It’s a Wee Web after all
Those of us who spend a lot of time online tend to be early adopters. Even if we don’t think we’re particularly tech savvy, our friends and neighbors give us a good reality check when they ask, “What’s a blog?” No wonder they...
It’s an honor just to be nominated
We’re so excited to find that Cool Mom Picks has been named one of the finalists in The Homies, ohdeedoh’s contest for the best children’s design blog! Wow. Particularly considering the five other nominees who really…wow. They’re all...
Vote for your Homies
Our good friends at ohdeedoh have launched The Homies, a contest to find the best kids’ design blog of 2008 and we’re honored to have found Cool Mom Picks on the list! But the truth is, we probably wouldn’t even vote for ourselves, that’s just...
Scrapblog – It’s a scrapbook. That’s like a blog. Thus, the name.
When digital scrapbooking sites first started appearing, I remember thinking, “Huh. That’s a really good idea for non-crafty people like me who only deal with the computer. But I’m far too busy blogging to do anything like that.”Enter...
kidthing: Like iTunes for kids too young to give your iTunes password to
There’s no question that today’s kids are computer-savvy; my daughter can Google the answer to her burning questions before I can even find my reading glasses. But just because they can surf the web doesn’t mean that it’s a good idea to just...
Yellow Pages, now more green than yellow
I think it’s been at least five years since I used an actual telephone book. With a wi-fi broadband connection to the all-knowing Internet, those old books are now only useful to me as makeshift booster seats and yet they continue to show up on my doorstep, year...
And the best kids music of 2008 is…
Last year, we helped introduce you all to the first ever Fids + Kamily music poll winners, decided by an incredible panel of judges who subjected themselves to endless hours of aural pain just to find the rare kids CDs that don’t suck for your own listening...
Hand-me-downs go digital
Let’s face it, Freecycle is filled with scary people (uh, no, I don’t want your used Kleenex) and the prices on eBay can be out of control. I’ve all but given up on great places to find gently used kids’ clothes online, and if I don’t...
The Daily Grommet: Another enjoyable time (and money) suck on the web.
Here at CMP, we see a lot of fabulous products created by entrepreneurs. But we don’t always get a chance to delve deeper into the stories behind those products. So we’ve been waiting eagerly for the brand new product discovery site, The Daily Grommet...Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2024
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