A week after our summer vacation rental, I still couldn't get the musty smell of the house out of my clothes. I also couldn't forget the splintery deck, scary spiral stairs, and tangle of electrical wires that stressed me out as much as …
We are always on the lookout for the best and brightest new kids' music makers on Cool Mom Picks, bringing you everyone from The Not-Its! to Shine and the Moonbeams . But today we want to honor one of the longest-enduring stars in kids' …
Everyone's always talking about how hard it is to get a good dinner on the table, but I find that breakfast is way more hectic, with less time and no delivery options ! There's always cereal, but unfortunately most cold cereals completel…
I don't travel light. It's hard to with two kids and an affinity for shoes , which is why a neck pillow is one of those useful travel accessories that never really make it into my carry-on. For the first time I'm reconsidering, now that …
I don't know about you, but I'm a sucker for nice baby blankets -- which is why you see a lot of them around here. Especially handmade ones. I mean, what's more sweet than wrapping your little newborn up in a soft bundle that's one-of-a-…
The lead character in Barry Jonsberg's excellent new book for tweens, The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee , isn't as strong as Katniss in The Hunger Games or as fearless as Divergent's Tris, but Candice Phee is still my new favorite…
So you should know a couple of things about me right off the bat. I live in jeans all fall and winter, like every single day. And I will happily spend a fair amount of money on them if I find a pair that fit me really well, which after h…
If your kids can't get enough of Laurie Berkner's music , they're going to eat up the news that she's coming to Sirius XM's Kids' Place Live this weekend--and throughout the year--to promote healthy eating. Oh, and play lots of tunes, to…
We love finding gorgeous designs from indie artists, but sometimes what you really need is a way to make your very own custom design --preferably without hiring an artist or earning a degree in graphic design. The new Makr app for iOS he…
You know what's awesome? When a favorite artisan or etsy shop of mine decides to brand out a little beyond their regular spate of offerings. That's exactly what happened with Foxy and Winston , whom I loved for their cool letterpress and…
My experiments with gluten-free cooking and baking have taught me that it can be a seriously tricky endeavor. Not only is it hard to find great gluten-free breads and pastas, but avoiding all of the foods that surprisingly contain gluten…
The hardest person to keep warm in winter always seems to be the baby--they're just too small to layer too much, and I hate trying to wrangle them into a coat. So other than layers of baby blankets , I turn to hats, booties, and mittens.…
Even though it's just the beginning of fall, before you know (and we hate to say it) the holidays will be here soon. If you're like us, that means when they crees up, you'll be doing your best to frantically knock as many items off of yo…
Stickers can be the bane of a parent's existence, especially when they're plastered to the car windows or gumming up the vacuum cleaner. Ask me how I know. But a mom-and-pop company from Massachusetts caught our attention among the Marth…
My kids' backpacks are filled to bursting every morning as they leave for school, with books, lunch, snacks, and whatever else they can find to cram in there, it seems. Adding something else to that haul might seem ludicrous, but I love …
Even though we've entered an age of eco-friendly everything , especially when it comes to lunch bags and school supplies , I still have this nostalgic fondness for the brown paper bags of yore. So I am utterly charmed by the reusable bro…
If you love the written word, if you're an avid supporter of your local library , or if you think Fahrenheit 451 should be required reading for anyone over the age of five, you might already know that this is the start of Banned Books We…
It's the first day of fall, and I can't believe it but we've already broken out the cool weather pajamas this past weekend for the kids. The ones they wanted to wear first? The beautifully soft, pima cotton pjs from Little Twig and Sparr…
This fall we're loving the patterns and details in fashion inspired by iconic Navajo art and textures and those that bring to life other tribal imagery. Leather, turquoise, feathers, fringe and those bold geometric patterns are statement…
I'm inclined to call this find the world's coolest animal clocks. But then, I'm not sure if that refers to the coolest clocks featuring animals, or clocks featuring the coolest animals. Eh, hardly matters. Both perfectly describe the bra…
At a recent family brunch with Cool Mom Picks, Cool Mom Tech and LiveHealth Online , an awesome new service that gives you immediate access to board-certified doctors from home , I was reminded that cooking with kids is an awesome opport…
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like this every day from our site and beyond. 1. Super cute teacup craft for kids from one of our favorite craft bloggers. 2. Baby shoes to make you squee. (Well, we did.)…
I'm all for starting the Jewish new year off right, and for me that means a gourmet Rosh Hashanah food taster from our favorite online indie food marketplace, MOUTH . Why stick with plain old apples and honey, when the goodies in the "Hi…
Ahoy mateys, it's Talk Like a Pirate Day , one of our favorite should-be-a-real-holiday days of the year. And though my "pirate speak" is a little rusty, my ability to find some of the cutest and coolest pirate-related treasures is right…
