XBox 360 giveaway for charity – last call!

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

Final shot mamas – today is the last day to get your entries in for the big XBox 360 giveaway, in which we’re giving away one whole console to (maybe) you – and one for your favorite local children’s charity. Find all the details on the...

Celebrate Veteran’s Day at the park

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

Now that my husband has just returned (yay! he’s back!) from his two month long deployment as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Veteran’s Day holds a lot more personal meaning.But even if you don’t have a Veteran in your family, you can still enjoy...

Surviving deforestation is one thing. Try surviving juice box mishaps.

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

I’ve always been a fan of cause-related marketing, or in human terms, charitable efforts for brands. Especially when the company really seems dedicated to the cause, and that’s what I’ve found to be the case with Timi and Leslie and their new...

Saving moms and babies. Because too many of them need saving.

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

I recently learned that one woman dies every minute from childbirth on this planet. One every minute. And that just about knocked me out of my seat. Because most of it is avoidable.There were all kinds of stats and figures and info about maternal mortality that I...

Great schools deserve free money

by Mir | Doing Good

It’s music to any educator’s ears: The chance for big bucks for the school, just because it’s great.GreatSchools.net and Care2.com have partnered up to create the America’s Favorite School Contest, and they’re giving away everyone’s...

Clean up takes on a whole new meaning with Cleanup Soap

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

The first thing that struck me when I saw Cleanup Soap was how cool the shape was – graphic, and symmetrical and…wait a minute. Is that a…land mine? Indeed, these naturally scented, paraben-free soaps were created by Parsons design student Hideaki...

9/11 – a very good day for doing very good

by Carrie | Doing Good

We love opportunities to get our kids involved in community service, so we’re so delighted to hear that 9/11 is now officially a National Day of Service and Remembrance. It’s also better than making it a National Day of Watching 24 Hour News Channels and...

Go play outside!

by Mir | Doing Good

While I wholeheartedly support the idea of grandparents getting outside to play with the grandkids, don’t let the fact that this downloadable Go Play Outside guide is being offered through Grandparents.com dissuade you from checking it out yourself, mamas....

Repurposed frames that look as good as they make you feel

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

When I stumbled upon the Second Line Frames etsy shop, I went wow – those are cool. And that’s before I knew the backstory.Turns out this Tampa-based cooperative salvages wood siding from homes destroyed during Hurricane Katrina, and turns them into...

Cancer with a happy ending

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good

We here at Cool Mom Picks love our sponsors (love them!), but some we have to admit we love just a bit more than others. So when we found out that The American Cancer Society would be a part of our site over the coming weeks, we immediately asked what we could do to...

A sling that helps support other babies too

by Mir | Doing Good

Leave it to textile mavens and cmp fave Serena & Lily to come up with a sling that’s both simple and chic. And we all know how important both of those factors are in a sling.The organic cotton  market baby slings are constructed from a single piece of...

Gift baskets for Mother’s Day filled with hope

by Mir | Doing Good

This Mother’s Day, you can honor thy mother (or a mother you love) by helping mothers in crisis. And I don’t mean “oh no, the babysitter canceled at the last minute.” More like women affected by humanitarian emergencies around the world.The...