A is for awesome baby gift
I have been smitten with the beautiful cut-paper illustrations from Brooklyn artist Ida Pearle since I first discovered her custom artwork in a local boutique and nabbed a print for the new baby of my BFF. Her work has since become one of my go-to gifts for great...
Crafty genes by mail order
Update: This site no longer exists. RIP Kid's Busy Box. I thought that 4 hours of preschool every day would satiate my daughter's immense hunger for crafts, but alas, she still comes home from school running directly for the glue and construction paper. I am...
Come See Us at the Disco. Well. Sort of.
We're huge fans of any activity that we'll enjoy just as much as our kids, and Baby Loves Disco is clearly at the top of our list. So when mom Heather and dad Andy, the master minds behind these family friendly disco parties asked us to team up with them this Fall to...
Get Your Paws Off My Books
Want to add an air of permanence to your child's library? And want to call that stack of chewed books in the corner of her room a library? Here's how: Bookplates.If you're a Cool Mom Picks newsletter subscriber, you were just introduced to a whole selection of our...
The Neatnik Saucer – A better option than high chair covers the size of a schoolbus
I used to love going out to eat, knowing that I had no role whatsoever in the preparation or clean-up. These days, with three kids and a diaper bag in tow, in the time it takes for a single sip of wine and a quick glimpse of the menu, six crayons and two spoons and a...
They’re never too young to say thanks
As my daughter gets older and more capable of making bigger messes, we're giving her more responsibilities. That means making her bed, clearing her plate, and yes, even writing her own thank-you notes. Granted, she can't exactly write anything except her own name,...
Cleatskins – Clean car, unmarked floors, happy Soccer Mom
While I'd rather you not call me a Soccer Mom, the fact remains that... well... I am, by definition, a Soccer Mom who spends a lot of Saturday mornings on the field.I also spend a lot of time vacuuming dirt and grass out of my car, and hollering, "Halt! Take your...
Where Mother Goose meets Aphex Twin
If ever a CD was made to be played in a W Hotel guest room that requests a crib, Chill Baby, by Californian musician and producer Cordovan, is it. It's cool as the name suggests, mixing mellow electronica with both original and familiar children's melodies from Puff...
Going cuckoo for cu cu yo
Having brought two out of three babies home to a teeny apartment, I'm a trained minimalist where it comes to gear; I love oh-so-cute stuff as much as the next mama. But if it doesn't combine form and function, it's not for me.Enter Ana Reza-Hadden and Laura Nixon...
The etsy Handmade Kid Challenge – also a challenge for us parents
I have spent way too much time at the etsy Handmade Kids Challenge, meticulously clicking over to each of the incredible finalists and determining which kids furniture, clothes, toys, art and decor is going to get my anonymous thumbs up.It's especially challenging...