Showing the juice box who’s boss

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

We use juice boxes pretty sparingly around these parts but their convenience at times trumps the sticky hands and wet shirts that come when my kids squeeze the box before it hits their mouth. Or, let’s face it, the entire time they’re drinking.But now that...

Air Protect – Car seat safety from every angle

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

There’s nothing like watching an actual safety demonstration to convince you of a car seat’s actual safety, and that was just the case with the new Air Protect car seat from Safety 1st after I saw it in action at the ABC Kids Show in Las...

The best travel friendly diaper bag? – Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Do you have a recommendation for a favorite diaper bag for plane travel with two young kids? -PII used to travel alone with both my kids quite often, and even do it now that I have three (eep!). Personally, I’m all for bags that are easy to...

It’s a blanket! It’s a pillow! It’s a Balob!

by Christina Refford | Baby

My son, the one who is afraid there may be a monster under his bed, is totally willing to curl up with a Balob, Joop or even a Doot as he heads off to dreamland. Who can blame him: Muddy Cloud’s adorable cast of characters, which we’ve loved on their...

The inflatable toddler bed that just might get us all a better night’s sleep

by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel

Loved my ginormous collapsible playpen / portable crib when the kids were little. Loved. Though I admit to doing a happy dance when I no longer had to lug that thing around to hotels and overnights at the grandparents. But because we’re still big travelers, when...

Two more reasons to spend the holidays in NYC. Besides the sheer awesomeness of it all.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

This time of year, the entire world descends on my fair city, or seems to, judging from the midtown traffic and my inability to get anywhere near the fitting rooms at H+M at lunchtime. So I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out a couple of really fantastic...

Top babymoon destinations for that last adults-only hurrah

by Christina Refford | Family Travel

I think all mamas-to-be should try to treat themselves to a day or more of ahhhhhh before their lives change forever. Its one of those things people suggest you do — and for good reason. So if you’re up for a babymoon or a final weekend with the girls,...

Tweet your dream trip. No seriously. Like, now. Do it.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

So I just got home from Barcelona. Yes, that Barcelona – the one with the chorizo and the Gaudi buildings and the people saying grathiath. Believe it or not, I won a trip there from a Tweet Your Trip contest sponsored by the travel site, Voyage.TV. Which is was...

Family travel, cheaper? Priceless!

by Mir | Family Travel

Travel is essential to keeping one’s sanity after having kids, but in this economy every little discount and special deal helps. Well if you have an American Express card, you can now reap the benefits of their new Destination Family travel program which seems...

Let’s hear it for the girls!

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

CD audiobooks, or what I still call “books on tape,” are my secret weapon against boredom in the car. Our newest gem is Tell Me a Story 3: Women of Wonder which follows in the footsteps of its much loved predecessors, Tell Me a Story and Tell Me a Story 2:...