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EcoTools – Prettying up the planet one makeup brush at a time

There are eco options for pretty much everything these days, including some that never crossed my mind at all. Like, say, cosmetic tools? Turns out those blush brushes and eyebrow groomers aren’t always so nice to mama earth. Or so says EcoTools. They make their...

Kids’ tees that feel as good to buy as to wear

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

A new mom-designed organic kids clothing line called Gardin has just launched and I’m doing a little happy dance. Because while there are no shortage of appliqued kids tees and rhinestone kids tees and kids tees that say something ironic and obscene in another...

Fabric scraps never had it so good

by Mir | Uncategorized

Designer Cath Young says her label Chunky Chooky is dedicated to “cool things for small people,” but I’d argue you don’t have to be particularly small to relish her adorable softies–creatures, rattles, and so-called wabbits fashioned from...

Hello Earthlust, helloooooo beautiful stainless steel bottles

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes

Since the recent revelation that SIGG bottle liners contain BPA, we’ve been on the look out for more alternatives made of stainless steel and not aluminum, which requires a liner in the first place. There’s the Safe Sporter which we’ve featured on...

Chalk it up to the animals

by Mir | Random Coolness

I’d argue there’s little more useful than a chalkboard, especially the two beautiful new chalkboard stickers at Zoe b Organic in the shape of either the endangered Isabelle butterfly or a koala bear. They’re made from potato starch, which results in...

Easy, green, and now chic

by Mir | Fashion

So maybe the first time we told you about the Flip & Tumble reusable shopping bags that you can just fold up into a teeny little ball and toss in your purse, you liked it…but you just weren’t wowed by the solid prints. Well now Flip &...

Shinzi Katoh bento boxes get me more excited to pack my kids’ lunches. And that’s saying something.

by Cool Mom Team | School Gear

I know every week lately, one of us shows up here saying OMG I found the cutest lunchbox EVER, but I think I may have just topped them all with the Shinzi Katoh Japanese bento boxes for kids.Spotted at the adorable e-boutique My Sweet Muffin, each bento box features...

It’s hip to be rectangular

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

With all the building toys in my three-kid household, I find it amusing that their new favorite is a box of same-sized, non-painted, rectangular pieces of wood from CitiBlocs. You can almost hear all the other blocks protesting, “But I’m colorful!”,...

Sometimes things just Klick

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Small space furniture is just getting smarter and smarter and I’m so glad to see that one of our fave U.S. kids’ furniture makers, P’kolino, is getting in on it with their Klick table and chair set for kids. Kids up to about 7 can sit on the...

Cloth gift bags so cute you won’t want to give them away

by Susan | Party Ideas

I love giving gifts; what kills me is the wrapping. All that wrapping paper getting tossed in the trash — or worse, those reusable but ugly gift bags. Solution: LivingEthos reusable cloth gift bags. Made of 100% cotton, these bags are the perfect finishing touch...