A touch of vintage for your newest addition

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I am a longtime fan of the look of vintage prints and posters in a baby or child’s room. But for those of us who don’t have myriad hours to go trolling eBay or our local flea markets, Swedish artist Ingela P Arrhenius is creating beautiful posters with a...

Vintage paper dolls turned beautiful children’s clothing

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

Recently I attended a Brooklyn mommy event and discovered one local indie kids clothing designer whose pieces were being oohed and ahhed over by eager parents. I suppose the innocent 1930s, ’40s and ’50s paper doll-inspired clothes were such a refreshingly...

A pacifier case to keep you feeling groovy

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Here’s one for you combination germaphobes-70s nostalgia buffs: A vented neoprene pacifier case that will keep two binkies close at hand, and deliver twice the smiles of the leading pacifier case. The Keep on Suckin’ pacifier case might be my favorite of...

Appaman launches mod suits for mini Mad Men

by Melissa | Kid Style

Sometimes having a son instead of daughter can be disappointing when it comes to sartorial selections. Although our cool clothes for boys category has been blowing up with new finds in recent weeks. Now, it’s the new Appaman Fine Tailoring collection of...

SLAPlets are bringing back slap bracelets. Say that ten times fast.

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

I sent my daughter to kindergarten with the new version of the slap bracelet that’s out, and she was instantly the most popular girl in class. Which means absolutely nothing has changed in 25 years. Yep, slap bracelets are back. This time it’s called the...

Bookplates that make me fall in love with books again

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery

There’s something so precious about that pride of ownership that comes with one’s very own storybook, clearly marked with one’s very own personalized bookplate. I remember having fond memories of my own bookplates, and I’m so excited for my...

The coolest TV moms and the fashion they inspired: 1970’s and 1980’s

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Because we are such TV junkies, we are happy to present the second in three-part series on our favorite TV moms through the ages, and the fab fashion they inspired. After all, who doesn’t love fab retro fashion? And cool moms? It’s all sponsored by XFNITY...

All the bestest animated Christmas movies all together

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

To me the holidays is nothing without our annual viewing of Rudolph. Herbie! The Abominable Snowman! The Isle of Misfit Toys who aren’t quite misfits! It’s all pure magic. So who’s with me in jumping for joy that this year, A four-DVD series of some...

The long lost potholder loom of my misspent youth!

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

With all the awesome Black Friday sales online today, I’ve had the best morning avoiding the crowds at the stores. I’ve been cuddling up with my girls, watching the Mahna Mahna video for the zillionth time on you tube, and jumping online to grab a deal or...

Rag dolls from simpler, battery-free times

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

I’m kind of in love with anything vintage, especially when it comes to toys. We always joke that generations of children somehow made it through life without dolls that walked, talked, or did the cha-cha, and ours can too, darn it. And get off my lawn, you kids....