Thomas Claire: Taking the Pain out of Painting Pottery
Taking my kids to a paint-your-own-pottery place is not in my job description. The drive there, the eternity spent as my children pick out the "perfect" piece to paint, my toddler--oh my toddler-- in that room of breakables... and then I pay a ton for the privilege to...
The Beehive Co-op – If Cool Mom Picks had a shop, this might be it.
The instant I set foot in the Atlanta Beehive Co-op storefront, I knew it was my kind of place. Of course, it didn't hurt that that I was surrounded with some of our favorite past picks from JacQueline Sanchez jewelry, Blabla Kids, and Lark and Loon, to name a few....
Mo Yo Gabba Gabba!
The only one more excited than my daughter for the new season of Yo Gabba Gabba! that begins today on Nick Jr., is me. I'm definitely ready to have some new lyrics stuck in my head besides It's time to wash your hair, it's time to wash your hair, it's time to wash...
Mobile homes
Oh what my daughter wouldn't give to be able to pack up her beloved dollhouse and take it with her. So imagine what she did when she saw the set of Nested Country Cottages from Olie Bollen. These two brightly colored paper board boxes open from the top, lunchbox...
Read A Book, Set A Record
Do you really need an excuse to read a great book to your kid? Probably not, but here's a fabulous one, anyway: On October 2nd, in association with Jumpstart's Read for the Record program, the children's classic favorite Corduroy will be read aloud on The Today Show....
Tees for Trees
You might assume that a company called Tees for Change isn't promoting 35-cent garments, but some kind of social progress. And indeed you'd be right. This company, run by mom Andreea Ayers aiming to get more positive messages out in the world with their organic...
Eco dolls, not eek-oh dolls
Ever since coming across something called an "eco doll" that was made of pvc and served up in plastic packaging, I've been pretty skeptical of the eco label on toys. Sometimes it fits and sometimes...well, at least the intent is good. But Sue Lappan of EcoLeeko...
To me, every day is Halloween
My kids love to admire the aisles of Halloween-themed kids' clothing almost as much as I love to admire the aisles of Halloween-themed candy. But I can't bring myself to buy any those jack-o-lantern shirts and "happy halloween" bibs because hello, the kids can wear...
Schoolwork and work work get a lift with International Arrivals
If you find manilla, vanilla, add International Arrivals to your bookmarks and check out their modern assortment of file folders, journals, photo albums, and organizational accessories that make a walk through the aisles of Staples seem like a trip back in time. I...
BornFree pacifiers go BPA free. Which is a pretty good trait in a pacifier if you ask us.
BornFree is already the go-to source for plenty of moms looking for products safe enough to go into baby's mouth. They've got glass baby bottles, bottles made of BPA-free plastic, and cups free of harmful chemicals -- and yesterday they've just unveiled their Day and...