You Can Be My Cowboy
When you speak, fair Cool Mom Picks readers, we listen. And so when you write to us and ask us ever so politely for more boy gear, we can't help but oblige, even though tracking down boy gear that doesn't scream "I love sports and tractors" is pretty darn...
Don’t Sit Over the Apple Tree With Anyone Else But Me
In our house it's called "the thingie with the round bead-y thingies on it." But now I've finally learned the proper term - Bead Maze! Who knew?Whatever it is, my wee ones love it. And one of the sweetest ones we've come across is this new Apple Tree Bead...
Free Kids Music. As in Gratis. Complimentary. On the House.
Back in 1940, a gallon of gas cost 11 cents, a new car to put it in cost $850 and a big house to drive it to would run you right around $3,000. So we're guessing the music you could have played in your giant $3K house was super cheap too. But not nearly as inexpensive...
Bring it On, IRS
Okay mamas, it's officially T minus one month until tax day. Even with my own invented envelope system, I still find myself swimming in a sea of receipts and records when it comes time to file my tax return. So when I heard the organizational gurus from Buttoned...
Crib Bedding For Those Not Getting a Big Refund Next Month
People are always asking us for cheap ways to decorate the nursery. Um...hand-me-downs?The truth is, most inexpensive nursery bedding looks and feels inexpensive. But once in a while, we find something with a boutique feel at big box store prices, like the new nursery...
Delaying Mommyhood But Not Mommy Friends
Sometimes moms of (ahem) advanced maternal age just need some kindred spirits to hang out with. You know, so we can reminisce about our assymetrical prom hairdos and our crushes on Scott Baio while the rugrats run circles around our arthritic ankles. Well if you're...
Alphabet Circus
I've always thought that the best ABC posters for kids aren't the ones that simply familiarize them with the letters, but inspire imagination around the images themselves. We've found that very thing in Paula Prass's lovely Alphabet Girl artwork.Found at her shop...
The Jacket Worthy of the Easter Dress
I always torn about spending the cash on a fancy Easter dress for my daughter which I then hope that we can use again in July as a birthday dress. But when I saw this timeless Neige Signature Audrey Jacket at Aggie Hill, I came up with a better plan: Buy a modestly...
Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad (Bad, Bad) Baby Names. And We Don’t Mean “Krystynne.”
When a newly-pregnant woman asks me for advice (okay, it's not like it happens all the time, but it does happen), I have but one gem to share: Don't tell anyone what you're thinking of naming the baby. It doesn't matter if you're thinking of Joe or Jehosephat, people...
Dads Need Hot Accessory Love Too
A lot of so-called daddy diaper bags are nothing more than lined messenger bags with cammo on the outside. Oh, the cammo - that ubiquitous indicator of paternal appropriateness. So we were psyched to see what the good folks at Dr Moz were up to when they told us they...