A is for Alexander Girard – Alphabet blocks for you mid-century design freaks

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

My heart is going thumpity-thump on seeing the new Alexander Girard alphabet blocks by House Industries. Yes okay, so the set is 100 bucks at maXimo design but the truth is, if I add up all the disposable plastic toys we’ve received for the kids, I could have...

Viva la French nursery decor

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

It doesn’t take much to get me pining for Paris, but Bastille Day turns that urge into a full-on achey craving. So wouldn’t you know I’d have to go and stumble upon this beautiful French alphabet poster from Bibitty just when the airfare (and all...

J’aime l’alphabet

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I am utterly taken with the limited edition French alphabet print from Barcelona-born artist Silvia Portella, just introduced at L’Affiche Moderne. And not just because it’s refreshing to see a bee under A instead of B, but because the 26 charming...

Art + poetry = more than just another alphabet book

by Rita | Books for Kids

I recently got a look at Alphabetica: Odes to the Alphabet,  Diana Spieker and Krista Skehan’s mind-blowing alphabet book filled with multisyllabic metaphors and modern, deep-inked illustrations.This book bursts with detail. Each page contains more than...

Affordable baby gifts that look like they’re not

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I love buying artwork for baby gifts, but the idea of actually taking the time to get something framed is a bit of pain in the postpartum rear. So fortunately CMP (and pretty much every design blog) fave Binth Studio has a new line of wonderful framed prints, at...

An alphabet with attitude, dude

by Mir | Art + Decor

Frankly, I’m not certain I’m actually cool enough for this Alphabet Learning Poster, but let’s just say I desperately want to be. What’s not to like about an alphabet where L is for Love, X is for Malcolm, and Z is for Zeitgeist? Oh, and...

B is for Blondie

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

I completely understand that repetition breeds learning, but seriously, can someone come up with something other than the extremely original A is for Alligator and B is for Bumblebee?Well leave it to the Aussies to shake things up with Never Mind Your Ps and Qs:...

An ABC book that actually gets kids creating their own A’s, B’s and C’s. And sometimes an alien robot.

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

How to Build an A is about the most fun you can have with an alphabet book. Because, just as author Sara Midda’s title says, kids can actually devote their time to creating letters out of the enclosed EVA foam pieces and not just reading about them....

Now I know my ABCs and I know them cooler than everyone else

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

ABC posters are pretty much the quintessential nursery decor, but that’s not to say it’s easy to find a cool one. I mean, enough with the A is for apple already, right? So I was happy to discover two cool new modern ABC posters: One from graphic designer...

From Rock to Rattle

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

So what do you do when you’re a cool, happening, Brooklyn gig poster designer and you find yourself about to have your first kid? Well you don’t hit the mall for nursery posters, that’s for sure; you make your own. Then you print some more so other...