A bag to bring those Kit Kats home to mommy

by Julie | Uncategorized

I really ought to be too ashamed to admit this transgression, but for the past five years, my daughter has collected trick-or-treat candy in a plastic shopping bag. I mean, um…we’ve been environmentally conscious and reused existing materials. This year,...

It’s Just a Fantasy (Whoa Oh Oh Oh)

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Halloween is going to be here before you know it wouldn’t you know, I still don’t have costumes figured out yet. If you’re looking for a little PVC-free inspiration, one of our favorite shops, Quiet Hours Toys, has a dandy little dress-up...

Crawfish Roasting on an Open Fire

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I know there are plenty of Christmas CDs out there these days, but frankly I’m afraid to play half of them for my daughter, for fear that I’ll be stuck listening to them every single day for the rest of the year. But Putumayo’s New Orleans Christmas?...

Another Chanukah Miracle

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Chanukah-celebrating moms are busy enough picking out eight presents each for the kids, that the last thing they have time to do is weed through the paltry selection of decent cards out there. Most of them look as if they were slapped together in two seconds by...

The Lazy Mom’s Photo Card

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I am the great procrastinator. So much so in fact, that it’s a wonder I’m even writing about the December holidays a full calendar month beforehand. If you’re like me and can never manage to get it together in time to send out those preprinted photo...

Family Tree

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

For some reason, finding a photo ornament to hang on the tree is like looking for a recipe for no-calorie cheesecake–it’s out there, but you’re not gonna like it. Then we came across these elegantly simple silver photo ornaments from independent...