by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Every year, I promise my kids one special back to school outfit, and now that it’s officially September (eek!) I guess it’s that time again. Generally I’m a big believer in $8 jeans, but one splurge always seems reasonable, especially when they love...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
The more books my kids own, the more bookends they need to keep them from falling (on me) every time I straighten up the shelves. But do you know how expensive kids bookends can be? It’s actually kind of surprising. We’re talking $100 and up–for...
by Melissa | Uncategorized
I love shopping online. Real brick and mortar stores can’t compete with the ease and convenience of e-commerce. The only real drags are the cost of shipping, especially when you’re shopping from a dozen different online retailers, and the waiting for your...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I’m not quite why I never think to shop Zara for kids. I’ve been shopping there myself for years, but it never crossed my mind to check out their selection for little people until wardrobe stylist (and mom) April Johnson, suggested it to me recently. I...
by Lexi Petronis | Uncategorized
I love shopping for clothes. But what I really, really love is shopping for clothes and getting a great deal.That’s why finding out about this private fashion deal site set off my Pavlovian response–just subtract the drool. Oh, who am I kidding; add the...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
We can never resist the chance to give away cool stuff to all of you cool moms out there. (But only the cool stuff. Just so that’s clear.) So we love that our sponsor ShopRunner is asking our readers to fill out this short (and fun!) survey about back to...
by Lexi Petronis | Baby, Fashion
When I was six months pregnant with my second baby, the company I worked for was putting on a big, fancy shindig. Said shindig required me to go on a stage and speak in front of 800 people. I started to stress–mostly about what to wear. I wanted a stylish,...
by Stephanie Slate | Uncategorized
When I’m shopping for clothes for my kids, I find it a challenge to get good organic cotton. Sure, it exists, but sometimes it’s way out of our budget and the rest of the time it seems to be only available in “natural.” (I know you know what...
