New Year’s Resolution Help – Get in shape!
All week long we'll be offering our tips and ideas to help you tackle your (and our) New Year's resolutions. Whether you're a staunch believer in resolutions or not, we hope our cool picks will help motivate you as we hope they do for us! Between weaning my fourth...
Toy storage on sale? Perfect timing.
When you're a parent, a new year doesn't necessarily mean mimosas at brunch as much as it does finding a place to put all the new games, toys, dress-up clothes and various other things that the kids received over the holidays. Thankfully one of our favorite cool...
These tights were made for booting
I pretty much live in boots all winter long. Which means my drawers are also home to a healthy stock of stocking and leggings. The problems with stockings and boots though, is that I often still need to wear socks over them to keep my toes warm, and keep the stocking...
Printable calendars for 2012 that the kiddos will love too.
One of the cool things about ordering printable calendars from Etsy artists, is (besides the whole money saving thing and the whole support an indie artist thing) that you can discover cool things from all over the world. In this case, these adorable printable...
A happy new year starts with new shoes.
If you like to spend your New Year's day, oh...say, shopping in your PJs then you're in luck. Livie + Luca, one of our favorite sources for cool baby and kids shoes is having their annual 50% off sale. And it requires neither fancy clothing on your part, nor much...
Seems like only yesterday that it was 2011, huh.
We wish you what we wish for ourselves in 2012: peace, happiness, a little more down time with the kids, and a lot of fun. Thanks for spending another incredible year with us. Have a beautiful New Year, cool parents!-Liz, Kristen + the Cool Mom Picks team[awesome...
Our favorite charities for that very last end-of-year tax deduction
As we come to the end of 2011, we all feel like we have much to be thankful for -- good friends and family, incredible colleagues (sniff, we love you CMP'ers!) and amazing readers like you who have supported us for another fantastic year. As in years past, we've asked...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest boys clothes and accessories
We found so many cool boys' clothes this year, it may be the first year we've given boys' clothes their own category! Enjoy some of these awesome editors' picks, putting to rest the notion that only girls get the good shopping. Red 21 Boys Kristen: If there's a piece...
Getting dressed up for New Year’s Eve without spending a fortune
It's time to ring in the new year, which is a perfect excuse to get dressed up. Whether you're waving goodbye to 2011 or running to greet 2012, your party deserves a little pretty. But don't rush out and buy something you'll never wear again; with just a few sparkly...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest girls’ clothes and accessories
Finding beautiful girls' clothes may be one of our favorite jobs at Cool Mom Picks. This year there were no shortage of great picks from small indie designers; and even some bigger brands we like got into the action. Tutu Du Monde Liz: The world's cutest most...