Comic Book Fans, Start Your Appetites
When I got married (the first time... ahem), we received endless items from Crate and Barrel. And don't get me wrong, it's all very useful stuff, but... well... plain. Boring. So color me surprised to see that C&B's younger, hipper sibling, CB2, has spawned a trio...
Thank You Cards with Attitude
I had my fair share of hearty chuckles after discovering Motherhood with Attitude's hilarious greeting cards last year. So when co-owner Janalee Chmel clued me in to their new Thank You Card Box Set, it's no wonder I nearly peed my pants again. And not just...
Woolyhoodwinks – Very cute, very existential
While I may not always feel smartre enough for Sartre, The Woollyhoodwinks vs. the Dark Patch is one for this existentialist. With a mix of cute handmade sock-puppet-looking things (the aforementioned Woollyhoodwinks) and whimsical sentences that shock and please with...
The Great Hoodini
With fall rapidly approaching, I've been on the lookout for the perfect jacket for my toddler son. Since I live in the South, it can be hard to find a jacket that's light enough for our short fall season, but that's hearty enough to get us through our mostly mild...
Haba Biofino Play Food – Putting My Own Cooking to Shame
I won't be winning any cooking awards any time soon, but as far as the concoctions my daughter and son are creating in their play kitchen, courtesy of Haba's new Biofino line of cloth play food, they're on their way to winning Top Chef. Like everything I've ever seen...
Mama For Obama? Cool T-Shirts On Tap.
Cool Mom Picks takes no official position on the presidential candidates besides keeping our eyes out for the coolest tees of the season on both sides of the aisles. Apologies to the GOP readers amongst us, but I believe the winner goes to (ding ding ding) the funky...
The Ultimate Keepsake Baby Book – Before You’ve Even Filled In a Line
If you've been pining for the kind of baby book you might still pull off your mom or grandmother's shelves when you go for a visit, why I think we've actually found it. Mother Stork's Baby Book: 100th Anniversary Edition is a beautiful volume, harkening back to the...
One Good Egg
In my 20's, I'd go to a small dark club in Rhode Island to watch obscure indie rock bands play loud, jangly music. We were a fairly homogeneous group, save for one earplugged little girl of about 3 who would sit on her dad's shoulders and watch her mom play the...
What What? Monster Butt
I'm generally not so keen on clothes that emphasize a baby's already cute-as-it-is butt with ruffles and words like, um...juicy. But a monster -- like the one on Sckoon's Ha Ha Tee and Monkey Pant Set? Cripes, I can't think of anything more fittingly adorable for a...
Cool Mom Picks loves Parents Magazine
If you're one of the millions of moms who, like us, pass the time in the OB waiting room by flipping through Parents Magazine and then sneak it out in your bag (shhhhhh!), chances are you might have caught Cool Mom Picks co-founder and editor Liz Gumbinner...