by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media, Holiday Picks
This is a sponsored message from The Immersive Nutcracker For generations, The Nutcracker has been an essential part of so many families’ holiday traditions. The classic story never fails to make a little magic for our children, no matter how many times...
by Kristen Chase | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
I’ve tried all sorts of workout routines, everything from running 5k races and a pricey gym membership to fitness classes and Jillian Michaels’ DVDs, but lately I’ve found myself in a rut. Too busy. Too bored. And well, with the holiday season upon...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion
If you’re starting to think special gift for a special girl, especially one who likes to dance around the living room to the Nutcracker the second the weather gets nippy (I am familiar with this phenomenon, intimately) then our good friends at Ivory Row have...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion
Don’t miss an exclusive discount for our readers! I once feebly resisted my children’s love for tutus, until I realized that they could be way more than the beginnings of a fairy princess outfit. Tutus are now on trend as outerwear, as in publicly...
by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media
If you’re going to be in New York City this holiday season (shockingly, many tourists do this very thing each year!) this native New Yawker has an awesome tip for you. At least if you’d like to squeeze a performance of The Nutcracker into your festivities,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Kids
As a budding young ballerina, I was simply in love with A Very Young Dancer by Jill Krementz. I used to just lose myself in those marvelous photos until the pages were as dog-eared as the copies in the used bookstores that now carry it. So when I saw the new Ballet...
by Cool Mom Staff | Uncategorized
Aside from good calves and bad toes, my many years of ballet training gave me a huge soft spot for ballet flats, especially when they come in mini versions for little girls. I nearly squealed when I saw these silver baby ballet slippers from Cheeky Little Soles. Like...
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