by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
After having a son, I quickly realized that boys tend to get that end of the stick when it comes to decor options. Basically, you’re stuck with some variation of planes, trains, or dinosaurs, and that’s really about it. If you’re lucky, maybe a space...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
Pirates may be lawless, mean and smelly, but I’m having a blast listening to the buccaneering rock of Portland, Oregon’s Captain Bogg & Salty on their new CD, Emphatical Piratical. And fortunately, instead of telling my kids to rob and pillage,...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
While my husband is definitely on the conservative side, I tend to push the envelope when it comes to what our kids wear. He’s been willing to concede on a few of my more interesting choices, but he has yet to give in to the now nearly over skull and crossbones...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids, Doing Good
While I’ve seen such a beautiful swell of love, support and compassion for all kinds of people all over my social media through the years, I’ve also talked to lots of moms who are wondering how to talk to kids about prejudice, racism, antisemitism,...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
You’ve got to admit, it helps motivate the kids to get outside and active when you have cool backyard swings for them to play with. My own kids have all enjoyed hanging out on some new swings we’ve installed to update the old swing set. My four-year-old...
by Brady Rymer | Entertainment + Media
The best ABC songs for kids is such a fun topic for me to write about, and I’m so happy that Cool Mom Picks asked me to share my favorites. For my band, Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, rock ‘n’ roll is just like the ABCs. It’s the foundation for...