Editors Best of 2010: The coolest jewelry and handbags

by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year

This year, once again, we’re thrilled to announce some of our favorite picks of the year which we’ll share all week long. Yes, it’s like picking amongst our children, because we really really love everything we feature here. Enjoy our editors’...

Finally, a cool backpack diaper bag

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I have nothing against backpack diaper bags. In fact, with four kids in tow, I completely understand their usefulness. I just haven’t yet found one that fits my style. And while I can’t say I’ll be trading in my beloved leather bag anytime soon,...

The handbags that make me go all slack-jawed and tingly inside

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

You know that feeling when you’re browsing the racks of a favorite boutique and your eyes lock on something, and suddenly you feel yourself getting all sweaty and anxious and your heart is racing and your eyes widen and you just know you’re going to have...

Accessories make the world go round. (Says us.)

by Melissa | Fashion

Now that I’m expecting baby number two, accessories are the only fashion items I will allow myself to indulge in. I mean, who knows what form my figure will take after I pop out this little dude? To that end, I will certainly be hitting up Style Tryst, a new...

Diaper bags that go beyond the diaper phase

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Having a baby right at the change of season is very dangerous for my wallet because it’s far too easy to rationalize a new diaper bag purchase. Something swanky. Something current. Something that makes me feel more stylish and less enormous and leaky than...

Looking for the non-diaper bag diaper bag?

by Elizabeth | Baby

Just when I think I’m over diaper bags, I see the new It diaper bag and I think I must have it. However, what I really need is a non-diaper bag diaper bag. In other words, one that functions like a diaper bag, but really is just a cool bag.[don’t miss a...

Versatile doesn’t even begin to describe this diaper bag

by Stephanie Slate | Baby

Some days, I tend to be a bit of an over-packer. What if the kids get really thirsty and they finish their water bottles? Better pack an extra. What if they have a run-in with a mud puddle? Better pack clean outfits for each of them. What if they get hungry while we...

Mary Poppins, eat your heart out

by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized

I remember when I was a kid watching Mary Poppins, and I couldn’t figure out how she could fit so much stuff in her purse. And then, when I had my first baby, I got all wistful over the thought of a cute, bottomless carpet bag that would fit all the necessities...

Backpacks aren’t just for the kiddos

by Elizabeth | Uncategorized

I’m off to the park and I have my twelve-month-old in one arm, diaper bag on my shoulder, another hand holds the sand toys, my three-year-old needs my hand to get down the stairs and maybe we’ll need a blanket to sit on… wait, I’m out of hands....

On my Target shopping list: Milk. Apples. Awesome art from Poketo.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

Cool Mom Picks favorite Poketo has a very simple philosophy: Make real art available to everyday people. Which is good, because I’m at my local SuperTarget pretty much every day, and that’s where their latest collection will land on August 10. From water...