The handmade dolls you’ll want to sleep with yourself

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

For the most part, I don’t spontaneously exclaim awwwww and get all teary when I get a new baby toy for review, but that’s totally what happened when I peeled open the sweet little canvas bag to reveal the plush baby doll from Bumblebird. Designer Heather...

The elephant in the room that everyone actually will talk about

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I always admire parents who aren’t afraid to go a little dark with their nursery decor. And by dark I don’t mean Gashlycrumb Tinies prints up on the wall, but something besides the pastel pinks and blues and yellows that the entire industry seems...

Personalized, adorable, affordable. What more do you want in a baby gift?

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

Personalized items make spectacular baby gifts because it shows you’ve gone an extra mile beyond the burp cloth sets, beyond the registry essentials. The one catch is, the gift can’t be returned. The pressure is on!I can’t imagine a single mama who...

How do you like them apples

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

When I think of December babies, my mind goes to gifts like cozy little cashmere hats and cozy flannel blankets. But when I think of fall babies, I sort of draw a blank. And then I saw the apple bib from Atlanta etsy shop plum.tree.studio and a lightbulb went off. The...

Whooooo makes the coolest toy boxes?

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I kind of wish Kiersten Hathcock of Mod Mom Furniture would stop making so many cool new pieces for kids because frankly, our we don’t have the room for all of it. Next up: Her adorable new Woodland Mod Owl Toy Box, handcrafted safely and beautifully with...

Get Your Paws Off My Books

by Rita | Cards + Stationery

Want to add an air of permanence to your child’s library? And want to call that stack of chewed books in the corner of her room a library? Here’s how: Bookplates.If you’re a Cool Mom Picks newsletter subscriber, you were just introduced to a whole...

I Saw the Sign

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

Considering everything belonging to my daughter is now also her little bro’s, it’s no wonder she’s become a bit territorial about her bedroom. But trying to find a room sign that I’d actually want to hang on her door is a whole other...

A very nice way of saying, “Shut the heck up the baby’s sleeping!”

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I cannot tell you how many times my husband has busted through the door after a long day of work only to singlehandedly wake up the baby who I just got to sleep. Talk about grounds for divorce. Too bad I didn’t have the Awake & Asleep friends from lovemedo....

Make lunch unforgettable

by Mir | Uncategorized

Yeah, I love fancy lunchboxes, too, but my daughter’s getting to that age where she’s leaving splashy behind for a more subtle sense of style. She’s also leaving behind her homework, her jacket, and occasionally her lunch, depending on the day.Would...

You Write the Thank You Cards. Not the Baby.

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I realize that unless someone actually sent me a gift after my babies arrived, then technically speaking, the thank-you should come from the baby – hence all the cutesy thank you cards.But I figure that since I’m the one writing out the darn...