The peas are touching my carrots!

by Elizabeth | School Gear

My daughter used to be the kid who would try anything. She liked broccoli. She ate eggs. She even liked horseradish. My husband and I would brag about it. Well, now she’s a typical, picky three-year-old and she has a few eating quirks. One of them is she...

Drink in the coolness with Paul Frank

by Elizabeth | Uncategorized

If your resolution includes cutting back on plastic water bottles, and doing it with style (what? that could be a resolution) then we have an awesome new option for you. Café Press has teamed up with Paul Frank to create a design-your-own SIGG water bottle, and not...

Welcome CBS Early Show viewers!

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We’re so glad you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner this morning on the CBS Early Show highlighting some of our favorite picks for making road trips safe and sane. Who couldn’t use a little extra sanity over the holidays, especially when...

Have awesome passport holder, will travel

by Lexi Petronis | Uncategorized

This Christmas, I’m dreaming of… white sand beaches, umbrella drinks, and menus in a language that is not my first. Oh, and a phalanx of babysitting-ready grandparents.All of that seems slightly more within reach with this super cool passport holder. Not...

Give your kids a cooler boost in the car

by Stephanie Slate | Uncategorized

My son just got his first booster seat for the car. Long after many of his friends. Not because he’s small. Just because I haven’t been rushing to get him out of the old car seat. It’s safe, it’s functional and we like it. But there comes a...

Waste not. Want.

by Betsy | School Gear

I’m definitely an eco-minded person, but I don’t think I’m alone when I admit that sometimes convenience wins out over conscience. For years I’ve stuffed my son’s lunch box with pre-packaged snacks or plastic snack bags, but I think...

Oshi Mat: Don’t go to baby music class without it

by Elizabeth | Baby

Looking back to my baby’s first music class, I see a woman in sweats, no make-up and a silly grin on her face. I was just so happy to be, finally, out of the house! New to my neighborhood, I was also convinced I was going to meet all my new best friends that...

“Cool stroller liner!” “I know.”

by Elizabeth | Baby

Last summer, my three-year-old’s black car seat was always too hot and she told me so in no uncertain terms (“Hot! Too hot!”). Fast forward to next summer and I will be using a Cool Mee seat liner by Meeno Babies. The Meeno Babies car seat,...

7 lifesaving tips for flying with toddlers – Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks

I have a trip coming up in December, flying for the first time with toddlers. . . what will I need and what can I use? My kids are not the type to sit! I’m almost afraid to have them on a airplane! Any thing you can share would be great! -Amanda, mom to a 2...

Take your coffee habit on the go

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes

I definitely enjoy my one plus cup of coffee every morning, but with our new busy schedule, that usually means I’m enjoying it on the go, which means I have a perfectly good reason to purchase one of these simply fabulous ceramic travel mugs from Yevgenia....