Yesterday, our subscribers got a first look at our super-awesome, totally helpful, very cool Father's Day Gift Guide . (Yet another reason you should sign up to be a subscriber too!) And now we're putting it out there for all to see. Bec…
I've never been good at labeling my kids' stuff which means I've paid the price in misplaced water bottles, forgotten jackets and other random missing objects. But with three kids going to camp this summer, I'd better get on my game to m…
These so-called " friendly monster finger puppets " bear such a striking resemblance to the Yo Gabba Gabba characters that I had to break down and buy them for my YGG-obsessed daughter's third birthday. I mean, that striped green one doe…
Though we have stacks of kids' music CD's---one of the perks of reviewing kids' music for Cool Mom Picks--I know that I'll always hear something from Justin Roberts coming through our stereo's speakers every few days. It's a powerful tes…
Now that our air conditioner is blaring full force (curse you, NYC humidity!), I've finally gotten around to summer-izing the linens. I find a simple little change like switching throw pillow covers from wool to cotton or swapping out ou…
I usually leave the furniture assembly to my husband; not because I don't know my way around a tool box, but because I figure I did all that kid-having so it's only fair that he do all the direction-following and screwing together of 400…
As I recently told a reader who commented on a post about maternity lingerie, we laugh when we receive size 32A nursing bras for review. Um, yeah, I'll have my four year-old try that on for you, stat. We busty girls have it harder than y…
I got a snazzy new camera for Mother's Day and hoped it would instantly turn me into a photographer that makes grown men cry. Instead, I'm still taking loads of uninspired, far-away photos of my kids doing various inexplicable things. Wh…
Up until now, I thought of kids' slippers as a blah winter afterthought or last minute stocking stuffer. But once I saw my own little fairy stomping around the house in these Pixie Slippers from Organic Echo, I realized that they're not …
It's easy to feel hopeless in today's world, like one person can't make a difference in the face of earthquakes and oil spills and families without health insurance. That's why we're so excited about Kickstarter , a website connecting do…
Yes it's kind of a cliche that all dads like barbecuing and therefore all need grill tools for Father's Day. But at least in my family, all the dads do like barbecuing and need grill tools for Father's Day, so there. I love the look of a…
I'm in love with a set of drink coasters if such a thing is even possible. But when I spotted these handmade film director coasters on Etsy this morning, my heart started racing, my palms got all sweaty, and I think, my friends, that tha…
So what do I have in common with some of the coolest celebrity moms in America? And no, it's not rock-hard abs; it's an appreciation of Organically Raised: Conscious Cooking for Babies and Toddlers , an intriguing new "cookbook with a co…
I'm what you'd call a crazy flea market/craft fair/art festival devotee. I could spend every weekend seeking out cool local artisans in church basements and school parking lots--provided there's also a lemonade stand or cider donuts so I…
If you needed any more evidence that denim is hot again, take a look at the new denim diaper cover I just spotted at babyGap. I love the dark wash with the slight fade on the bum, and that little pocket in back is too cute for words. It …
I had no idea how much I've been taking the fact that there are not one, but two IKEAs within driving distance of me for granted. Poor, poor Heather, the creative talent behind Skinny laMinx , who was so despondent over the fact that non…
Even after we compile our favorite baby shower gifts of the year in our Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide , it's so fun spending the rest of the next year looking for cool new ones . The kind that make you go wow . Which is just what I did…
We, like everyone else in the world, have long been fans of Bravado! bras and their well-priced, comfortable nursing bras. But with the launch of their new Bliss Maternity Bra , I think they definitely upped the ante. I'm a huge fan of s…
The only thing more trippy than watching a guy in a giant yellow neoprene robot costume singing "Don't Bite Your Friends" to a hiphop beat on your big screen TV might just be watching it live. And I don't want to hear it from you cynics.…
Sandra Boynton's newest character in her newest book is the sweetest, funniest, cutest critter ever: My kid. And not because his sister drew him in with my missing Sharpie. I just love Are You A Cow? , a customizable (yes, customizable) …
While big kids may be busy at camp in the coming weeks stitching up a leather wallet for Father's Day (and I'm sure it's lovely), I think we can all safely agree that stainless steel is sleeker and tougher. That's why I love the wallets …
The way I see it, if your kids are going to fall in love with colorful shape sorters and battery-operated talking phones anyway--and trust me, they are--they might as well be from a company like b.toys . This small company used to licens…
I, like every other cinemaphile out there, was crushed to learn that Dennis Hopper died this weekend. I think I first noticed him--like, really noticed him--when he played the father in Rumbleish but it was a college screening of Blue Ve…
While suburban kids have access to pools and lakes and campgrounds, we city folk make do with our own assets when it comes to summer camps for preschoolers--like museum trips and cooking classes and lots and lots of arts and crafts. And …
