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Presenting the 2016 Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide! It’s back, and bigger than ever.
We are so thrilled to present, our 2016 Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide, back by popular demand after a short hiatus. It's been a labor (pun kind of intended) of love to seek out over 175 of the absolute coolest baby gift ideas, including lots from the small brands...
Beating boredom with cool wooden toys inspiring art, design, engineering and imagination.
Walking the toy aisles of most big discount stores can make any parent feel dizzy, to use a polite word. Where are all the cool wooden toys? Where are the toys that inspire imagination? Why does it seem like every toy made for kids these days is some beeping,...
Swing into spring with 7 non-toxic nail polishes for kids in the season’s prettiest pinks
If your kids love mani pedis as much as mine do, but you're not a fan of the chemical-packed polishes in a lot of salons, I've put together 7 non-toxic nail polishes for kids from some of our favorite safer brands, all in adorable shades of pink -- seeing as how Rose...
There’s more to kids’ movies than Disney and Marvel: Top picks from the NY International Children’s Film Festival
This weekend kicks off the NYICFF, or the NY International Children's Film Festival, which has become one of our favorite annual traditions. We are definitely a movie-loving household, and work hard to find the good stuff. (Multiple viewings of My Little Pony:...
The Clek Mat-thingy. Because kids + cars = gross.
As a suburban mom of four, I live in my car. And as much as I try to tell my kids that this time we will not be eating in the car (don't laugh too hard), I can never stick to that rule because, well, we're all in it so much. That's why the Clek Mat-thingy is so smart....
Sex after pregnancy: 5 tips from Rosie Pope to help you get back in the saddle again
Sex after pregnancy isn't exactly the hottest topic ever, because when you've just had a baby, well, it's probably the last thing on your mind. But, it's definitely important for a relationship, and one that a lot of parents have a lot of questions about. So, on this...
Creative toys for an 8 year old — no beeps, boops or batteries
My daughter loves her screen time, that's for sure, but lately I have been keenly aware of the other creative toys that she, as an 8 year old, really gravitates to, without any prompting from me. Or really, the toys that I realize I'm always telling her to put away,...
Adaptive clothing for special kids gets more stylish. Thanks, Tommy Hilfiger.
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 who happen to have special...
Unicorns pooping rainbows: The perfect accessory.
Flipping through some of the new projects on Kickstarter, the one that grabbed me right away was this hysterical concept for a unicorn pooping rainbows plush doll and scarf. Because unicorns poop rainbows, of course. I mean, duh. What's more, the plush doll turns into...
12 easy Oscars party ideas to make watching the awards even more fun
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 glass of bubbly. If nothing...
Super fun, mismatched socks for kids that also teach a good lesson. (Yes, really.)
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 easier.) Recently we found an...
How beautiful swaddle blankets are helping babies in need of more than just sleep
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 feel all the warm fuzzies...
Babyation: A smart, stylish breast pump. Nope, pigs aren’t flying.
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 nursing moms have been hoping...
A whale reading chair that really rocks
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 book, or just hang out...
Cool Mom Picks turns 10! With 10 amazing giveaways to celebrate.
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 kids. (Probably a good idea that...
The best advice for new parents: 29 essential, honest, supportive tips from some of the smartest parents we know
There's no shortage of people who claim to have the best advice for new parents. The hospital janitor. The cashier at Target. Your mother-in-law. Someone else's mother-in-law who you've never even met. Caring for a newborn is already overwhelming, but when you add in...
Andy Warhol Converse. What else needs to be said?
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 get being the commercialism of...
Target Pillowfort launches today, with adorable and affordable kids’ decor that parents will love too.
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 getting bored with the same old...
Rockin’ Baby goes from slings to a cool kids’ line that gives back in a big way
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 we both couldn't be any more...
Tokidoki and Clek collaborate for some out-of-this-world car seats
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 company Clek and the LA artists...
The ultimate awesome gift: Your own custom box of Crayola crayons.
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 personalize the outside of the box...