Versatile doesn’t even begin to describe this diaper bag

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

Some days, I tend to be a bit of an over-packer. What if the kids get really thirsty and they finish their water bottles? Better pack an extra. What if they have a run-in with a mud puddle? Better pack clean outfits for each of them. What if they get hungry while we...

A minimalist Halloween

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

While my oldest would just as soon cover herself in a head to toe costume for Halloween, my other little one would is more in the “naked baby” camp. Amazing how kids are so different. So if you’ve got a kiddo who’s not so into the whole...

Breaking News: Fisher-Price recalls 10 million toys

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Doing Good

Check your tricycles, high chairs, play mats, and more, mamas – Fisher-Price has just this morning issued a recall of nearly 10 million toys and baby gear for all sorts of safety issues.According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission website, the...

The baby soft book pretty enough for mom’s dresser

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Books for Kids

Plastic. Polyester. Licensed characters. Slobbered-on ribbon. The sound of a toilet flushing with one press of a button, that becomes four million presses of a button–those soft baby books that pile up after the baby shower have always been strictly utilitarian....

Rockin’ deals on Rockin’ Baby Slings

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I more than happily paid full price for my Rockin’ Baby Sling, and considering I wore it almost every day for six months with two out of my three kids, it was well worth it. But they’re currently selling all their stock for an exciting relaunch early...

A shout-out to the liger of the babywearing world

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

Fun fact: when you combine a male lion and a tigress, you get a liger. It’s weird, it’s cute, it likes to swim, some people believe it has magical powers. It’s also the biggest cat alive, often growing to the size of both parents combined....

Cool Mom Picks and ABC – Saving your sanity, mamas!

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Meta

As moms ourselves, we really value our sanity – and fortunately, there are a slew of awesome products out there that help us do just that, several of which have been rounded up by our own Publisher and Editor in Chief Liz Gumbinner on the ABC News Now show,...

Ooh, Lala

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, Kid Style

Everybody goes gaga for a squishy new baby. Not only do they look like Winston Churchill and smell like heaven, but you can dress them up the cutest little thumb-sized shoes without the scuffing and “Oops, we left it at the playground” issues you get once...

Beautiful French bibs with a beautiful eco story too.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

I’ve had a rash of friends and family having babies lately (welcome to the world little Drew Micah!) so I’ve had baby gifts on the brain quite a bit. I tend to get something off the registry for the shower, plus a little something-something extra, like a...

Indie lullabies? That would be a yes.

by Christina Refford | Baby

Going back a few years, I held fast to the belief that if I was going to be stuck out of my bed in the middle of the night rocking an infant, I deserved to play a little night music that would be awesome and make us both (oh please, oh please) fall asleep. So...