A hostess gift that she’ll treasure forever. Or she’d better, because she can’t resell it.
Sometimes a great bottle of wine or a handmade candle makes the perfect hostess gift. But when you need something extra special, I think I've found a winner. This custom personalized wooden serving tray is simply gorgeous. A fabulous hostess, housewarming, or wedding...
Birthday gift for 9-year-old girl? Reader Q+A
Can you help me with a gift for a 9 year old girl? She likes Star Wars...among other things. Thanks! -Jaime via Twitter Ooh, fun one, Jaime. 9 year old girls, like other tweens, can be tough if you don't know them--so many different personalities and interests. As...
Baby gift sets, and how to make them more personal
We're happy to offer up these baby shower gift ideas on behalf of our sponsor, Munchkin. And don't miss a huge giveaway below! We admit it: We all want to be the ones at the shower who hand over a gift and get the biggest "awwww..." from the crowd when it's open. Not...
Temporary tattoos, now delivered to your door every month
If your kids love temporary tattoos like mine do, then you'll want to add this awesome new gift idea from our friends at Tattly to their wish list. I'm a huge fan of the Tattly tattoos myself actually, and have been known to wear a few on more than one occasion (and...
Making hard floors cozy, one little tushy at a time
Wood floors are beautiful, easy to clean...and a wee bit hard on tiny little tushies. If your littles need a good place to get cozy, we're loving these beautiful, well-made, and perfectly sized bean bags and travel playmats. BlaBla Kids (one of our favorite fairt...
Meet the cool new kids on the blocks
I try to teach my kids that it's the little differences in each of us that make us so delightfully special...and delightfully weird. And that's exactly what the imaginative minds at Wee Society celebrate and encourage in their new collection of unique (and pretty...
High end designer clothing for less. And then, less on top of that. If you hurry.
Over a year ago, we introduced you to The RealReal, a fabulous online designer consigment shop with incredible deals on super high-end clothes and accessories. It's blown up over the past year with a growing selection of the kinds of things you drool over, and for a...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
Here are 5 of our favorite tech picks from this week that you might have missed. 1. One of the coolest geeky shirts we've ever featured. Just ask our Facebook fans! Wow. 2. A brilliant alarm app that you'll never be able to sleep through. 3. If you love Instagram as...
The reusable coffee cup that’s cooler than those other ones
I love that more and more, coffee shops, including Starbucks, are offering discounts for bringing in your own cup. But these might be the most distinctive ones I've ever seen. And? On sale. Of course i'm a retro-modern type gal, so the black and white eco cups by DCI...
Baby Buggy Bedtime Bash 2013: The stars were out, and so were we!
Once again, Cool Mom Picks was so happy to support our friends at Baby Buggy on June 4 at the annual Baby Buggy Bedtime Bash in Central Park, and helping them to raise close to $500,000 for at-risk families with young children in need. Wow, did the celebs come out...