7 holiday hair clips to keep girls festive from head to toe. (But don’t wear them on your toes.)

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

We’re big fans of handmade hair clips, which make fun stocking stuffers and an inexpensive way to get in the holiday spirit. Whether you’re looking to coordinate with your daughter’s holiday best or just make a simple pair of jeans and red shirt look...

When a holiday card is much more than just a holiday card

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

For the past eight holidays, I’ve sent out standard flat photo cards featuring the kids, and I usually hear a few comments about how much the kids have grown. If I should send out Minted’s new Minibook Holiday Cards, I expect my phone would soon start...

The little red wagon gets a makeover

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

When we made the move to suburbia, one of the first purchases we made was a wagon. But like most people, we were limited to what we could find at our local chain store, which was definitely about functionality and not at all about sleek modern design.Lucky for you,...

20 of Pixar’s greatest animated shorts in one night – No wonder they call it a special

by Betsy | Uncategorized

Well kids, gather round and let me tell you about an animated short film about a desk lamp, that came out in 1986. Sound boring? No way. It was the first glimpse of what the future of CGI would look like, created by a (then) little-known company called Pixar. You may...

Gourmet chocolates for vegans and omnivores alike

by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes

I’ve bought enough chocolate for my milk-allergic daughter to know that milk isn’t a necessary ingredient for super-delicious chocolate, especially when it’s the extra-good-for-you darker varieties. And while Divvies is my first choice for safe,...

Gift tags that come back as wildflowers

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Indeed the whole eco-friendly gift tag embedded with wildflower seed thing isn’t brand new, but I like it anyway. I like that it makes the giver feel as good as the getter. And in time for the holidays, I especially like the Plantable Ornament Gift Tags shaped...

Christmas cookie decorating, hold the artificial colors

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes

Well, it’s officially Christmas cookie baking season. And while I now know to look out for things like peanuts and eggs, I was surprised to learn recently just how many kids have sensitivities to artificial colors and food dyes. Then I thought of India Tree, a...

How the Grinch Monopolized my Blu-ray Player

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

When I found out that How the Grinch Stole Christmas, one of my all time faaaaavorite Christmas movies was out on Blu-ray I couldn’t wait to see it in glorious high def. Especially now that we’re officially into Christmas season.As it turns out, the...

Cool Mom Picks loves CBS 4 Denver

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

Thanks so much to CBS 4 in Denver for the lovely coverage of our Holiday Gift Guide and their focus on our support of mom-run businesses and more affordable options for parents this year. Click over (while you can!) to see CMP VIP and Denver resident Julie Marsh, plus...

Ceramic Christmas ornaments and other bits of loveliness

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

We fell in love with Paloma’s Nest last year when we first featured this Austin artist’s ceramic Christmas ornaments in our holiday gift guide. (Speaking of which – our 2009 guide should be out next week. Whoo!) We were so blown away by this Austin...