by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
When my second born, a boy, joined our brood, I entered the fascinating world of Things That Move. I point out the backhoes on our drive to school, and we clamor to the window on Mondays to watch the garbage truck come by our house. You should hear the squeals...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
With my daughter starting school for the first time this month (we do things early in the south), she’s super excited about every little thing — plain old #2 pencils, generic brand crayons, and her regular backpack. I can only imagine what’s to come...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
I realize that back-to-school is knocking on my door, but considering it stays warm and sunny in our neck of the woods until early October, I’m not sure my daughter will be sporting the brown eather Mary Janes on August 11. So I can blame the weather for my...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
A high chair isn’t exactly the kind of baby gear you think you’ll fall in love with. A crib, perhaps. A diaper bag, absolutely. But that eyesore in the middle of your dining room that you will spend the next 30 or so months of your life scraping dried baby...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
Sometimes you touch an article of children’s clothing and it is so buttery soft, so absolutely luxurious, it makes you want to toss everything else your kid has been wearing pronto. That’s how I felt when I first caressed the exquisitely soft and stretchy...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media
I do like a lot of the educational cartoons on TV today, but c’mon! Where’s the Schoolhouse Rock of the 21st century? Where are the shows that try to break down the electoral process, explain the constitution or tackle global warming?Aha. Enter Heartwood...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
With extra protective parents and a ton of great outdoor resources right near our home, I saw my fair share of day camps growing up. So along with my swimsuit and an extra change of clothes, my mom always had to pack me a lunch. Of course, she never had anything as...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
If you’ve got a kid heading off to sleepaway camp or even day camp, you’re probably hoping that he’ll come back home again with the same stuff you sent him there with. Except maybe that peanut butter sandwich. Because that would be gross....
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
Some of the kids eco-tees we’re seeing are a bit heavy-handed for my taste. There’s a fine line between a clever slogan and some creepy preachy statement on a preschooler. Junkfood’s ultrasoft Live Free/Live Green tee spotted at hip kidswear purveyor...