sponsored message from Generation Grit Mom of four, Laura Hale, was looking for action figures for her sons that would offer some of the wholesome, creative play accompanied by thoughtful storybooks that so many girls had alre…
Everyone's eyes are on World Cup soccer for the next month, and The Soccer Fence by Phil Bildner, a thought-provoking and hope-filled soccer book for kids set in the waning days of South African Apartheid, is perfect for reading breaks b…
M y 7 year old daughter has wide feet and we desperately need sandals! Do you have any recommendations for something cute and stylish for girls but not so narrow? Thanks! - Martha G Hi Martha, I have the opposite issue--girls with slight…
When I first laid my eyes on the cool leggings for babies and kids at LA mom and pop-owned Chaboukie, I dug the fun patterns and soft fabrics . But the fact that they're made by hand here in the USA and help kids in need, well, yeah, it …
It's our new June tradition for the last several years: Warm weather hits, we're here with recommendations for very cute, decidedly non-hoochie two-piece swimsuits for girls . In other words, no high cut leopard bikinis (oy), no padded b…
We've featured some really great micro-gardening tools here over the years, like the cool Click & Grow smart herb garden , which helps to create gardening projects for those of you with kids -- but not a lot of space for traditional sowi…
The downside to loving Tea Collection 's well-made, comfortable, stylish clothes for my kids is that they outgrow them, as kids are wont to do. They even outgrow them while the clothes still look fantastic and nearly new. So you can hand…
Skip Hop is inextricable from my memories of my boys in their early years. My older son started preschool with a frog backpack and ended Pre-K with a very well worn monkey on his back. My three-year-old is currently toting the fox around…
We love balance bikes here at Cool Mom Picks because they do such a great job of teaching young kids how to get around safely on two wheels. I was sold on them after learning the hard way how challenging it is to wean a fearful child off…