by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
When choosing Father’s Day gifts for the daddies in my life, I strive to present them with a memorable token of affection. It doesn’t have to be extravagant or costly, but it has to be meaningful. Which automatically rules out socks. The lovely Sarah Jane...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
It’s not that we’re entirely averse to giving ties for Father’s Day, it’s just that for dads who wear ties to work, it seems a little…perfunctory. But for the hipster dad that doesn’t have to sport the cravat daily, we love the idea...
by Liz Gumbinner | For the Menfolk
Feminism and other gender equality issues aside, I’m more than happy to relegate the grilling to the sigOth. Men just have some primal need to play with fire, and I’m more than happy to let them. My guy would totally love Grill Charms, which is a smart...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
Starting today, it’s back. What else is there to say? I think we’ll file this one in our archives under For the Menfolk. -Liz [thanks, victoria]
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
What’s that you say? You still have not yet picked out the perfect Father’s Day gift for the new dad in your life? You came here looking for ideas? How fortuitous! For we have just the thing. Canadian mom-run company Bambino Baskets is a great source for...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
We all know that dads dread bad Father’s Day ties and golf shirts just as much as we dread carnations and generic store-brand chocolates. But sometimes, thanks to lack of time and/or brain cells, we grab what we can, sign our kid’s name to it and call it a...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
If your husband’s like mine, he refuses to carry any sort of diaper bag. I’ve tried Camo messenger bags, hulking backpacks and indie-rock totes, but nooooooo. He has rejected each and every one. So when I saw the Dad Gear Diaper Vest at Emmy and Ally, it...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
With all the great frank and funny mom books out there, it’s about time someone came up with an equally entertaining daddy alternative. So we were tickled when we found out that Robert Wilder, well-known writer, columnist, and dad of two, had done just that. In...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
Considering my own baby’s daddy wouldn’t have read a baby book if I had duct taped it to his hands, the idea to reinvent the genre as man-friendly computer software is a brilliant move. The GoodFather CD-ROM from Dr. Moz is an exceedingly clever primer to...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
If you haven’t noticed, poker is taking over the world. And if you’ve got a spousal unit like my husband, you’ve seen enough Texas Hold ‘Em on TV that you could probably beat him at his own game. For a special Father’s Day treat,...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
Ever struggle over what to get your husband for Father’s Day because he just won’t tell you? Fear not, adventurers: If your baby’s daddy was a child of the 80’s, he’ll love receiving a video game from his misspent youth, one at which he...
by Cool Mom Staff | For the Menfolk
Father’s Day is upon us, and why punish Dad with another bottle of Brut (by Faberge) when you can blow his mind with the Sonos digital music system. The logic behind this nifty piece of hardware is simple–most men have secret plans to completely wire your...
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