by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
Oh my gosh am I excited to have discovered the personalized rubber stamps from Craft Pudding. I already loved the idea when I found them earlier in the year from Vlijtig – and while hers are gorgeous, and entirely customized based on a photo you send, they are a...
by Catherine | Toys + Playthings
My daughter loves puppets. I mean, she really loves puppets. She carries them around and tells them stories and engages them in fisticuffs. (Put Bert on one hand and Ernie on the other and smash them together and you get the picture.) So the Puppet Pie Shop’s...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Is it too early to start thinking Christmas gifts yet? Well, not if you have your eye on something from one of our favorite Etsy shops, the mom and daughter-run The Brick Kiln. There’s so much here that makes for charming, affordable holiday presents, but the...
by Cool Mom Team | Party Ideas
When I was a new mom, I swore that I would never make tableware “an issue.” I would stick with neutral plates and bowls, basic silverware, and my kids would just deal with it. Right.As it turns out, serving dinner on “your special plate” can...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks
My husband and I are pursuing domestic adoption and hope to be matched with a birth mother soon. We know that it is traditional to give the birth mother a gift after the baby is born, but we have no idea what to get for a very brave woman that we will barely know, but...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style
We’ve always thought that the personalized baby tees from Little Uni make the most thoughtful little $30-ish baby gifts – which is also why they’re featured so prominently on our 2009 Baby Shower Gift Guide. So it’s nice to see this mom2-run...
by Cool Mom Team | School Gear
Now’s the time in the school year that moms are figuring out whether that cool lunchbox you bought for your kid actually does the trick, or whether it was more cute than functional. Luckily, I fared pretty well (thanks Cool Mom Picks – heh), but if you...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
Attention science geeks: The nursery art of your dreams is here. Etsy printmaker Shannon Blank has turned the periodic table into alphabet prints that can be assembled to spell out your child’s name. In fact, I don’t think you even have to be a science...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I am so not the type to get my holiday cards picked out much before…oh, say December 26. At which point I call them New Year’s cards and figure I’ve bought myself at least another few weeks to get them addressed and sent. But for you planners (and oh...
