We're so thrilled to be teaming up with our sponsor Harris Bank who's asked us to offer up cool picks to help teach money management early. Back when I was a kid, a piggy bank was no more than a basic way to teach money savings to those …
Poking around the CB2 website this week, I kinda fell in love with this bookend. Because, we'll, it's an end. Called The End. The End bookend is such a cool little hostess gift or just a sunny pick me up for your own bookshelf. I don't k…
In my family, we're kind of obsessive photographers when it comes to documenting our babies' growth. From belly shots to holiday shots to weekly and monthly shots of baby's first year, we go all out. (Not surprisingly, though, we seem to…
Legos are just so timeless, so simple, so wholesome. You can build houses and cities and adorable robots, sprawled in front of a roaring fire with your future architect . Or you can turn those happy little blocks into a zombie-infested n…
Indian patterns are totally (and beautifully) on-trend right now-- we wrote about Ikats and other beautiful prints a few months ago, and our allegiance has yet to waver. Especially since we saw these lovely designs. Hammocks & High Tea '…
Our favorite notebooks and Star Wars, our favorite sci-fi franchise, have finally come together in two beautiful limited edition designs. The only question: Are you going with the Empire or the Rebel Alliance? Moleskine has gone fully op…
No more pretending the Anthropologie catalog is a special delivery--kids deserve their own mailbox surprises. So I'm happy to have found a fun new service that combines original art and stories with good, old-fashioned stamps. Abe's Pean…
There's little I hate more than fundraising time at school. It's not that I don't want the school to have money, it's just that there's only so many stinky candles and rolls of wrapping paper and overpriced magazine subscriptions a perso…
It was only upon attending an awesome preschool class a few months ago that my daughter learned there was a difference between "yoga" and "yogurt." Now, she is a huge fan of both. Presumably for different reasons. That's why I was excite…
Am I the only one running out of space on the fridge due to a cheesy collection of state capital and alphabet magnets? It seems like my attempt at uncluttered living is in constant jeopardy... so what's an OCD mama to do? Thanks to the b…
We've always had a heart for green school supplies for our kids, ever since we knew such a thing even existed.While they'll never be as cheap as what you find at the big mall stores, grab a couple you love and teach the kids a lesson in …
How lovely to discover that Cool Mom Picks was voted the #10 best pregnancy blog on Babble.com. Let's just say we're blushing! We're thrilled to be included in Babble's Top 50 Pregnancy Mom Blogs list with some of our own faves, like Ohd…
This week, in honor of World Breastfeeding Week, our contributors are sharing their favorite nursing picks. I've never actually needed to pump other than for comfort until my most recent baby. Thank goodness I've had the Hygeia Breast Pu…
This week, in honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we've asked our contributors to share their favorite nursing picks. How annoying is it to have to carry around dozens of different cloths, bibs and blankets whenever you take your baby out…
Maybe "cool" isn't a word you're using a lot this summer. But even when the temperature is in the 100's, we're always looking to hook our subscribers up with cool giveaways, because they are...yep. The coolest. This coming week, five-- y…
It's kind of amazing how far daycare has come. Whether you're reclaiming date night or just need a few minutes to work (or read) in peace, specialized work/play centers are popping up all over the country to supervise your kids when you …
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Of all the gifts my sigOth has given to me over all the years, there's one that I think might be my very favorite: garden shears. Yes, garden shears. And I don't even have a garden. We are rarely without cut flowers in the house, and it …
Like so many New York area parents, I've been an avid user of Fresh Direct for years now. For me, shopping for groceries online is the best way to avoid the stress and mess of supermarket shopping with a curious toddler who wants to stic…
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We were beyond thrilled to discover that Cool Mom Picks has been chosen as Babble.com's #1 shopping site ! Thank you, Babble! To be honored alongside 50 cool sites that we admire and love ourselves, like Inhabitat , Stroller Traffic , an…
I didn't have kids yet when I lived in New York, but if I did--or should we ever happen to move back (could happen!)--I'd need some help getting it all together. A toddler bed to fit in a Manhattan apartment? Recommendations for a fabulo…
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