Baby sun protection? Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Baby, Kid Style

I just had my fifth baby a couple weeks ago and need some ideas for baby sun protection. Could you tell me some of your favorite products for making it easier and safer to be out in the sun with a very young infant? -KimCongratulations on the birth of your baby!...

UV swimwear lets girls play it safe, and adorable, in the sun.

by Stephanie Mayers | Kid Style

Hooray, it’s unofficially summer this week! That mean fun days at the beach, and for parents, the grand hunt for UV swimwear and the perfect sunblock to keep our kids safe.My daughter is not the yellow polka dot bikini kind of gal anyway; she’ll be digging...

Hooking your boys up for summer, for less

by Kristen Chase | Kid Style

With the official start of summer only two weeks away and the warm weather already here in my neck of the woods, I’ve been sifting through my son’s clothes from last season and realizing that ack, he needs a whole lot for this year’s summer wardrobe....

The Hanna Andersson sale gets us ready for swimsuit season (hooray!)

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style

So I’m clicking around the Hanna Andersson webshop, just seeing what’s what for spring, because I love how durable their clothes are, especially if you’ve got multiple kids and are familiar with the phrase “hand-me-down.” But hey! As it...

Appaman gets me excited for warmer weather. Like, swimming pool warmer.

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style

While we’ve had baby shower gifts on the brain this week, we haven’t forgotten our bigger kids–and neither has one of our favorite brands, Appaman, which just launched their hot new spring/summer line. Fans of the ’80s? You’re going to...

Cool board shorts for boys – Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Kid Style

I’d love to find some boys’ board shorts that don’t look like gangster-wear. Can you help? -reader question via Twitter With his fair skin, I love board shorts on my son for the simple reason that they cover more of his body that shorter swim trunks....

7 two-piece bathing suits that don’t make little girls look like teenage girls

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I’ll say it: the bathing suit choices for little girls are abhorrent these days–teeny string bikinis, plunging v-necks, high cut briefs, ruching at the “cleavage” presumably to create more of it. It’s making me crazy. To say nothing of a...

Swim trunks for even skinny boys

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I fell in love with the sturdy, stylish boys clothes from Red 21 Boys last fall, so when I heard they had launched a cruise wear line, it was perfect timing for our annual winter vacation, that this year, just so happens to be a cruise. The challenge for purchasing...

The long of board shorts

by Betsy | Kid Style

With summer officially underway, I am busy getting my beach bag stocked so I can run off to the pool at a moment’s notice. Along with towels, my unfashionable floppy hat and tons of sunscreen, I’m going to be including the new UV Board Shorts from Baby...

Baby Banz Swim Goggles: Essential eye protection goes underwater

by Mir | Random Coolness

If you’re a longtime Cool Mom Picks reader, then you already know Baby Banz as the quintessential purveyor of eye protection for little ones in the sun–plus we were excited when they started making Baby Banz sun protection beachwear. But now, right in time...