Modern luxury gifts for less: Where the insiders shop for stunning home and fashion essentials at great prices. (Plus get an exclusive discount!)

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion, Gift Guides, Living

If you’re a fan of discovering luxury quality goods without the outrageous prices, there’s one destination you must know about: Italic. They’re the insider’s secret destination for beautiful, high-end home and fashion essentials minus the...

Stay Home, Stay Fabulous: Skip the spa and do these 6 things right now.

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Style + Beauty, Tips + Tricks

If you’re like me, you’re currently on your whatever month (because who is counting at this point)  of The Great Confinement. It’s not over yet! So I’m sharing my ways to stay fabulous…while staying home and staying safe.  If you read between the lines,...

The right way to bathe a baby: Step by step, drip by drip, smile by smile

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

We’ve recently shared the scientific research behind a baby bedtime routine, and one of the biggest of that is giving your baby a bath. While it may end up being one of the most enjoyable parts of your evenings (with the best memories and the best photos to...

The science behind baby bedtime routines. (Yes, there’s really a science to it.)

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Babies and sleep may be the one issue that strikes the most fear in the hearts of new parents. But when you think about it, a bedtime routine is actually one of the most lovely, beautiful bonding experiences between babies, parents, and all caregivers. There’s...

A brilliantly easy way to donate your kids’ plastic toys to children who will really love them.

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings, Doing Good

If the picture up top makes you think, Ack! That’s every room of my house, then you’re going to be so happy to learn about Second Chance Toys, an organization that will help you get those no-longer-wanted toys into the hands of kids who really do want them...

New Johnson’s Hair Care: How to pick the one right for your child | Sponsored message

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Before we agreed to partner with Johnson’s on this series, we did our own research about their growth and evolution in terms of ingredients, practice, and transparency. As parents ourselves, we are incredibly conscientious about the brands we work with and we...

The science behind Johnson’s product fragrances: Everything you’ve wanted to know | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Before we agreed to partner with Johnson’s on this series, we did our own research about their growth and evolution in terms of ingredients, practice, and transparency. As parents ourselves, we are incredibly conscientious about the brands we work with and we...

Why this is the best soap our resident beauty product junkie has ever tried

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Beauty + Cosmetics

You know how so many honey beauty products smell like one of the bees was turning 21, so the whole hive went out to celebrate, but they could only afford cheap pollen, and as a result they got completely blitzed on cheap pollen and bootleg nectar, then they made their...

This bath bomb shoots rainbows into your tub and OMG

by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics, Kids

When our beauty contributor Ibi shared this rainbow bath bomb with me, well I just pretty well near bought 10 of them right then and there. I have a daughter who is obsessed with bath bombs and I can’t even imagine what her reaction would be if I told her to...

Something that will actually get our kids excited to take a shower? Yes, please!

by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings

Let’s talk about our kids’ hygiene for a second, mmkay? Because all four of my kids still prefer baths over showers, and it’s kind of driving me crazy; four long consecutive children’s bubble baths are simply not practical every night.  So when...