With summer coming to a close (noooo!) a lot of us are planning last minute weekends and cramming in final visits to see friends and take advantage of those lake house invitations. On Pinterest , we have an entire board featuring wonderf…
Here are a few of our favorite tech picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. Would you use an ultrasound machine that attaches to your smart phone? Boy, our Facebook fans had a lot to say about that! 2. Awesome news for…
I'm no martyr, but after almost a dozen years raising children, it has been pretty obvious whose needs come first on a regular basis. Hint: They aren't my own. Sound familiar? So when I had the opportunity to spend three days focusing on…
Lately, my handbag has become a bottomless pit, full of everything from loose business cards to computer cords and bottles of milk and lip gloss. And my idea of using old make-up bags to keep everything separate was brilliant until I cou…
If your kid has a thing for Star Wars clothes, you'll be glad to know that America's favorite droid is now available in hoodie form. When asked for his response, R2D2 said, "BOOOP BEE ZOOP" and wiggled a little as if dancing to the celeb…
Though enjoying the Olympics means that we are all watching about 2000x as much television as we normally would on a nice summer's day, I love how inspired my kids' play has become. Whether they are turning the couch cushions into hurdle…
One of my favorite things about having a newborn was swaddling. My babies both loved to be swaddled and I must say, while I did a lot of things badly, I was kind of a swaddling master (please hold the applause). However I did learn that …
Reading the recent Cool Mom Picks post about awesome family-friendly bicycles had me dreamily clicking through images of families on bikes and imagining myself pedaling my kids through our neighborhood. Only, with the most awesome bike h…
I wait all summer for peach season to begin and, once it does, there's no stopping me. Fresh peaches, grilled peaches, baked peaches. Plain peaches, sweet peaches, savory peaches. And--the best part--peaches for breakfast, lunch, and din…
With four kids, all of whom slept for many years in a play yard, I've seen and owned my fair share. So when Cool Mom Picks got the exclusive first look at this new play yard from the inventive company 4moms, I was pretty skeptical it wou…
We're happy to introduce you to our new sponsor, Wittlebee . We think you'll like them! The hard thing about buying nice kids' clothes is facing the inevitable: the clothes will be outgrown. Quickly. What that means is yet another trip t…
While monthly subscription boxes are all the rage now, from beauty products to craft kits, I have to say I still have a thing for the gourmet boxes. With a culinary school grad in the house, we tend to have more kinds of salt than most p…
We love our Ouchies, but we're more than aware that boo-boos aren't always the result of an innocently skinned knee. Whether or not bullying is an issue for your kids, we're proud to support this terrific initiative aimed at stopping bul…
When I go shopping for three kids' clothes for Back to School---or "fall" as we homeschoolers call it---I am always on the lookout for cool, unique styles that my kids won't see on all of their peers but that won't also blow my entire bu…
My love for Bensimon sneakers is no secret; I wear my own purple pair almost every day. And the kids' styles are simply adorable. So when their new style collaboration with Bakker Made With Love, well my only wish, after I recovered from…
Once again, we're super happy to be working with Old Navy --and not just because it's so fun/weird to see Jason Priestly in their new TV ads . If you haven't checked out their insanely good sale online yet (seriously, there is a lot unde…
Not too many women wish they were pregnant in the heat of August. But when I got a glimpse at Isabella Oliver's new fall/winter maternity collection, I admit almost wish I had a baby bump. The just-launched autumn/winter 2012 collection …
My 8-year old is just starting to accessorize her outfits, which is probably no surprise considering I have a little addiction to accessories myself. If you've got a tween that's ready for something better than play jewelry but not Tiffa…
Need a little something more special from the tooth fairy than say a dollar under the pillow? We've got just the teeny-tiny thing. We fell in love with Leafcutter Designs teeny-tiny letters from the Easter Bunny a few years back, which w…
I've often wondered why strollers don't come with headlights. (Seriously, I think about such things.) Well, my wish has actually come true. The new Zen stroller from Bloom comes with--you guessed it--a headlight. But that's only one of t…
With seven solid releases to their credit (you can read about their last one here), I was pretty certain that we'd love Recess Monkey's eighth offering to the world of kindie music. But what I enjoy most about this trio of enthusiastic e…
Here are a few of our favorite tech picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. And no, that's not a giant, delicious donut. Sorry. 1. If you've got kids and own a camera, you need this book! 2. Sending paper thank-you cards …
I know I'm not the only one who's always wondered if there's an easier way to pit cherries. Every year, I wait for cherry season with much anticipation, only to be reminded that with half of my kids needing me to pit their cherries befor…
While I will always have a soft spot in my heart for those high-contrast, abstract-shaped, infant mobiles, admittedly they don't age well as your child gets older. The folks at CMP favorite Petit Collage have the perfect solution for tha…
