by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
So here’s one for the germaphobes: My kids run around the house with their little toothbrushes, leaving them under the couch and next to the dog bowl, then put them back in the big glass on the sink right next to mine. Gak! I’m thinking it’s time for...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
I’m all for making sure my kids earn their keep around our house, but I have yet to find a system that we can actually stick with on a consistent basis. That is, until I found The Chore Board. This genius chore chart created by mom Sarah Malarkey features a...
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
Once you start a family, your home is in a continual state of flux– I need a nursery. I need to turn the nursery into a kid’s room. Oh shoot, I need to make it a nursery again. And ack, why didn’t anyone tell me that the toys would somehow breed...
by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
There’s a whole lot of kids’ clothes we feature here that must inspire the craftier moms among us to proclaim I could make that myself. Well la-di-da for you– not all of us are so very skilled that we could “make that ourselves” without...
by Betsy | Helpful Services
When I was pregnant everyone was full of free advice, and you know the old saying: You get what you paid for. (I’m not saying it was all bad, but I’m still not speaking to my cousin who told me slathering mayonnaise on my stomach would prevent stretch...
by Mir | Helpful Services
What I remember most about the early days was that the money I spent on batteries for the swing could have easily funded a semester in private college. Because my baby didn’t sleep unless he was in motion. For months. Know what I needed? Someone who knew how to...
by Mir | Helpful Services
You know that woman who’s always at school functions, the one who walks up while you’re manning the ticket table or dishing the chili, and says, “Oh, I should’ve signed up to help! I must have missed the flier!” Hopefully her flier...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness, Valentine's Day
I keep looking for cute Valentines Day cards for my daughter to give out to her beloved friends and family, but the truth is, I haven’t found anything that makes you go “awwwww….” as much as the handmade Valentines Day cards she could make...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
I have to say that the keepsake gifts for new baby boys are pretty slim pickin’s. I mean, nothing says “Welcome Boy” like a big plush monogrammed baby blanket, right? So, when I spotted the Baby’s First Spoon at Lisa Leonard Designs, I was glad...
