The new Yes to Carrots line is a delight for the fragrance-free fans among us

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics

Anything overly fragranced gives me an insta-headache so I am committed to finding the best fragrance-free beauty products. The chemicals in synthetic fragrances are known to cause some nasty allergic reactions; I’ve even had to change seats on the train to get...

A car seat for dolls: Safety gets more fun

by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings

Ever since the AAP changed the car seat recommendations for children, kids are staying in rear facing car seats and eventually, booster seats, even longer. So I’m happy to find a car seat accessory for dolls, which can help kids understand car seat safety by...

Two awesomely lightweight car seats your biceps will thank you for

by Jeana | Baby

Getting ready for baby #3 has required many a trip down to the basement to dig up all the gear we used with babies #1 and #2. Our old car seats were the size of woolly mammoths, though, ugh! Fortunately I’ve discovered two incredible new infant car seat systems...

Ergobaby X-tra: The baby carrier we love now with a little extra awesome.

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

My first son turned me into a hard-core babywearer when he made it mighty clear that he hated riding in strollers or car seats. We’d travel everywhere with nothing but our Ergobaby carrier and a diaper or two. Magic! So my ears perked up when I heard that...

Monsters University Review: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll say, wait…was that a Carrie reference?

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media

It’s an interesting thing, settling into a seat in a theater filled with squirmy, popcorn butter-fingered children for a G-rated movie, knowing that half the references will be to movies like Animal House,  Revenge of the Nerds and Back to School. And yet...

Fun DIY place card ideas for children’s parties. Makes us want to go to a party!

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Should you be the type of parent who is actually able to wrangle the kids into assigned seats at a child’s birthday party (or say, at the children’s table at your adult party?) you’ll be needing place cards. You can even hand out the place cards when...

Finally, a rear-facing car seat that won’t squish your toddler’s legs

by Melissa | Baby

Thanks to the American Academy of Pediatrics’s well-intentioned rule that babies under the age of two should remain in rear-facing car seats, there’s plenty of cranky, uncomfortable toddlers out there, whining in backseats across the land. Luckily I came...

Is an American Express Platinum Card really worth it? Here’s the scoop.

by Liz Gumbinner | Helpful Services

I am a frequent business traveler, an entertainment junkie (jazz hands!) and a big fan of not cooking on special occasions when a great restaurant can do it for me. That’s why I’ve been an American Express Platinum holder for a long time. I know, I know,...

The most gorgeous holiday cards this year are to die-cut for.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

[Don’t miss a huge $250 Minted holiday card giveaway below PLUS an exclusive discount code for our readers!] There are those of us moms who swear we’ll get our holiday cards together in plenty of time this year, not have to race for a subpar photo, and not...

7 of the best toys for the car (and books and games too!)

by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings

We’re about to head on one of our annual summer road trips, which means packing plenty of toys for the car. We try to avoid the DVD–and generally succeed if we’ve planned ahead. Here, some of my favorite toys for the car for toddlers and bigger kids,...