SoundBub: The cutest (and smartest) portable white noise machine ever.

by Kate Etue | Baby

I never used a white noise machine with any of my kids when they were babies, which may explain why they were such terrible nappers. Compare that to my friends, who’d come over for dinner and board games with their babies in tow. Their kids slept soundly in our...

Sponsored Message: Leesa Mattresses are designed to help you sleep better, whatever your body type

by Cool Mom Team | Living

This is a sponsored message from Leesa Mattress The key to getting better sleep is often about finding the best mattress for your body, and that’s exactly what Leesa Mattress delivers. Designed by a group of smart entrepreneurs who had their own sleep issues,...

The Baby Registry Essentials Guide: The Coolest Gifts for the Eco Mom

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

You know how much we love to seek out the very coolest baby registry essentials and must-haves, both as a group of moms who are searching for cool baby gifts for our own new additions, and as those who only wish we had them when ours were young ones. Especially when...

The most awesome sleep masks, for a do not disturb kind of Mother’s Day.

by kristin | Mother's Day Gifts, Family Travel

Certain words are especially delightful to parents of babies and young children: Mama. Dada. Go take a nap honey, I’ll clean up. Are you with me? Once you’ve had kids, few things are as precious and elusive as sleep. Oh, sweet sweet sleep. That’s why...

The Star Wars bed for kids that would make you you the intergalactic queen of the world on #ForceFriday

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

Star Wars fans everywhere (and pretty much the rest of us) know that today is #ForceFriday –the day a whole bunch of new Star Wars gifts and toys goes on sale to help build excitement for the December release of Episode VII The Force Awakens. Also known as The...

9 travel essentials for babies that are worth the money

by Kate Etue | Baby, Family Travel

Going on a vacation with a baby can be a lot of work, but if there’s anyone who needs to get away and relax for a while it’s a new parent. (We support you, new parents!) We have all packed for a lot of trips over the years, and we’ve put our heads...

A beautiful bedtime book that captures the joy of childhood

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

It’s hard not to be completely smitten with the work of Brooklyn artist Ida Pearle as we have for ages. Her cut-paper illustrations beautifully capture the whimsy and joy of childhood. We loved her alphabet book A Child’s Day: An Alphabet of Play, and now...

Little Bellwoods toys: The smaller the creatures, the bigger the awww…

by Stephanie Slate | Toys + Playthings

My kids have a penchant for falling in love with tiny things. I can’t blame them; I’m the very same way. The smaller and cuter a toy happens to be, the more we all adore it. So how could we resist the heart-meltingly adorable creations over at the Little...

The sweetest and sassiest new swaddle blankets for spring and summer: Bunnies, birds, bees and zoonicorns

by Esther Chen | Baby

I think I probably speak for most parents of young babies when I say that swaddle blankets are my life. And ironically, mostly not for swaddling. I mean, yes, my kids were wrapped up like burritos in the early months, but those handy swaddle blankets also doubled as...

A Nest is Noisy: A children’s book that brings spring to life beautifully

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids

Considering the winter we’ve had (and honestly, are still kind of having) in the northeast where I am, I nearly cried when I saw the crocuses coming up in my mother’s garden last week. While spring is officially here, it never quite feels that way until I...