More coolness from recent weeks…
Shower the strollers you love with love
You're probably going to think I'm crazy, but one of my favorite baby shower gifts in the Cool Mom Picks Baby Shower Gift Guide this year is a stroller cleaning kit. I know. Weird, right? But, hear me out. Not only does the BUGGYLOVE Organic Stroller Cleaning Kit...
More Easter tattoos, fewer cheap chocolate eggs
Just when I thought that our Easter bunny might be relegated to stuffing our Easter eggs with jelly beans and Peeps alone, I was somewhat saved from the impending sugar high this coming weekend thanks to our friends at Tattly and their adorable new limited time Easter...
It’s the perfect time for a garden party!
If there's a spring and summer kids clothing collection that I anxiously await, Cool Mom Picks fave ses petites mains is at the top of my list. There's just something about the gorgeous, dresses and separates that are handmade here in the USA that remind me of what my...
Turning Autism into Art
Parents of children with autism don't need a special day on the calendar to celebrate all the things that make their kids so unique, and yet so much like every other child. But on this fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day, we like how it gets other people to...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
In case you might have missed them, here are some of our favorite Cool Mom Tech picks from the last week.1. Picnik who? When it comes to free photo editing, we're all about PicMonkey now.2. Accio Harry Potter on our e-readers! It's like magic!3. Which hot, wet,...
The Best April Fool’s Jokes of 2012
Okay, so clearly at Cool Mom Picks we're all 14 year-old boys at heart because we love April Fool's, and we always love calling out some of the greatest April Fool's jokes spreading across the web every year. Here, a few favorites of 2012 so far: *a violent Hunger...
Disposable diapers: Now with more bling
We're not surprised that prettier disposable diapers are the hot new trend, with the growing popularity of designer diapers like the Huggies jeans diapers and Cynthia Rowley Pampers we featured here on Cool Mom Picks. So we couldn't help but laugh when we saw a photo...
From the mouths of parents
As soon as I finished goo-goo-gaa-ing at my babes, I found myself transitioning into the "Things I Can't Believe I'm Saying" phase, like Don't color the cat! and Peas stay out of the nose! Which is one reason I love these art posters that one dad has created, to help...
You like designer handbags. We like giving away designer handbags. Perfect combination!
As handbag-crazy mamas, we're pretty excited about this week's monthly subscriber-only giveaway: Three Cool Mom Picks subscribers will each win a chic new bag from Ellington Handbag's brand new Spring 2012 collection. You'll win a Joni Hobo, a Mia Folding Tote, or an...
Kosher for Passover candy, beyond macaroons
While we've had a whole lot of ideas for Easter treats lately, it's not always as easy to find great Passover treats in the Parve aisle. If you're over the macaroons and those fruit slice candies that taste nothing like fruit, here's a way tastier option that your...
It’s Earth Hour Day. Are you in?
If you're participating in the World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour tonight at 8:30 PM, in which people around the world will turn out their lights as a show of environmental commitment, you're in good company. Hundreds of millions of people in about 135 countries are...
A vacation resort kids club that’s actually educational? Oh yeah.
I have a recurring fantasy these days: it involves the beach, gentle waves, a good book, a nap... and something amazing for the kids to do while all of the above takes place.So I'm about two seconds away from booking this vacation.[don't miss a huge offer...
The next big fashion designer: your kid
The greatest thing about kid's fashion is not only can kids get away with being whimsical but they can make statements that adults can't necessarily make. My daughter has a tutu skirt that she pairs with neon-green-polka-dotted leggings. Enough said?If...
Keeping it clean
Sippy cup: check. Snacks: check. Wipes: darn tootin'. This is my leaving the house with a toddler checklist, and they come even before my own sunglasses and lip gloss. If wipes are still one of your must-haves when you head out, then, this nifty new carrying case for...
Wooden toys they way they used to make them. And still do!
Just before Christmas, I was at a craft show and bought the sweetest set of wooden play money (yes, wooden bills!) for my kids. Then, I promptly lost the business card for the creators. As luck would have it, last week a Facebook friend of mine posted a link to their...
An easy way to get your car seat from the car to the airplane
Going on vacation is top on my list of things I love to do. At the bottom of that list has to be schlepping things--like car seats--from my house to the airport. I just discovered a contraption that makes that schlepping at least a little bit easier. The new Roll 'n...
The most eco-friendly, “aw”-worthy organic nursery bedding probably ever
You know, it's ironic. I'm on the precipice of moving my baby into his first big-boy bed (sniffle), meaning big boy sheets, and it's only now that I've found all the most adorable organic nursery bedding for the perfect nursery. Smiling Planet is a CMP favorite--we've...
Pura Kiki bottles let you ditch plastic sippy cups for stainless steel
I admit that I was pretty skeptical of the stainless steel baby bottle trend, and never could actually make the leap. But now that my baby is of sippy cup age, I am pretty intrigued by the idea of stainless steel sippy cups. The Pura Kiki stainless steel toddler...
Five vegetable chips that make healthy eating easy
Got the winter squash blahs? Now that big mama nature has sprung spring on us, we get to look forward to a wider variety of fresh vegetables at the market. My favorite way to celebrate the bounty of Spring is to make homemade veggie chips. And I'm not just talking...
Making your own Easter bunny
I am not a crochet master (or even a crochet apprentice), but if I were, I would totally be buying the PDF so I could make an adorable amigurumi bunny like this one. So for all you crafty mamas, check out the amigurumi bunny crochet pattern from Etsy's The Stitch...
Introducing our Associate Editor and now published author, Delilah S. Dawson
We're so thankful to have such amazing, talented mom writers here at Cool Mom Picks, so it's no surprise to us that our own Associate Editor Delilah Dawson has her first book coming out today. Whoo! Wicked as They Come is the first in a three-part...