Cool Pride gifts from 15 brands that are supporting LGBTQ causes and orgs

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Beauty + Cosmetics, Kids

This year, Pride Month is a particularly big deal. It’s the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which is a sobering reminder how far the world has come in terms of LGBTQ acceptance and inclusion. But at the same time, rights of LGBTQ individuals, families,...

Hello Kitty Native Shoes just made little feet even more happy this summer

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style

I live in Brooklyn, land of Children Who Live in Native Shoes. (Sorry Crocs.) Whether you live among us or not, if you’re about to buy a pair of these fab, comfy, sneaker-water shoe hybrid shoes in time for summer, you have to check out their new collection of...

The cutest kids swimsuits, now on sale if you hurry!

by Liz Gumbinner | Kids

Hi, I’m the mom who’s always racing to find swimsuits for my kids in oh…mid-June when they’re all sold-out. Don’t be like me. Especially because one of our favorite mom-run kids’ labels, Primary, is now offering their colorful,...

Why this first bra for girls has a 7,000 person waitlist

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style

I’ve written quite a bit about the genius of Yellowberry bras for girls, the “mom-approved” first (or second) bras created by a teen herself who was not having it with the I wanna look like a Victoria Secret Model style of lacy underthings for 13 and...

Garmentory: One-stop shopping for stunning indie boutiques and emerging designers

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Art + Decor

I’m not sure if it was an Instagram ad or something else that made me click over to Garmentory, but I did, and I’m in love. We’re always looking for new designers or indie brands, and what a delight to find this site that’s kind of like the...

This Girls Tees | Editors Top 10 of the Year

by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year

Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are...

Some of our favorite Secret Santa gift ideas for the whole family

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

One way I always bring all of my family together over the holidays is with a Secret Santa gifting tradition. Truth be told, it’s the most affordable (and let’s be honest, fun) way to exchange gifts with a large family over the holidays. I generally try to...

Polished Prints tees are empowering, positive, and giving us all the good vibes.

by Kate Etue | Fashion

“Mom tees” are everywhere lately. But the trend seems to have capitalized on complaining about motherhood, and I’m starting to push back a little on what that says to our kids. They range from variations of need wine/need sleep/need a husband who...

Small Business Saturday Deals: The shops we’d support even if they were full price

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

The #shopsmall movement is one we’ve been supporting even before there was an unofficial Small Business Saturday followed by a very official Small Business Saturday (now kindly supported by American Express). Lots of our favorite indie businesses, small shops,...

15 stylish winter coats for girls, all inspired by adult runway looks

by Kate Etue | Kid Style

I’m feeling sweatah-weathah turn into stylish winter coat weather pretty quickly, and we’re loving some of the trends we’re seeing in girls’ winter coats this year. In fact, when Liz shared Vogue’s trend watch for adult outerwear this...