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Raise your hand if you’d like your kid’s food to stay on the plate, not on the floor.
Meal time with a toddler can feel like a special kind of hell. Aside from picky eating, the real frustrations for me came in when my little eaters managed to throw what seemed like all of their food on the floor. If you're the type of parent who spends countless...
The fun 3D shelf that’s coming right at you
No matter how cool technology gets, there's something to be said for a good old-fashioned 3D movie in which a shark tries to bite off your head. If I remember correctly, my first 3D movie was JAWS, which actually explains a lot. For my kids, it was Brave. And they...
Banish bedtime blues with katebaby’s colorful organic kids’ pajamas
We are loving all the bright colors and graphic patterns we're seeing in kids fashion this winter, and now the organic kids pajamas from katebaby are making bedtime fun. They're so stylish that we're tempted to let our kids wear them outside the house as real clothes....
Cooking with color
For someone who prides herself in putting out multiple home-cooked meals a week, my cooking utensils are really old and in dire need of replacing. After spending some time poking around the Canadian Etsy shop Storiebrooke, everything about these bamboo cooking...
7 keep-you-healthy, karate-chop-those-sniffles super foods for cold and flu season
Am I the only one with a kid who has a runny nose already? From the state of my little one's classroom, the answer is no, I am not. Cold and flu season has arrived, but is hasn't yet taken hold. It's time to take preventative measures and keep those sniffles from...
Fireflies: A writer’s notebook so great for kids, you may never see it again.
This review almost didn't happen, because my daughter "lost" this writer's notebook; she'd written so many hopes, dreams, and ideas in it that she didn't want anyone, to see it. Ever. It's that kind of book. It inspires trust and sparks imagination. And she only let...
Chaboukie: Handmade baby leggings to dye for
Maybe it's the cooler weather, but we just keep discovering funky leggings your babies and kids should be wearing. Like, stat. And now there's another. I've loved the mom-and-pop owned LA shop Chaboukie for their super cool, edgy designs, and their latest collection...
The best liquid eyeliners: Steal vs Splurge
I basically consider myself a liquid eyeliner beginner. I dabbled with it years ago then walked away as I exited my twenties. But after years of fearing look like a toddler with a shaky hand took a black Sharpie to my eyelids, I've finally tracked down some of the...
Creative Thursday, the Show: Inspiration in all its wonderful forms
I'm all for any kind of online content that's designed to empower and inspire women, from the MAKERS website we recently discovered on Cool Mom Tech to the wonderful stories of women through history brought to life on The Reconstructionists. But you don't have to have...
8 savory apple recipes for dinner — sweet!
We all know that apples shine in sweet recipes for tasty apple snacks and delectable apple desserts, but this versatile fruit also rocks the dinner table. And not just in salads, I'll have you know. There are lots of ways to use apples in all three meals of the day....
Traditional Swedish slipper socks get a lot less traditional
Every so often we come across a small company that takes a classic product and bring it up to date in an irresistible way, and the adaptation of traditional Swedish slipper socks by London company Ace&Me nails it. My kids have lived in slippers like these since...
DIY Board Games for kids gives family game night a creative twist
Playing a board game with the kids can be fun, but it's bound to feel a lot more special when your kids get to put their own finishing touches on the games themselves, like they can with DIY Board Games. And, don't worry: The "DIY" doesn't mean they get to make up...
DIYers: Get inspired with these very cool handmade rubber stamps
Ever since a Cool Mom Picks editor forwarded me a link to the Creatiate Etsy shop devoted solely to cool handmade rubber stamps, I've been imagining the inky possibilities. These stamps are gorgeous--like I wish I could spend a week stamping an entire wall in my house...
The Petunia Pickle Bottom Cake Collection: Have your cake and wear it too.
Having three kids is just fine by me, but Petunia Pickle Bottom almost makes me want to keep having babies just so I can keep using their gorgeous diaper bags year after year. I said almost. And kids or no kids, I think any woman would be excited to use a bag from...
Brighten up your winter with cool, colorful jackets for kids
It's hard to believe it, but winter's going to be here soon, and forecasters are saying this is going to be a cold one. I, for one, not going to let the idea of a long, snowy winter get me down, especially when this year's winter jackets for kids are so fun, bright,...
5 copycat coffee drink recipes as good as the overpriced ones at the coffee shop: Our gift to you this National Coffee Day.
We know you love coffee, so we thought long and hard about what to give you for National Coffee Day today. We've already shared our favorite iced coffee recipes and coffee recipes from around the world. We've made it easy to make your own cold brew and hot buttered...
The ultimate cashmere shrug for the world’s cutest flower girls and imaginary ballet legends.
If you're starting to think special gift for a special girl, especially one who likes to dance around the living room to the Nutcracker the second the weather gets nippy (I am familiar with this phenomenon, intimately) then our good friends at Ivory Row have...
10 funny mugs to help you celebrate National Coffee Day in style
Every day is National Coffee Day for some of us, which means that every day is also Wow, I Need Something to Put All This Coffee In Day. We've rounded up some of our favorite funny coffee mugs that might make you smile when there's basically no reason to smile. By...
T-shirts from J Crew that help support two of our favorite educational charities
I don't need a reason to cozy up with the new J Crew catalog or website, multiple times a day, so give me that plus an awesome cause and you have my complete attention. Their new fall kids collection includes two t-shirts that support partnerships with education-based...
Love letters to your baby. Future you will thank you.
If we ask my four-year-old to help out with something, he's taken to tipping an imaginary hat and saying, "Happy to sublige." As in, happy to oblige. How Downton Abbey of him. He's always cracked us up, but when I try to think of specific things he's said, all I can...
Kid and Coe helps you find family vacation rentals right out of a magazine
A week after our summer vacation rental, I still couldn't get the musty smell of the house out of my clothes. I also couldn't forget the splintery deck, scary spiral stairs, and tangle of electrical wires that stressed me out as much as it enticed my three- and...