When I Think Nursery Decor, I think Deer Head

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

When brainstorming decorating themes for my daughters’ bedroom, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely hunting lodge. Okay, so it’s not. But I would consider fun-ing things up a bit with this 3-d deer head puzzle mounted over the bed. You or...

Sweet Shoes! No, They Really Are Sweet Shoes.

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

It is never too early to start a child on the righteous path towards ultimate footwear coolness. You may be tempted just to keep the teeniest tootsies clad only in socks, but resist you must – for early shoe choices may impact their preferences for life. One...

Ensuring yours is the prettiest baby on the block

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

One of those things that no one warns you about in Lamaze class is newborn acne. It’s devastating seeing those beautiful baby cheeks – and forehead, and chin, and nose, and neck – absolutely obscured by that ugly red rash. The docs say it goes away...

The Alphabet According to Pop Culture Junkies

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

Yeah yeah yeah, A is for Apple. B is for Ball. Whatever. I’m far more interested in Brooklyn dad/designer Adam Scherr’s retro cultural take on the alphabet via his label, Infinitee. A is for Audrey, B is for Brando, F is for Frank – You know which...

Whatsa Wagamama?

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

My mother-in-law spared no opportunity to laud the wondrous and all mighty playpen. Yes, it’s useful when traveling or when you just can’t chase after your wee one any longer. But she relied on it so much with my husband, I’m surprised he...

Jubi: Holy Sheet

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Try walking into your local big box store and asking for some solid colored crib sheets. The sales clerk will look at you like you just asked her for some nice razor blades wrapped in barbed wire for your baby to play with. What, no clowns? No farm animals? No...

Preppy, By Way of Bed-Stuy

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

The argyle for babies just keeps coming our way in new and fun ways. Like this sunny yellow romper from CMP fave label, Sir Hayes. The color is perfectly calibrated to spring you out of your Winter baby wardrobe blahs, and the argyle print has just enough irony,...

Rock On, Little Girls

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I’ve got a 2.5 year-old girl who can identify Bob Dylan by sight, jumps up and down when she hears They Might Be Giants on the radio, and tells everyone she knows that she wants to be a drummer. Needless to say I find it wee bit annoying when kids boutiques have...

Hooked On My Baby Not Having Tantrums At Dinner Time

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

My niece has been telling her parents what she wants using sign language since she was about seven months old. She also happens to be one of the calmest, most good-natured babies you’d ever hope to meet, and doesn’t scream or cry with frustration when she...

The Much Overlooked Turnip Gets Its Literary Due At Last

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

The Gigantic Turnip, the classic Russian folktale retold by Alexsei Tolstoy with Niamn Sharkey’s amazing illustrations, had me at its cover. I want to paint my house with the color palette, and I think I’d like to frame a picture of the old man’s...