Photo cards and gifts for the design snobs
Is there a single mom who isn't stressed out by holiday cards? Like I don't already have enough to do, let alone trying to find one picture where everyone in the family looks halfway decent and then praying that the photo cards we order will be halfway decent. Well,...
Perfect gifts for scarfaholics. Or anyone, really.
First I was excited about boot weather. But now that I'm firmly settled into my kickers, I'm ready for the next stage -- scarf weather. Even though I've got a killer line-up waiting in my closet, like any good scarfaholic, I always need just one more. Right now, my...
It’s here! The 2010 Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide!
There's no escaping the holiday music in the stores and tinsel in the windows -- the holiday season is upon us. You know what will make your life easier? Our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide! Whoo!For the fifth straight year (wow), we've done the legwork for you, tracking down...
The Windows Phone 7 – cool for moms. Especially when it’s free.
Oh us? Nothing much. Just giving away a new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 on Cool Mom Tech today. You know, the one that's not even available for purchase yet?It's all about helping people do more with less, and since "free" counts as less in our book, we're in!Click over...
Cute clothes patterned to catch your baby’s eye
Having just welcomed a new baby boy into our fold (well, it feels like "just"--how did we already high five the seven-month marker?), I'm constantly aware of how many onesies, sleepers, and rompers a baby can inherit. Bags. And bags. And bags of cute baby...
Gluten-free gourmet cookie mix for those of us who’d given up on cookies
I've been gluten-free for coming up on a couple of years, now, and while I've learned to bake a few essentials, I've mostly given up on cookies. Because gluten-free cookies--by and large--suck. And I love to bake, but I'm certainly not going to spend hundreds of...
Know what your school needs? A bar.
Could your local school use a salad bar? Because I sure know that ours could. Well, believe it or not, you can possibly get one --free-- thanks to a grant by the Salad Bar Project.But you need to hurry. Chef Ann Cooper, Whole Foods, and TheLunchBox.org are...
This week on Cool Mom Tech
Here are a few cool things we found the past week on Cool Mom Tech, that we thought our Cool Mom Picks readers would appreciate too.Adorable, portable USB speakers that beat your kid ignoring you with headphones on. A guide to the 7 best online shopping sites with...
The coolest photo calendars get you ready for 2011 (gulp)
Every year, I make my Mother-in-Law a calendar with photos of the kids and she ooos and ahhhs over it as any good grandmother would. But, after doing this for the past ten years, I am feeling a little ho-hum about the whole thing and wonder if the calendar has become...
Teething rocks
Ok so maybe teething doesn't really rock. In fact, it can be pretty painful for all parties involved. I recall more than my share of sleepless nights when my son's teeth were coming in. Not fun.But maybe the teethers can be? I only wish I had known about this solid...