5 stylish must-haves for traveling with kids

by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel

If you’re looking for some cool gear for your family’s summer travels, we’ve got you covered, from you cool mamas of babies, to kids old enough to walk four feet in front of you in the museum and pretend they don’t know you. Click over to the...

Being on the go with kids just got a little more educational

by Catherine | Cool Tech

I kind of love that my children love my iPhone, because their love of my iPhone means that I have one more tool for distracting them when we’re traveling, or even just making a run to the grocery store, because, seriously, there are only so many times that one...

Baby sunscreen lotion grows up a little bit

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I had a May baby and a July baby and as such, I still remember those panicky early days of taking the baby out into the (gasp) sun. I don’t think I could have had enough muslin swaddling blankets and floppy brimmed sunhats to put me at ease. So I love that there...

Snack, wash, dry, repeat

by Cool Mom Team | School Gear

I’ll never be the eco-mama who reuses plastic wrap or gives up the soft toilet paper for the stuff that feels like newspaper. Mostly I look for small changes I can live with, and one of those has been cutting down on my reliance on disposable plastic snack bags....

Car games. Remember those?

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

Long ago when my parents would drag us on a 10 hour family road trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, my brother and I would occupy ourselves with all sorts of fun travel-friendly activities, none of which included a DVD player. Imagine that!While I definitely pack our...

Hot diggity, that’s comfortable

by Mir | Baby

It started with two brothers complaining that their booster seats were uncomfortable; five years later, their parents run Diggity Kids, proud purveyor of American-made comfort travel systems for kids who need more cushy digs in the car. All three pieces–seat...

The best travel friendly diaper bag? – Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Do you have a recommendation for a favorite diaper bag for plane travel with two young kids? -PII used to travel alone with both my kids quite often, and even do it now that I have three (eep!). Personally, I’m all for bags that are easy to...

The inflatable toddler bed that just might get us all a better night’s sleep

by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel

Loved my ginormous collapsible playpen / portable crib when the kids were little. Loved. Though I admit to doing a happy dance when I no longer had to lug that thing around to hotels and overnights at the grandparents. But because we’re still big travelers, when...

Rolling with Dante Beatrix

by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel

We’re already huge fans of the kids’ backpacks from Dante Beatrix as we already revealed (again) this week, so it’s not surprising that they’ve got some new items we’re adding to the must-have-it-NOW-NOW-NOW list. First of all, their new...

Squiggle it, just a little bit

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

Now that I’ve put my foot down on the whole no-DVD-in-the-car thing (the same way Liz had mentioned earlier this week), I better have something to keep my three occupied on long road trips. So along with all the great kids’ music we play, I keep some...