5 must-haves for chic summer travel

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

If you haven’t yet checked out the beautifully designed online style mag, CeciStyle, from the custom stationers of Ceci New York, we think you might like it. In fact, today is a pretty good day to do that very thing. Not coincidentally, we’ve even...

The sunblock that turned us into a family of sunblock snobs

by Delilah S. Dawson | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

This sunblock is so good, so easy, and so waterproof that my kids call it only “the good one.”Well, not my three-year-old. He calls it “dat good can dat you spray.”Translation: winning product. The brand is MD Solar Sciences, which bills itself...

A cool passport holder – you won’t believe what it’s made out of.

by Lexi Petronis | Family Travel

Not everyone gets excited about cool passport holders. But I do. While I’m not the most organized of people in my normal, day-to-day life, I turn into an organizational queen when my family travels, so I’m always on the lookout for organizational tools so...

Tip for flying with babies – Buy this.

by Eva Glettner | Baby

Does the thought of flying with your baby on a long journey completely stress you out? When your little one is small and doesn’t have his own child’s airplane seat, you cross your fingers that you get a seat up in front with more leg room that could be...

Grilling on the go

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

This week we found ourselves unexpectedly in need of a grill at a summer rental. We didn’t want to invest a fortune–we apartment dwellers can’t quite throw a few steaks on the grill in the middle of our living rooms. So I just love the idea of this...

7 of the best toys for the car (and books and games too!)

by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings

We’re about to head on one of our annual summer road trips, which means packing plenty of toys for the car. We try to avoid the DVD–and generally succeed if we’ve planned ahead. Here, some of my favorite toys for the car for toddlers and bigger kids,...

Fake a tan while protecting yourself from a real one

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics

Just because I want to avoid the sun, doesn’t mean I want to spend my summer looking like a ghost. I know I’m not alone, which is why self-tanners have become so popular. And now, I’ve found the perfect beauty product that gives me a gorgeous fake...

The cutest beach robes for your little beach bums

by Kristen Chase | Kid Style

Now that our neighborhood pool is open, my kids and I practically live there, Which that means I’m willing to spend more on good quality towels and swimsuits–a lesson I learned after going through far too many per kid last summer. So when I discovered...

The baby gear for your next road trip

by Kirsten | Baby

As a mommy that is constantly on the go, I find that my kid’s nap times can be interrupted by life. So if I can’t create nap time at home, I’ll create it on the go. You gotta do what you gotta do, right? And here’s a fabulous bit of gear...

Reinventing the beach towel

by Liz Gumbinner | Family Travel

It’s not too often that I get excited about a beach towel for kids. Yes, I get it – some have cuter patterns or whatever. But in the case of Towelmate, they really did reinvent the beach towel for both kids and adults–and it’s awesome. Hit the...