Mother’s Day gifts for the mother of all mothers (or at least the mother of you)

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

Holy weepy grandmother – I just discovered the personalized plates from Aedriel Dixon’s etsy shop and if that’s not going to have Nana or Bubbie or Gamma flying through the Kleenex Designer Florals on Mother’s Day then I don’t know what...

Carpool Karma – Turning the minivan into a mobile multitasking machine

by Julie | Random Coolness

My kids aren’t even all in school yet, and I already feel like I spend half my day in the car.  As a multitasking mom, it nearly kills me to sit there and do nothing but drive. Carpool Karma is an ideal distraction for those of us who wish we could find a...

Designer maternity clothes, hold the sticker shock

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Fashion, Helpful Services

If you plan on leaving the house for any point of your 40 week pregnancy, you can’t just get away with nine months of stretch-waist yoga pants and Target maternity tees. Not that I didn’t try, mind you. I needed some clothes I could actually be seen...

Presenting our Mother’s Day Gift Guide -New! Improved! Recession friendly!

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

Okay, you can stop emailing us already! Our annual Mother’s Day Gift Guide is finally here and we’re extra excited about it this year. We’ve put together a discerning list of fantastic gifts for Mom, Grandma, your BFF and more in every price range....

Video game rentals for the Wii junkies among us (ahem)

by Mir | Helpful Services

When we finally joined this century and got a Wii, the kids received a pile of games over the holidays from family. And do you suppose that the most expensive games–the ones the kids begged for for months–are the ones that they play the most? Of course...

Clean Freak Confessions – Ours and hopefully, yours

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

Most of our sponsors are kind enough to run banner ads here which help support us so we can keep doing that thang we do. But sometimes we have a sponsor like Hoover who does something really cool like develop a site as fun as Clean Freak Confessions. Essentially,...

Calling Cool Mom Picks Readers – Can you spare two minutes?

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

As you might remember, once a year we ask you, our fine, beautiful readers, to tell us a little more about yourselves so that we can keep telling you about the products, services, and other picks that matter to you and your families. It also helps ensure that we have...

Organizational help that doesn’t make you feel like a loser for needing it in the first place

by Mir | Helpful Services

I’m always looking for ways to get more organized, but I cannot abide the sort of “helpful” service that makes me feel like I’m a slacker just for being there.The newly relaunched Buttoned Up never skewers me with guilt; this website (from the...

Eh, moms get enough freakouts all year long. Let’s skip the April Fools joke this year and go right to the giveaway.

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

If you happen to get the Medela Mom Mavens newsletter which came out yesterday, you might just have noticed that your humble Cool Mom Picks editors are featured. We’re so honored! We’re offering up a few As to some good Qs about blogging, how we pick our...

Hot. Dog.

by Betsy | Random Coolness

I’m what you would call a dog person. How could I not be when it comes to these adorable plush sausage dogs over at British etsy shop alice apple? These amazing stuffed animals, with their funky, retro fabrics, will stand out amongst any kid’s menagerie of...

Pacifier clips so cute you’ll kind of hope your baby takes a pacifier

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

If you’ve got a pacifier fiend in the family, then you understand the importance of binky clips. And if you’ve got a shutterbug in the family, then you understand the importance of cute binky clips. The handmade pacifier clips from CuckooBoo are just...

Any childbearing folks out there still have some money in the bank? Anyone?

by Mir | Helpful Services

Maybe you’re in the mood to daydream, or maybe you’ve had your near-limitless wealth stuffed in your mattress all this time (in which case: Hi! I’m available for adoption!), but either way, if you want to let your most fanciful kid decor fantasies...