by Lexi Petronis | Kid Style
As much as we love kids’ clothing with cutie-pie prints and patterns (seriously, rainbows and unicorns — love), we’re blown away when prints and patterns get a little deeper. Glorious case in point: the Artists in History print in Kira Kids’ new...
by Lexi Petronis | Style + Beauty, Fashion
Getting dressed presents special challenges when you have special needs, so we love it when big-time brands recognize the need and create adaptive styles that are just as cute and affordable as the originals. Target’s Cat & Jack Adaptive line for kids was...
by Georgette Gilmore | Kid Style, Doing Good
We were pretty excited when we discovered and tried Kidbox last year, which we described like Stitchbox for kids newborn to 14. What’s especially cool is that Kidbox is giving back in a big way. For every subscription purchased, a new item of clothing will be...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Way back before Small Business Saturday, there was Cool Mom Picks. Kristen and I originally started our site as a way to support cool small businesses, mom-run companies and makers (F.K.A. “artisans”) that could use a signal boost. So while every day is...
by Lexi Petronis | Kid Style
Kids’ to-do lists for winter are so different from ours: Play in snow, stomp in mud, refuse to come inside without bribe of hot chocolate. So kids’ winter coat requirements are different, too. They need warmth, serious durability (especially for those of...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Baby
If you know the joys of merino wool — the four-season wool that doesn’t feel like wool at all — or you have a kid with fabric sensitivities or discerning preferences but need something heavier than cotton, you’ll definitely want to take a look...
by Lexi Petronis | DIY, Fashion
One of the fun things about getting old — ahem, I mean being a parent — is seeing the trends we loved as kids reemerge on our own kids. Case in point: DIY customized denim jackets. Not only are they on trend this fall for back-to-school wear, they’re...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
We are enamored of those tees for our kids featuring superheroes, pop culture references, rock bands, and sports teams. And they love them. In part because they know that we love that stuff, and they’re pleasing us to show their allegiance to The Justice League...