It's hard enough to get the kids up and ready for school most days, but when your morning routine also includes a lengthy struggle with buttons and zippers, it's extra frustrating. This week, some of my friends and their fashionable tots…
This post has been updated for 2019 Even if the only movies you've seen this year are the animated kind (no judgment, parents!), it's always fun to have an excuse to get together with friends and ogle all the Hollywood glamour over a gla…
What's even better than snuggling your baby in the soft, stylish swaddle blankets we love from Buttermilk Babies ? Knowing that your purchase is going to help low-income kids get the things they need to feel well-cared for. That makes me…
My kids come downstairs with mismatched socks all the time, but I learned to let it go long ago. Who needs to match, when wearing stripes and polka dots together is so much more fun? (Also, it makes putting away the laundry way, way easi…
My breast pump definitely got the job done, but it was certainly not stylish. Or smart. Try awkward and uncomfortable. But the husband and wife team behind Babyation are aiming to change that. Their new breast pump might be exactly what …
Sometimes it's the little things. The totally unnecessary but love-it-want-it-now little things. Like this adorable whale reading chair from Sprout. It's a sweet and modern rocking chair for toddlers to climb in, sit and chill, read a bo…
Back in 2006 when I approached Liz with this silly idea for a website called... wait for it... Cool Mom Shit , we both wanted to support mom-run businesses and the community of small makers and artisans that were making cool stuff for ki…
When saw the new Andy Warhol Converse collection , well, mic drop. Or whatever Andy would have said twenty years ago. Which is likely nothing at all; he'd just sit and stare at them and smile. After all, if any pop artist could totally g…
The exciting new Target Pillowfort collection of kids' decor launches today at last, and has come along at just the right time. There's something about being cooped up inside all winter that makes me want to redecorate. Every room. I'm g…
Our editor Liz, who once touted herself as "sling-incompetent," fell in love with Rockin’ Baby slings years ago both for their style and their charitable do-gooding that supports mothers in need . I count myself among their fans too. So …
Sprinkle-donut spaceships. Cactus planets. Floating unicorns. Ninja aliens. All together. Seriously? Yep. Thanks to the brand new Tokidoki-Clek car seats and boosters , created in partnership once again between the safe, swanky car seat …
I still remember how special it would feel to get a brand new box of 64 Crayola crayons just for myself -- and that was before Crayola My Way , a super cool new way to create a box of totally custom Crayola crayons . Not only can you per…
I've always been a big advocate of keeping my kids' games and videos put away at the dinner table. Especially in restaurants, which is why I have a special place in my heart for those that provide crayons to kids -- in particular the sma…
There's something special about getting a doll that looks "just like you." It's one of the many reasons Cool Mom Picks loves companies like Corolle who make baby dolls of color as well as boy dolls for our sons to love. Of course it's pa…
Since Cool Mom Picks started a decade ago, we've made it our mission to find small, independent stores that sell unique, eco-friendly, hard-to-find toys for your kids so that all you have to do is scroll and shop. My newest favorite, Oh!…
This time of year I start to get a little stuck. The excitement of Valentine's Day is gone, light is still limited, the weather is frigid. It's like I just want to imagine myself someplace -- anyplace -- else. So I started browsing Etsy …
Whether you're a fan of Valentine's Day or not, what can we say -- we'll always take the chance to put a little more love out there. Or you know, just to get a Huey Lewis earworm in our readers heads for the rest of the day. Whether you'…
While I'm not big on fake flowers (sorry fake flower fans!) I am big on real flowers, especially when they're used in a way as gorgeous as the modern, made-to-order resin floral jewelry spotted at Modern Flower Child on Etsy. Each piece …
We get it: Valentine's Day with kids means you may not be headed out to some big concert, to the opera, to Paris (hey, we can dream, right?) or even to a local joint for dinner. So if your plan, by preference or by necessity, is to spend…
Thanks to my mom, who put me in sewing camp when I was a kid (for real), I know a little bit about patterns, pleats and patchwork. While sewing doesn't evoke some kind of longing for the carefree days of my youth, I do get pretty sentime…
To be honest, Black History Month is year round for me. As a black woman, especially one living in the U.S., I'm reminded of and inspired by the endless contributions of black people to the collective betterment of this nation on a daily…
Need some last-minute help planning a deliciously sweet Valentine's Day menu? We've put together all our favorite easy Valentine's Day recipes that we've been sharing on Cool Mom Picks and Cool Mom Eats -- from breakfast to dessert -- in…
At least speaking for Kristen and myself, we certainly been through every stage of Valentine's Day at various times in our life -- denial, anger, depression, acceptance. If you fall into any of the first three categories, we feel you. So…
So we've officially hit last-minute Valentine's gift territory, which is something I know well. Whether you've been busy, stuck for ideas, watching a little too much Netflix, tight on budget, or, like me, spending all your time coming up…
