The antiracist baby board book everyone’s talking about right now

by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids, Baby

When I first saw Antiracist Baby, the new board book everyone’s talking about right now, I thought, Oh, cute, a very cool companion to Feminist Baby! But whereas Feminist Baby was full of punny jokes about napping, Antiracist Baby actually aims to educate about...

The twin quarantine baby onesies making us giggle

by Caroline Siegrist | Baby

I love a funny pregnancy announcement, and these days I’m particularly happy to see them pop up since most of my social media is full of pretty heavy stuff, and I love any excuse to wish someone congratulations. If you’re one of the lucky few moms who is...

These inclusive baby books are made for LGBTQ parents, single parents, adoptive parents — hey, parents who fit into all three groups!

by Kate Etue | Baby

Spoiler alert: LGBTQ parents want to track babies’ milestones too. Seems like kind of an obvious statement in 2020, but so few baby memory books fit that need. In fact, it can be pretty hard to find baby books that don’t still offer prompts like “how...

Presenting 200+ of the best baby shower gifts of 2020. We’re so excited!

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Gift Guides

We are so excited to relaunch our popular Baby Shower Gift Guide 2020, featuring all the best baby gifts of 2020 in every price range. Whoo! From sweet deals on baby gifts under $15 to luxury splurges the make us go, whoa, you’ll find the coolest ones here....

9 creative, healing, self-care gift ideas that go beyond bath salts and chocolates

by Kate Etue | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

Kristen and Liz have talked a lot about self-care and how important it is for parents on their Spawned parenting podcast. I know it’s a big issue for me, and for lots of us. Parenting culture seems to push and push us to do more and more, until...

24 gifts that give back beautifully to everyone on your list. Because any day can be #GivingTuesday if you make it.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good

Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways — not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to “charities.” While we definitely share these kinds of gifts that give...

7 homemade mason jar spa gifts all made with safe, edible ingredients.

by Christina Refford | DIY, Beauty + Cosmetics

I think these DIY mason jar spa gift ideas are just so incredibly perfect for the holidays, Mother’s Day, anniversaries…you name it.  I mean, is there anyone among us who could not use a little pampering right now? The way I see it, if you can’t...

2 smart baby gadgets to help make new parenting easier | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

This is a sponsored message for SunvalleyTek Technology has helped make parenting so much easier that it’s often at the top of many baby registries and baby shower wish lists. That’s where you’ll find the VAVA Baby Monitor and the TaoTronics...

The affordable, life-saving, NO FREAKING SNAPS baby pajamas our readers swear by

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby

Last week, we shared the hilarious, if painfully relatable new mom complaint about snap-up baby pajamas, thanks to comedy writer (Jimmy Kimmel!), humorist (the New Yorker) and author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me,  Bess Kalb. Seriously, she’s one of my...

Our favorites from the new Harry Potter x Mini Boden collection: Magic for your muggles

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Kid Style

I’m kind of yearning for the days that my kids were still Harry Potter obsessed, because I know that they would have totally loved the new Harry Potter collection for kids at Boden. CMP is an rstyle affiliate.  It’s a sizable collection for kids newborn...