The 2010 Cool Mom Picks Back-To-School Guide is here!
It's 104 degrees outside, and you know what that means: back to school and our annual Back to School Shopping Guide! We know-- it doesn't make much sense. But we also know that the next few ultra-sunny weeks will require new clothes, shoes, backpacks, and lunch gear....
Little Packrats – Now for your big, er, packrats
We've long adored the cute, unique little kid backpacks from Little Packrats (now PVC-free, by the way!), but now that some of our little kids are turning into big kids, we're glad that they've added some new bags just for them. The new bigger bags fit all the bigger...
TOMS Wedges – Now for Fall
It seems like just yesterday I was proclaiming my love for the new TOMS wedges for summer. And I pretty much was, actually, but now that fall is around the corner, wouldn't you know TOMS launched a new line just in time for me to make the switch. These shoes are as...
Our top 5 nursing picks for World Breastfeeding Week
I've breastfed my kids for a combined 53 months, and as you might imagine, I've collected my fair share of nursing gear. So in honor of World Breastfeeding Week, I'm sharing my personal top 5 nursing picks. Hooray boobs![Awesome giveaway after the jump!] Breast...
A blast from your past, now available in wall size
I remember vividly the first time I played Atari. The angels sang in a joyous chorus (in my head) as I spent the next two hours rotating a dial to move a single white line up and down the screen as a square ball bounced back and forth. Pong. Even now the word conjures...
On my Target shopping list: Milk. Apples. Awesome art from Poketo.
Cool Mom Picks favorite Poketo has a very simple philosophy: Make real art available to everyday people. Which is good, because I'm at my local SuperTarget pretty much every day, and that's where their latest collection will land on August 10. From water bottles to...
The Paranoid Parents Guide – Perfect beach reading for those of us afraid of shark attacks
I'll admit it, I'm a bit of a paranoid parent. But after reading The Paranoid Parents Guide, by clever Denver mom Christie Barnes, I realized how much time I waste worrying. And more importantly, worrying about the wrong things. Does this sound like it might be you...
Ferd gives boys a license to chill
Here comes Jimmy Bond. He rolls up on a black Big Wheel and requests his favorite drink: chocolate milk; shaken, not stirred. Aunts line up to pinch his cheeks. And I imagine him wearing this effortlessly cool striped shirt and tie combo from Ferd. And maybe some tiny...
Hospital gowns get a (much needed) upgrade
I know none of us cared what we looked like during the moments our babies were born. The health of baby and mama were the most important things in the universe, and there was very little room for vanity. But when I think back to all the hours (many many hours) before...
Fairy tale houses–they’re not just for fairy tales anymore
When I first saw pictures of the amazing, whimsical and unbelievably detailed fairy tale houses and furniture by Mike and Debbie Schramer I simply marveled. This brilliant husband and wife team use real flowers, branches, roots, and moss, to create these breathtaking...