More coolness from recent weeks…
Post maternity wardrobe wins to keep you looking fresh and fabulous
Any woman who has recently given birth, like I have, has been there: Suddenly the baby is a few months old and you are finding yourself mentally ready to rejoin the other functioning members of society. There is just one problem... you have literally nothing to wear....
A beautiful bedtime book that captures the joy of childhood
It's hard not to be completely smitten with the work of Brooklyn artist Ida Pearle as we have for ages. Her cut-paper illustrations beautifully capture the whimsy and joy of childhood. We loved her alphabet book A Child's Day: An Alphabet of Play, and now she's out...
Tons of beautifully designed, free printable bookmarks to get kids just a little more excited about cracking a book.
We're always looking for ways to keep kids reading, especially once the school year ends and those 20 or 30 or 45 minutes a day aren't exactly "required" any more. (Well, depending on your house rules.) Plus, that lure of all that extra daylight after dinner can be...
One of the best crib mattress we’ve found that helps parents sleep better too.
New parents spend a good amount of time deciding on the right crib but the mattress is really more important, considering it's what your baby is actually sleeping on. So what makes a crib mattress "the best crib mattress?" I always thought it was mainly about support...
31 quotes about dads from moms and daughters, for Father’s Day
To all the cool dads out there: We're thinking about you today. But if you want to feel extra loved, be sure to check out this post sharing 31 quotes from moms and daughters on why we really love the dads in our lives. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll hug, you'll feel...
Chairish: Shop the country’s coolest vintage shops, all from your couch
I love going to my local flea market or browsing the rows of antique stores downtown to score some cool vintage finds for my house. There's just something special about furniture that has history. Or, just having furniture that doesn't come in a flat-packed box, to be...
Primates of Park Avenue: A fascinating summer beach read, even if that beach isn’t in the Hamptons
Before it even hit the shelves, there was a swell of hype around Primates of Park Avenue, by Wednesday Martin. Specifically, whether this outrageous glimpse into the inner lives of über-wealthy moms on Manhattan's Upper East Side is accurate at all. So I grabbed a...
Fab free Father’s Day printables for fans of great design. And making him cry.
We just keep finding more and more fun, free Father's Day printables for you all. Which is good news whether you're looking for a token that's sweet but not spendy, or even if you already have some big splurgy gift, but really want something a little personal to go...
7 great new beach toys for kids to make sand play even more fun
Before you pack up the kids and head to the beach (yay summer!), take my advice and do a quick inventory of last year's beach toys. Between missing shovels, broken pails, and maybe some toys that are no longer in the best shape, it may be time to add a few new sand...
Spawned Episode 2: There Will Be Blood!
First, we need to thank you all so so much for being so supportive of our new podcast. To see it jump to #1 in the Kids + Family category on iTunes, well...we were floored. And we appreciate every one of the very nice reviews and ratings. Wow, we love our listeners....
7 Father’s Day photo shoot ideas of the kids that you can totally do.
If you missed the boat on photo gifts...no, wait! You didn't! We all live in the land of the Smartphone Camera, after all, and if you've got a camera and a place to print a photo, you've got the makings of a wonderful surprise Father's Day gift. Here are just a few...
11 of our favorite classic shows now streaming on Hulu. Got about 200 free hours?
This post is brought to you by Hulu. So by now, you all may know that we are pop culture junkies to varying degrees around here. We are also unabashedly nostalgic. Which is why our newest sponsor Hulu (yay, Hulu!) is pretty much making our days right now -- or late...
A personalized gift for dad you can actually still get in time.
As we get ready to start sharing our favorite last minute Father's Day gifts for all you busy (let's not say procrastinating) moms and kids out there, it's definitely late to order one of the cool personalized Father's Day gifts we shared a few weeks back. So I was...
11 beautiful pop-up books to bring reading to life in 3D, no technology required
Now that my kids are finally all old enough to know better than to rip out the cut-art from a pop-up book as I flip the pages for them, I've been looking around to find some new pop-up books to read to them. And wow, there are some really, really beautiful pop-up...
25 hilarious Father’s Day cards without a single reference to lawnmowers or golf.
It's that time of year when we dig deep, get picky, and track down funny Father's Day cards that really do make us laugh. And hey, that's harder than it looks! I don't know about you, but when I think of my dad, I don't think about mowing the lawn, hogging the remote,...
Bystander Revolution: The anti-bullying site every parent should know
There's not one of us who didn't grow up facing some sort of bullying. Did I ever tell you about the girls who called my number in high school and hung up every half hour, for hours and hours into the night? (That was before caller ID.) Then there was the girl at...
8 tips for bringing even more imagination and creativity to store-bought toys.
We talk a lot about toys that inspire creativity and imagination, and the thing is, in a kid's world, pretty much everything is a source of creativity and imagination. (See also: Pillow forts, scarves that become hula skirts, and monsters under the bed.) So as much as...
Ergobaby launches a nursing pillow which could be a game-changer for achy backs everywhere.
It's probably going to get me kicked out of the state of California where breastfeeding is a religion, but I'm just going to say it: Breastfeeding can sometimes suck. Literally and figuratively. Obviously, it's rewarding in countless ways, which is why nursing moms...
14 smart ways to get your young kids excited about reading this summer
As big-time book lovers here, we've learned that a love of reading is acquired and not something kids are necessarily born with, like the color of their eyes or their uncanny inability to sleep past 6 AM on a Saturday. So we love putting together tips for parents on...
Taking that tried and true way to a man’s heart once again
While I am totally enamoured of Stacie's picks for Father's Day gourmet gifts for the foodie dad on Cool Mom Eats (consider if you can handle clicking over on an empty stomach) there's one more I wish had made the list: Our friends at Mantry, makers of the most...
17 very, very cool Father’s Day gifts under $25 | 2015 Father’s Day Gift Guide
We all know, of course, that the amount of money you spend on a Father's Day gift has no correlation with love whatsoever. Not that there's anything wrong with splurges. But if you're on a tight budget, if you're not a spendy gift kind of a family, or if you have the...