Introducing the 2013 Cool Mom Picks Baby Shower Gift Guide!
Yes we're tired, but more than that, we're so excited! After endless hours scouring the web just for you, we're ready to present our biggest, best annual Cool Mom Picks Baby Shower Gift Guide yet, chock full of more than 150 of the coolest baby gifts for expectant and...
A beautiful scarf to do beautiful things for mothers. Not just the ones who wear it.
It was only 6 months ago that I first discovered the wonderful FashionABLE (now ABLE) scarves on a humanitarian trip to Ethiopia, and fell in love with their process--and of course their gorgeous scarves--which are doing a world of good for women and mothers in great...
9 cheese-tastic grilled cheese recipes to celebrate National Grilled Cheese Month
April is National Grilled Cheese Month. Enough said? I agree! This one's all about the grilled cheese recipes, and oh, does the Internet have us covered. If my search is any indication, grilled cheese sandwiches--and all variety of riffs on the classic--are among the...
Hello Kitty TAKES OVER THE WORLLLLLLLDDDDD
We've loved Hello Kitty since we were little girls, and now we admit it's fun having her back in our lives on all kinds of things for babies and kids. Especially from some of our favorite indie brands. If you're a Sanrio fan, say hello to some super cute new Hello...
New kitchenware, definitely not for minimalists
I tend to gravitate towards white kitchenware and serving pieces, but once in a while you just need something with more impact to liven up all that neutral. The new kitchenware from Isak, a longtime favorite design company of ours (love Sandra Isakson's kids counting...
City babies wear black. And chase pigeons. And hail cabs.
Let's say you've got a die-hard city loving mama to shop for, and price is basically no object. We've found the most fun little baby gifts for urban babies used to things like taxis, park benches and black in the summer. The city baby gifts range from cute stuffed...
A puzzle piece barrette that just fits for World Autism Awareness Day
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. Although most people are probably pretty aware of autism, more needs to be done to raise both money for research and family aid, and to foster better understanding of kids (and adults) who are tired of feeling different and...
Trip the nightlight fantastic
I have a small house. Which seems like an irrelevant thing to mention when I'm about to tell you about a beautiful nightlight. But a small house equals much shared space. And when you share space and want to light it for your kids in the middle of the night, maybe a...
Some walls like to be drawn on.
There's something about wallpaper that feels like more of a commitment than paint. Maybe it's the glue. Maybe it's the hours of labor spent lining it up juuuust right. But I think I've found a cute wallpaper idea that might be worth the investment. The new i see...
Self-Respect Underwear offers just the messages our girls need right now
We admit, like a lot of parents, we were pretty shocked (to say the least) about the new Victoria's Secret line of sexy panties with provocative phrases being marketed towards young teens. Do our ninth-graders really need DARE YOU written on their rear ends? Yikes....