Cool Advent Calendar Ideas? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I have a pretty wooden advent calendar/box with little doors that my boys use to count down the days until Christmas but I always have trouble finding cute items to put inside. Any ideas? -Kristin The advent calendar is the first thing my kids race to on December...

Season of the rabbit

by Betsy | Toys + Playthings

There are some mass produced stuffed animals, like Ugly Dolls, that I really love, but there is something extra special about buying a handmade toy, like Oliver Rabbit from Rachelod on Esty. Rachel O’Donnell designed these soft, cotton stuffed rabbits to have...

Great first birthday gifts? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

I am trying to find a gift for my one year old niece and I can’t figure anything out. I don’t want to do clothes and plastic toys. I’d like something commemorative – but what? -GraceIf your niece’s grandparents are like my kids’...

At least the inanimate people around here are getting some sleep at night now

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

At two, my youngest daughter is already into dolls in a way that her big sister never was. She pushes them in strollers, shares her dessert with them, and gives them rides on the bulldog–much to the bulldog’s dismay. She tucks her dolls into bed with her...

Crankypants Makes Us Not So Cranky

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

Handknit baby stuff, as we’ve seen, runs on a remarkably broad continuum from scratchy grandma styles to painfully amateur designs that seems sized for dolls. With three legs. And then there are the few amazing rock star knitters who totally dominate with the...

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Barbies

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

Thanks to my mother-in-law, that 36-22-36 blonde doll made an unwelcome entrance into my toddler’s toy gallery this holiday season. But that doesn’t mean I’m giving in to all future Barbie requests so fast. It just means I’m going to have to...