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What’s better than custom portraits of your kids? Free custom portraits of your kids.
I always feel so grateful to those amazingly talented illustrators and graphic designers who create free printables that we get to share with you. We've found so many cool ones over the years. But the one I'm really excited to have discovered are the custom...
Handbags to drool over. Literally.
When you're going through the pain of cutting teeth and the indignity of drool everywhere, you deserve a little reward, don't you think? Of course, there's no more appropriate gift for your teething six-month-old than a designer handbag. As long as it's this Chanel...
From the coolest paper dresses to designing a line for J.Crew: Meet Mayhem
We were all totally blown away last year when we began to see the daily paper-dress creations of one amazing four-year-old affectionately known as Mayhem. With her mom as her assistant (well, maybe a little more), Mayhem's wearable creations have always been colorful...
From Apricity to Zephyr: Posters that teach vocabulary, one SAT word at a time
I admit I was pretty proud of my fourth-grader when she helped me finish the New York Time's Monday crossword, but then she was employing words like llama and Naples. Then I saw British designer Mark Watson's graphic dictionary poster series that he created for his...
The loveliest temporary tattoos now from Tattly.
We love when some of our favorite indie makers, brands, and artists find each other, and that goes for the latest announcement from our friends at Tattly. They've just introduced a new collaboration with the wonderful Anna Bond of Rifle Paper, who is often imitated,...
Play tape road rolls that let kids bring imaginative play on the road
With three vehicle-loving children, there was a time when I feared my living room would be overrun with sections of train tracks and makeshift "roads" built out of blocks. I wish I had known about InRoad Toys; clever play tape road rolls which turns any flat surface...
Adorable new photo memory cards for the last day of school, and other big moments
With another school year coming to an end, it's a great time to capture a photo of your grinning student on their last day of school. To make sure you remember the moment years from now, I love the new Picture Me Proud photo memory cards from the smart folks at Sticky...
The new Cool Mom Eats! The new Cool Mom Picks! Can you tell we’ve been busy?
Today, as we run on fumes, excitement, and lots of extra-dark roast espresso, we are so happy to introduce the launch of Cool Mom Eats, our all new food channel. You have all been so responsive when it comes to our growing roster of food posts over the past months and...
An all-natural skin care line that’s seriously awesome. Even if the name is silly.
I’ll admit that I was skeptical at first of a company with a nonsensical name like Meow Meow Tweet natural skin care products, but I've been quickly won over by their hand-crafted products. The small-batch skin care company makes everything in Brooklyn using only...
Oh Happy Day party store: everything you need for the perfect party. Except the cake.
One of my favorite go-to blogs for design inspiration, whether it's a fun kids' bedroom, an unexpected party theme, or a cool DIY project is Oh Happy Day. Jordan's impeccable taste and fun use of color just makes me, well, happy. And now that I'm hitting birthday...
Our favorite Tea Collection spring/summer clothing for kids: Exploring the colors and patterns of India without a passport
From Eat, Pray, Love to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, we’ve been enamored with the colors and textures of India for a while now. And now Tea Collection (we just can't quit you, Tea!) has us obsessing once again with their spring/summer collection of...
A fantastic kid safe drinking glass that resists breaking and better, fighting.
It's "please drink more water, kids" season around here. But you know that feeling at the end of the day when there are little stacks of drinking glasses filling the dishwasher or sink because each of your kids was thirsty and used a new glass about eleven times that...
Delilah cosmetics: The new makeup line I will cry over when it runs out.
I like trying new makeup, but I'm also ridiculously picky. I tend to have a cosmetics bag full of lots of different brands because one makes a good mascara, another makes the perfect smudgy liner. You get it. However Delilah Cosmetics, a new high-end line of luxury...
12 fantastically messy projects for kids that let you be That Fun Parent
They may be growing up oh-so-fast, but our elementary-school aged kids are more than happy to get as messy as their toddler selves used to, especially when it's all in good fun. Our tip: Every so often, it's okay to get messy. So throw on the play clothes, hold your...
Candylab Toys: Our kids can’t wait to get behind these wheels
We fell so in love with Candylab Toys and their gorgeous, modern-looking wood cars when we saw them over the holidays last year, they easily made 2014 Best Toys, Dolls, and Games list. Now our engines are all revved up again to see that they are adding to their fleet...
#UnguiltyPleasures with Kristen and Liz: Food confessions
We're so happy to be back with our third #UnguiltyPleasures video episode! (Can you tell we're having fun?) This time we're talking about food. More specifically, the foods we love -- but maybe we're not supposed to love quite as much as we do. In other words, food...
6 Tooth fairy gifts for kids getting ready to lose teeth faster than that little winged collector can keep up.
You know that time your kid turns 6 (or 5 or 7) and suddenly they start losing a whole slew of teeth in what feels like five minutes? That's what's going on in my house right now, as my daughter yanks out tooth after tooth. Seriously, this kid is proactive in the...
Could the new toddler bedding from Aden + Anais keep your kid in bed longer? Hey, we’ll try anything.
I have a four-year-old. And in spite of putting him to sleep in his own bed each night, I wake up to his sweet little face beside me in my bed almost every single morning. I'm okay with that, but I am ready for whatever magical solution may keep him in his own bed...
Moms, be good to yourself today. That’s your gift.
Today's rules: 1. If you're a kid, don't forget to take care of your mom. 2. If you're a mom, don't forget to take care of yourself. 3. That mess in the living room/kids' room/kitchen/front hallway? It can wait. Ideally until someone else realizes it's their job...
Little Bellwoods toys: The smaller the creatures, the bigger the awww…
My kids have a penchant for falling in love with tiny things. I can't blame them; I'm the very same way. The smaller and cuter a toy happens to be, the more we all adore it. So how could we resist the heart-meltingly adorable creations over at the Little Bellwoods...
Change for Good: Helping new moms in need is as easy as a diaper change.
I found out today that 30 percent of moms living below the poverty line can't afford the diapers they need for their babies. As in, sometimes their kids have to wear the same diaper all day long because that's all they have. I shouldn't be entirely surprised when you...