The Busy Mom’s Cookbook – isn’t that all of us?
Antonia Lofaso was absolutely captivating on Top Chef. I loved watching her seamlessly perfect results every single episode, and I appreciated her passion for being both a full time chef and full time mother. And now she's offering wisdom to parents who want haute,...
This book belongs to…
With school starting soon--or for some it's already started--books are being bought and soon, books will be lost. There's nothing like a "this book belongs to..." label to make sure that the rightful owner remains the rightful owner. Especially when that rightful...
Martha Stewart American Made Awards – a big chance for your small biz
We love small businesses, and we love Martha Stewart. And now they're coming together in a marvelous opportunity for one lucky entrepreneur or crafter. Could that be you?Second question: could you use $10,000? Martha Stewart's American Made competition is searching...
Crayons straight from the farm. In France. Via schoolbus.
Since a shiny new box of crayons is de rigeur for back to school season, I am loving this awesome set of crayons that might make a perfect "You'll do great, honey!" gift for a new preschooler or kindergartener. And of course, her mom can borrow them too. The...
Today, please hit “Like” to help end pediatric AIDS
As a mother, here's a program I'm so happy to be able to tell you about: for the next few hours only, you can help prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a significant way by barely lifting a finger. In fact, you will quite literally save lives. And saving...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
Here are a few of our favorite tech picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. Lovely, handmade gadget covers that are so nice we can't decide which one we like best. 2. As if we needed another reason to love IKEA. Look at what they're doing...
Bite-sized happiness from Ella’s Kitchen
I must admit, once or twice I have bought boxes of lovely, organic snacks only to find they've gone stale before we've had a chance to get through them. What can I say? My daughter is picky and not every snack is her style. Leave it to Ella's Kitchen, the creators of...
Grow baby, grow.
Despite having found so many cool kids' growth charts here on Cool Mom Picks, I confess I still use a pencil on the side of our kitchen wall. It's not that I haven't loved every single one of them, but they're either too pretty or too big or just too...something for...
One more fun reason to visit the Fab Back to School pop-up shop right now
It's abundantly evident to readers of this site that I'm in love with Fab.com. That love only heightened when they launched weekly kids sales. And now--a back-to-school pop-up shop with lots of fun goodies for preschoolers, teens and even college kids. Plus a few...
The ottoman fit for your child’s adorable little butt
I am one of those moms who totally wants my house to look as good as it did pre-kids, but also recognizes that that is ridiculously impractical and it will never happen and no, it's okay, I have my own Kleenex. So when I find furniture that both looks great and won't...