Some like it hot, some like it cold

by Cool Mom Team | School Gear

We’re lunch packers around my house, but when there’s no microwave to heat up anything, it makes it challenging to pack the hot lunch my daughter would beg for. Too bad we didn’t have new Crocodile Creek insulated food jars, now at mom-run boutique...

Random acts of stainless steel bottle beauty from Earthlust

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby, School Gear

Sure, my husband is happy with his solid blue, no-name water bottle. But he also eats the exact same ham sandwich every day and owns an endless army of white socks. Me, I want my environmentally conscious, BPA-free water bottle to be as colorful and artistic as the...

One more reason to love Klean Kanteen

by Betsy | Doing Good

We all know that drinking lots of water is essential, especially since this summer has been hella-hot. And while the reusable bottle movement is hardly new, these special-edition Fill. Drink. Repeat. bottles from Klean Kanteen give you even more incentive to switch...

Living on a Shoestring? Not such a bad thing.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Entertainment + Media

My biggest complaint about fashion magazines, besides the perfume samples, is… well, the perfume samples. But I also hate it when my eyes fall in love with cuteness before hitting the huge price tag printed below. Shoestring Magazine solves both problems:...

Starting babies on organics early

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I still remember my daughter’s first “friend” – a garish stroller toy that we dubbed Guy the Giraffe pronounced the French way, Gee, because it was the one sound my three month-old made. Oh how she loved that thing. And sucked its antlers....

These t-shirts put your kid in the director’s chair

by Stephanie Slate | Kid Style

If your morning routine is anything like ours is, then there’s probably a lot of hemming and hawing (that’s putting it very politely) about what the kids are willing to wear. Well, I have a sneaking suspicion that we could eliminate all the hassles with...

An online craft fair for the eco-conscious

by Barbara | Uncategorized

“Think big, shop small” is the call to action from a gorgeous site called Cosa Verde. have some of my favorite buzzwords from the get-go: Handmade goods, independent artists, and sustainably made. It’s like an aggregator of beautiful items from...

Custom Sigg bottles at Cafe Press. Copyright: You.

by Barbara | Helpful Services

Remember when CafePress first launched? They offered what seemed to me like a whole lot of not much, onto which you could have imprinted your website logo or your dog’s photo. Because you know, everyone needs a dog photo lucite key chain. But there’s so...

Mommy, where do organics come from?

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids

This here city mama is lucky that my children have grandparents in the country who grow tomatoes and kale and sweet peas and wild strawberries, so that they can learn that no, vegetables do not come from aisle 3. I’ve always thought that learning about food,...

Three cheers for the red, white, blue and handmade. Or is that four cheers.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Call me sappy but I love the idea of getting all festive for the Fourth of July. And I really love the idea of doing it in a way that doesn’t involve my children blowing something up. So sign me up for giant watermelon slices, sparklers on the cupcakes, and this...