“Who Effed Up The Toys???”

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

I can’t take credit for the headline – it’s was written by my friend Karen as the subject of an email she sent yesterday, alerting us all to yet another toy recall. I’m ready to just dump anything in the toy chest that wasn’t made by hand...

Keepsakes for the Keeping

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

The point of a keepsake, from what I understand, is that you actually want to keep it. I might be crazy here, but I think that’s the gist of it. While some jewelry designers don’t quite seem to get that notion, Amber Fay totally does. With her custom photo...

Get In Mah Belly!

by Kristen Chase | Baby

Like many dutiful first time mothers, I took pictures of my growing belly (and unfortunately, thighs and butt) every month until I had my daughter. But what exactly are you supposed to do with those photos? And don’t say “screen saver.” Here’s...

Penny Savers

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

I love that my daughter is getting into the idea of saving the loose change she finds, but man–when I bought that beautiful silver piggy bank for her as an infant, I never could have imagined that she’d grow up to walk around the house shaking it like a...

Recommended by Doctor Mom. And Us.

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

When I met the delightful MD Moms behind the innovative MD Moms Baby Silk line of baby products, I instantly wanted to take them home with me so they could dispense calming pediatric advice even at wee hours of the morning. Okay, and give me free baby products too....

Announcements Worthy of the Postage Hike

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

Baby announcements aren’t really intended to announce the baby, nor are they a solicitation of gifts. Let’s be honest, baby announcements are meant solely to knock the socks off your friends and family. The "small but passionate" design studio,...

Baby Art That the Baby Can Actually Appreciate

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

The trouble with baby art is that it’s generally not for the baby. Sorry kiddos, we love you, but you have hopelessly pathetic eyesight. Mom-and-pop company Wee Gallery has the market cornered when it comes to blending infants’ ocular capabilities with...

There’s More to Spanish Than “Vamanos, Dora!”

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

I’m proud to say I speak Spanish. I’m not fluent or anything, but I can handle basic conversations. OK, OK, I’ll admit it: All the Spanish I know I learned from episodes of Sesame Street. But I can count to veinte quite convincingly and order a...

Looking Smart

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

I admit to being a bit skeptical when it comes to all these baby products that promote early learning. Is it really necessary to label a baby spoon and bowl with words and pictures? Well the folks at Learning Tees don’t take themselvesthat seriously, even with...

Nursery Rhyme Art, Hold the Sheep

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I admit, when I hear "nursery rhyme art" my mind automatically goes to images far too cutesie for any kid over about 6 months. Like old whats-her-name with the codependent lamb. So when clicked over to boy-tique Simply a Boy and caught the canvases from...