The Princess and the Pen

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

I’m not a fan of princess-y stuff per se, but I’m not above using small doses of it here and there when it’s really needed. So when we came across the EpiPen Princess, a pink pouch for holding potentially life-saving injectors for kids with...

Paging Dr. Mom

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

Seems like every time my girls and I hit the neighborhood playground, there’s a mini injury of some sort. We’ve had the bee sting, the bloody nose, the scraped knee, and the invisible boo-boo that needs more TLC than Neosporin. You know the one. The...

Not Your Mother’s Polyester

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

I’m a mom who tends towards cottons and natural fabrics. So when I heard about the quick-drying kids duds from Milk Factory I admit I was skeptical.  But I’ve come around.Two smart Vancouver momtrepreneurs created this line of quick-drying performance...

Geneticist Humor

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

Yes, I’m pregnant. No, it’s not my first. It’s a boy, and yes, we have a name. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go to talk to that person over there who’s going to ask me the very same questions. Pregnancy brings out the curiosity from...

Just Call Her Spike

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but this mellow mama’s got a punk rock interior. Fortunately (I think) my older daughter’s inherited a bit of my hidden dramatic side. So we had the best time recently playing with the Hair Putty from Love Me Baby...

Click. Take a Pic.

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

I’m beyond tickled that my daughter has taken an interest at being behind the camera. But for now, I’m thinking the wooden version from North Star Toys is probably the safer bet than my Canon. This nearly functional camera, including a turnable focus...

Keeping the Boogeyman At Bay

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

So what do you do when you and your sweet little fairy princess or cute pea pod or happy clown run to answer the door tonight only to find…17 year-old trick-or-treaters wielding machetes with bloody eyeballs hanging off the blades? 1) Hope it doesn’t...

For Moms Not So Good With the Glue Gun

by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services

I can barely find time to take pictures of my kids, let alone actually get them off my computer and into a photo album or scrapbook. Or even a shoebox. If like me you’re not a contender for Organized Mom of the Year then Baby Memory Frame is worth a look....

Alterna-Sleepers

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

As easy as it is for us to track down modern baby outfits out there, finding a sleeper that’s not soaked in pastel teddy bears or demure rosebuds is more of a challenge. What’s a slumbering alternababy to do? Answer: Check out the must-have sleepers from...

Yo Ho Ho, The Reading’s Life For Me

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

My son has decided he wants to be a pirate. For Halloween. And for a living. This is in large part because recently he’s become the star of a wonderful personalized book called Here There Be Pirates from Flatten Me. Just seeing his cute little face immortalized...