Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
I now have a tree filed with beautiful one-of-a-kind ornaments from years of craft fairs and museum shops, and travels to cities everywhere. But if I can't get around the world, I'm glad their ornaments can now get to me, via Etsy. This stunning porcelain snowflake...
It’s Small Business Saturday – Have you hugged your mom + pop today?
Well hello! And happy Small Business Saturday --quite possibly our new favorite shopping day. (It certainly sounds better than Black Friday, right? So dark! So ominous!) Today is an amazing opportunity to devote some of that holiday budget to the local merchants you...
Cirque du Soleil – now performing in your living room between the tricycle and the house plant
My kids once had a gymnastics teacher who was training to be a Cirque du Soleil acrobat. He would take a ribbon that was hanging from the ceiling and spin himself up it as if gravity had no effect on him. It was freakishly amazing, a description I've heard...
When the gift tag is as cool as the gift
A gift card can sometimes feel kind of impersonal, no matter how many zeroes are on it. (Not necessarily unwelcome, by the way--dear friends and family: bring on those zeroes!) That's one reason we're always looking for special cards and gift tags, which can help make...
The Cool Mom Tech Holiday Gift Guide is here!
If we couldn't solve all your holiday shopping conundrums with our Cool Mom Picks holiday gift guide (gasp!), then we've got over 75 more fabulous gift options just for you in our brand spankin' new Cool Mom Tech holiday gift guide! We're here for you, mamas!We've got...
Star power
'Tis the season for lots of neighborhood parties and gatherings, and you know what that means--lots of hostess gifts. I have a closet dedicated to "cutesy gifts gone bad," like dozens of fancy soaps. (I'm a pump dispenser girl.)Personally I think a hostess gift is to...
The long lost potholder loom of my misspent youth!
With all the awesome Black Friday sales online today, I've had the best morning avoiding the crowds at the stores. I've been cuddling up with my girls, watching the Mahna Mahna video for the zillionth time on you tube, and jumping online to grab a deal or two. When I...
HABA’s little lambs, with their organic fleece as white as snow
When buying a gift for those sweet toddlers in my life, I tend to steer clear of "white" anything. Let's face it, they aren't the cleanest creatures on the planet.But HABA is one step ahead of me with their new line of snow-white lambs that don't mind a little water...
Accessories make the world go round. (Says us.)
Now that I'm expecting baby number two, accessories are the only fashion items I will allow myself to indulge in. I mean, who knows what form my figure will take after I pop out this little dude? To that end, I will certainly be hitting up Style Tryst, a new online...
Happy Thanksgiving, cool parents of the world!
We must say, Thanksgiving is easily one of our favorite holidays. (Especially if we're not the ones making the turkey, ha.) We hope that today you're surrounded with lots of family, lots of joy, and lots of really fantastic pecan pie. Then, make sure to come back...