My kids are old enough now that I no longer have to drill them on our phone number and what to do if they get lost. But oh what I wouldn't have given back then for the brilliant SafetyTats , especially when my son was both pre-verbal and…
As you probably know, we're staunch advocates for our readers at CMP - we score you exclusive discount codes , awesome giveaways, $5000 tech makeovers ... What? What's that you say? You weren't aware that our esteemed sponsor, Intel, was…
We've certainly seen our fair share of personalized gifts here at Cool Mom Picks, but we've yet to run across a service such as the one offered by Sweetwater Street . Design savvy owner Lisa Burnett will transform one of her modern desig…
I tend to spend so much time worrying about the gory details of my kids' parties that the birthday candles are the last thing that I think about. In fact, one year, I almost forgot them. Bad bad mommy. So, if you've got a kiddo with a bi…
I haven't had a keychain since college, when we attached our keys to ID holders and waved them around at football games. Since I've (hopefully) evolved since then, I've decided to add a little personality and style to my keys. At least u…
Okay all you tri-state mamas, we're counting on you to come out to the fine borough of Brooklyn tomorrow, September 12, for a star-studded (well, in our own minds) book party for Sleep is for the Weak sponsored by the very good folks of …
Today is my birthday and it's a big one. 29. Yep. That's right. 29. Oh how I wish I had the guts to make use of one of the bad party buntings , aka "festoons of gloom" from UK shop Twisted Twee . The banners eschew some trite happy birth…
We're huge fans of any activity that we'll enjoy just as much as our kids, and Baby Loves Disco is clearly at the top of our list. So when mom Heather and dad Andy, the master minds behind these family friendly disco parties asked us to …
While I'd rather you not call me a Soccer Mom, the fact remains that... well... I am, by definition, a Soccer Mom who spends a lot of Saturday mornings on the field. I also spend a lot of time vacuuming dirt and grass out of my car, and …
I used to worry that my daughter was damaging her fragile ear drums with a volume set to "too loud." Thankfully, we now have LoudEnough Volume-Limiting Earphones so when I yell DO YOU HEAR ME? I know that if I don't get an answer it's on…
As my big girl heads off to first grade (sob), I'm at home with a little girl who wants to do everything her big sister does, including learning the very same things. The mom-run company, Write Way to Learn , is going to be a huge help t…
If you're one of the millions of moms who, like us, pass the time in the OB waiting room by flipping through Parents Magazine and then sneak it out in your bag (shhhhhh!), chances are you might have caught Cool Mom Picks co-founder and e…
Thanks to Cool Mom Picks, I've expanded my babywearing horizons to include wraps and slings, but I can never abandon my beloved Swedish front carrier standby, no matter how much drool coats its surface. However thanks to My Little Roo , …
Custom photo confetti? At first I had a hard time imagining what anyone would want with that. Teeny tiny pictures? Wouldn't they just look like pixelated blobs? But that was before I had a look at some actual Partydotts , oversized confe…
The dirty little secret of parents everywhere is that their babies don't sleep. I know because every time I confess to a mom friend that my youngest was up every two hours for bottles until 11 months, I get a similar story in return. Wha…
We've been so busy lately doling out shopping wit and wisdom for various websites that we almost forgot to tell you all about them! *At PBS Sprout for Parents we're offering up shopping tips for parents of preschoolers each month. This m…
I'm probably the last person on earth who would consider using a diaper caddy. But try and steal my new and improved SaraBear Basket from me and you'll have one angry pregnant chick on your hands. At first glance you might think, o oh, l…
It may be sweltering out today, but in no time your kids will be off to that first day of preschool, kindergarten and beyond, and we're here to make things a wee bit easier on you with our second annual Back to School Shopping Guide . We…
I find that reading labels is hard enough when I'm trying to figure out which cereal has less fat, or whether sugar is hidden in yogurt using some sixteen-syllable code name. But when you've got a kid with serious allergies, keeping an e…
Packing for vacation used to be a labor of love, laying out the outfits and the shoes as I anticipated all the fun ahead. But now that I'm a parent and the airlines limit me to 50 pounds of baggage to boot, packing can be a nightmare. Je…
The CMP staff has just returned from the BlogHer conference, that magical yearly event in which hundreds of bloggers gather together to hone our craft, take thousands of photos and drink copious amounts of wine - yes, even those of us to…
My daughter is insistent on drawing anywhere and everywhere, which isn't so bad when we're sitting in our kitchen. When we're in our car it can present a bit of a problem. But now with her Room it Up lap desk, I can barely get her to com…
The CMP editors and a few of our writers are packing our bags and brushing up on Apple Martini Drinking 101--at least those of us who aren't with child--in preparation for the BlogHer conference in San Francisco this weekend. If you'll b…
While my four-year-old daughter can definitely write her name, she still has trouble nailing that tricky letter N. But now, thanks to her Little Stamp , she doesn't have to tell me that the N in her name is a super special fancy letter t…