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Tips for taking the first family photos with baby: A celebration of motherhood firsts

Tips for taking the first family photos with baby: A celebration of motherhood firsts

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Kid Fashion, Tips + Tricks

This post is part of a monthly series with our Baby Shower Gift Guide sponsor, babyGap celebrating motherhood firsts. We hope you enjoy our tips! Great close-up of baby June Blair with her older sister, via Gabrielle Blair of Design Mom. We all remember that first big...
A celebration of motherhood firsts: tips for traveling with baby on the first vacation

A celebration of motherhood firsts: tips for traveling with baby on the first vacation

by Cool Mom Staff | Family Travel, Tips + Tricks

This post is part of a monthly series with our Baby Shower Gift Guide sponsor, babyGap celebrating motherhood firsts. And there are lots! The first time you travel with baby doesn’t have to be horrible at all. (Or…as horrible as you think it will be.)...
What is the safest sunscreen for kids and babies? EWG has 20 of them.

What is the safest sunscreen for kids and babies? EWG has 20 of them.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

Each year we eagerly await the Environmental Working Group’s list of the safest sunscreens for kids (and grownups too) and we’re so glad to see the 2013 list is ready, just in time for the unofficial start of summer. Click over to the list of the safest...
A celebration of motherhood firsts: 7 smart tips for the first picnic with kids

A celebration of motherhood firsts: 7 smart tips for the first picnic with kids

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Kid Fashion, Tips + Tricks

This post is part of a monthly series with our Baby Shower Gift Guide sponsor, babyGap, on our tips for celebrating motherhood firsts. And there are lots! The official start of summer is just around the corner and that means time for playgrounds, parks, and that very...
A celebration of motherhood firsts: Tips for taking those first baby photos

A celebration of motherhood firsts: Tips for taking those first baby photos

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Kid Fashion, Tips + Tricks

This post is part of a monthly series with our Baby Shower Gift Guide sponsor, babyGap celebrating motherhood firsts. And there are lots! These days, it’s not like you need a professional portrait photographer to make sure you’ve got those newborn baby...
Top tips and picks for travel with kids to help you all arrive safe and sane

Top tips and picks for travel with kids to help you all arrive safe and sane

by Cool Mom Staff | Family Travel, Tips + Tricks

One of our readers’ most common questions: what are your best tips for surviving travel with kids? We’re here to oblige! So we’ve rounded up our tried-and-true favorite picks for keeping junior travelers in great spirits. From day trip to 12-hour...
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: Now on social media too, for Thanksgiving emergency help

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: Now on social media too, for Thanksgiving emergency help

by Stacie Billis | Tips + Tricks

The ultimate resources for cooking a foolproof Thanksgiving meal

The ultimate resources for cooking a foolproof Thanksgiving meal

by Stacie Billis | Tips + Tricks

Please, for the love of turkey, do not do a web search for “Thanksgiving recipes,” “Thanksgiving help,” or “Save me,” in your effort to seek out Thanksgiving meal guidance. Sifting through the long list of search results will only...
Six reasons to drink less bottled water

Six reasons to drink less bottled water

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips + Tricks

My family and I have been longtime Brita fans. That filtered pitcher of tap water is a mainstay in our fridge. But that’s pretty tough to keep up on the go, especially when I’m trying to remember to fill four sippy cups for four little kids I’m...
10 tips for camping with children for the first time

10 tips for camping with children for the first time

by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks

We just returned from our third tent-camping excursion, and while I wouldn’t call us back-country experts, I’ve learned a lot since that first trip when I was still nursing a toddler while trying to keep the other two from falling into the campfire. I...
Birthday gifts for 5-year-old girl? Reader Q&A

Birthday gifts for 5-year-old girl? Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks

I need a birthday gift idea for my soon-to-be 5-year-old daughter. She has tons of Barbies, tons of clothes – she is a girly girl and loves all things to do with painting nails, wearing girly stuff. I feel like we have way too many toys and clothes. What else is...
Comfy mom shoes that don’t look like mom shoes? Answers from a stylist.

Comfy mom shoes that don’t look like mom shoes? Answers from a stylist.

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips + Tricks

Q: I need some new ideas for cool comfy mom shoes so I’m not in my gym sneakers every day this summer but still can run around all day. Help! -Erin LThere are so many great options for busy moms these days. Your instinct is right: keep your gym sneakers in the...
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