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An adorable illustration of your kid drawn just for you
Just when I thought I'd run out of original gift ideas, I came across an illustrator who will draw a ridiculously cute picture of your kid along with his or her favorite possession. There's literally no kid's room that these illustrations wouldn't look good in. The...
7 am enfant mittens
Yes, so I 'm having a winter gloves thing this week. That's what happens when the weather drops to freezing in the Northeast and my kids, who normally hate bundling up, start complaining about cold fingers. If you've got littler ones, and are tired of lost mitten...
The most beautiful free printable gift tags to top off your holiday wrapping
You could cover my house with all the leftover wrapping paper I have accumulated throughout the years. But, for some reason, my gift tags have a way of disappearing right when I need them most. Fortunately, I've uncovered a ton of cool printable gift tags that you can...
12 festive holiday gift wrap ideas
If you're like us, Christmas Eve day is going to be spent in a big gift wrap frenzy. As much as I love those brown paper packages tied up with string, I really love when the gifts I'm giving look as festive as the holidays themselves. Here, 12 of my favorite ideas for...
Best babysitter gift at the last minute? Reader Q&A
I totally am stumped on what to give our favorite sitter in addition to some cash. Any last minute ideas? She's really wonderful and we want her to know how much we value her but I don't want to spend a lot because we're already giving her money too. Thanks! -Alyssa...
The Nutcracker at BAM – magical holiday perfection
If you're going to be in New York City this holiday season (shockingly, many tourists do this very thing each year!) this native New Yawker has an awesome tip for you. At least if you'd like to squeeze a performance of The Nutcracker into your festivities, without...
Glove love
It feels like only yesterday that I was making excuses for forgetting the kids' sunscreen, and now I'm making excuses for forgetting the kids' gloves. It's the season for cold fingers, at least in my neck of the woods, and gloves make a great last minute stocking...
Last minute Hanukkah crafts from Martha Stewartstein
If you're still scrambling for a little something to make your Hanukkah celebration a bit more dazzling and festive, Martha Stewart (of course) has the most amazing roundup of Hanukkah craft ideas. Here, just a few of my favorites that seem like you could manage to...
HoneyBells – The gift that won’t arrive in time for Christmas. Which is exactly the point.
If you are not familiar with HoneyBells, you are not familiar with the sweetest, most delectable, lipsmackingly awesome nectar of the gods. Or as my kids call it, good orange juice. (Silly kids.) Each year, my dad has sent us a shipment of these amazingly sweet...
Presenting Cool Mom Picks’ 5 Days of Holiday Giveaways!
At Cool Mom Picks, we've always been big advocates of the 'Tis better to give than to receive thing, especially around the holidays. So we decided it would be a fun holiday treat to say thank you to our amazing subscribers with a week's worth of fabulous giveaways. No...
11 of our families’ favorite holiday books, with a whole lot of surprises
One of my favorite aspects of the holidays is pulling out all our holiday books and reading together with all my kids huddled under a blanket with popcorn and hot chocolate. But even though we really only read our books once a year, I'm sort of ready to retire our...
The Perfect Puff
Boys need accessories. It really takes their outfits to another level. The trick is one or two key pieces that emphasize fun, comfort, and flavor. That's why I am just loving Little Z Kids green puff vest. If you don't know Little Z Kids, it's a great company to...
Lovely leather for the ladies
Perusing Etsy has become an occupational hazard because I just end up finding more gorgeous handmade goodies that I swear are screaming my name. Such is the case with these beautiful leather bracelets that I can't stop thinking about. I can't quite decide which...
Nutella’s got competition. And it’s organic.
I have a hardcore crush on Nutella. Although I must admit, I think their ads that tell you to serve it to your kid as a breakfast food are a little hard to swallow--like my kids need more help eating waffles? Even so, the combo of chocolate and hazelnut is absurdly...
Great shirts for stylish dreamers, wanderers, and do-gooders
It should always be a joy to do a little online shopping, especially when you're hoping to see your money do a little good in the world. That's why Jedidiah is so nice. Every one of their lovely adult shirts and accessories you buy contributes to a worthy cause. This...
Little Choux – Toys like the elves would make
If Santa's elves make everything, why do the boxes say "made in China?" my little sister asked me several decades ago. Her prescient question rings more true now than ever, where it seems unlikely that the handiwork of elves had much to do with the toys I see on store...
Bookmarks. For people who still read real books.
I still have fond memories of certain bookmarks I had when I was young. I remember loving to return to a book, not just because I was eager to get back into the story I was reading, but also because I couldn't wait to peek at the special bookmark holding my place. I...
Your kids will be speaking three languages before you can say one, dos, trois
How often do you find yourself struggling to come up with a special holiday gift for the trilingual baby in your life? Heh. Well, look no further than the two new books from Little Pim, makers of the wonderful foreign language learning videos. And if baby isn't...
Stuff kids’ stockings with these eco-friendly paints
Santa has three stockings to fill here, and I'm sure it's a tough job trying to find the perfect not-junky/not-too-expensive little trinkets. Especially when the mama of these children is also eco-minded and prefers open-ended creativity projects instead of, say, a...
Sprinkle your holidays with new kid-friendly tunes from The Jimmies
Last year, kindie music favorites The Jimmies came out with a five-song downloadable EP right before the holidays with the best holiday title ever: Mama Said Nog You Out. Well, like our favorite eggy concoction, The Jimmies are back for the holidays, but this time...
If the shoes fit…
Having three kids means I also have a lot of shoes sitting by my front door. Aside from the fact that the messy pile is probably bad enough to give the president of the neighborhood association a minor heart attack, I'm also pretty tired of tripping on them every time...