Monkey Bread for Your Little Monkeys

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

There is no shame in cooking with baking mixes or prepared foods, although I have a pretty stringent list of criteria for them to make it into my shopping cart. I am delighted to discover that the Monkey Bread mixes from Lollipop Tree pass with flying colors.Organic?...

idbids: Eco Toys With a Purpose. Well, Beyond Just Saving the Earth.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I’m doing my best to teach my daughter as many preschooler friendly environmental practices as I possibly can. And while she’s become almost militant about making sure to turn off the water while she brushes her teeth, I’m betting there are lots of...

Baby in a Blanket: Not Just Baby Blankets Anymore

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

Question: Does the world really need more cute baby t-shirts? Answer: If those shirts are made from organic cotton, colored with organic dyes, tag-free, and ubercute, then absolutely. CMP fave Baby in a Blanket’s latest offering are just such shirts,...

Bring It.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

It’s the invasion of the eco-bags! They’re flooding the market and the truth is, as long as they keep being cute, we’re going to keep posting about them. The latest entry: BYOB from two ever eco-consicous women up in Vancouver, Canada.The...

I’m In a Guatemalan State of Mind

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I love local flea markets and craft fairs, provided the cool stuff outnumbers the lucite “keepsakes” and fell-off-a-truck tube socks by 3:1. Last year on a jaunt through the Ybor city market in Tampa the sigOth came across the wonderful imports from Chi...

Baby Tees that Say Me Me MEEEEEEE

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

It’s been said that babies are all id. So why not develop onesies and shirts for babies called Me Tees that walk right into that fact? That’s just what mom Melissa Stanchock of modern*me baby did and I can tell you, Freud would just be tickled. Each...

Organic Fruit to Go With That Organic Cotton

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Not every pregnant woman spends her pregnancy scarfing down Twix Bars and chocolate chip pancakes. Or so I hear. (Ahem.) Some actually go all greenmarket for nine months, craving organic bell peppers, counting carbs and actually taking her prenatal vitamins without...

Thoroughly Modern Zoo

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Kids loves animals. Kids love animals on their shirts. And now Colette Kids is making killer tees that parents will love if they love a kid who loves animals on their shirts. I’m pretty sure if my toddler owned one of graphic designer Anita Lee’s cool...

Organic Bedding Just Keeps Getting Cuter

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

Of all the splurges one can make when it comes to decorating the nursery, the one I always fantasized about was fabulous organic bedding. It’s a purchase you can feel good about (good for the environment! good for baby!) plus there’s little cozier than a...

Reigning Men, Hallelujia

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We could tell you that instead of set of boxers this Father’s Day, a better idea would be to have gotten your guy a pair of organic cotton fair trade drawstring trousers for lounging around the house, from the very stylish UK shop Love Eco. And that would be...