More coolness from recent weeks…
A happy new year starts with new shoes.
If you like to spend your New Year's day, oh...say, shopping in your PJs then you're in luck. Livie + Luca, one of our favorite sources for cool baby and kids shoes is having their annual 50% off sale. And it requires neither fancy clothing on your part, nor much...
Seems like only yesterday that it was 2011, huh.
We wish you what we wish for ourselves in 2012: peace, happiness, a little more down time with the kids, and a lot of fun. Thanks for spending another incredible year with us. Have a beautiful New Year, cool parents!-Liz, Kristen + the Cool Mom Picks team[awesome...
Our favorite charities for that very last end-of-year tax deduction
As we come to the end of 2011, we all feel like we have much to be thankful for -- good friends and family, incredible colleagues (sniff, we love you CMP'ers!) and amazing readers like you who have supported us for another fantastic year. As in years past, we've asked...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest boys clothes and accessories
We found so many cool boys' clothes this year, it may be the first year we've given boys' clothes their own category! Enjoy some of these awesome editors' picks, putting to rest the notion that only girls get the good shopping. Red 21 Boys Kristen: If there's a piece...
Getting dressed up for New Year’s Eve without spending a fortune
It's time to ring in the new year, which is a perfect excuse to get dressed up. Whether you're waving goodbye to 2011 or running to greet 2012, your party deserves a little pretty. But don't rush out and buy something you'll never wear again; with just a few sparkly...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest girls’ clothes and accessories
Finding beautiful girls' clothes may be one of our favorite jobs at Cool Mom Picks. This year there were no shortage of great picks from small indie designers; and even some bigger brands we like got into the action. Tutu Du Monde Liz: The world's cutest most...
Congrats to our Cool Mom Picks 5 Days of Giveaways winners!
One of the most favorite parts of what we do here at Cool Mom Picks is giving away prizes, and a couple of weeks ago, we got to give away five big ones to five lucky Cool Mom Picks subscribers! A huge congrats to Leslie T., Amy M., Molly B., Farrah S., and...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest new baby foods, kids snacks, and mealtime helpers
One thing we parents all have in common is the need to feed our kids. Here, our favorite foods, snacks, tableware, cookbooks, all to help make mealtimes a little easier and a little more fun. Green Toys dishes Kristen: I have a huge thing for Green Toys as toys, but...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest modern kids furniture
We're such suckers for modern kids' furniture, and this year there were some amazing new pieces. Here, our editors favorites of 2011 that we'd gladly furnish our own kids' rooms with. So-Ro Cradle Liz: Simply one of the most beautiful modern cradles I've ever seen (at...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest baby clothes
Boy, baby clothes have come a long way from when your choices were pink onesies, blue onesies, or yellow onesies for "surprise" babies. Here, just a few of our favorite fabulous baby clothes picks of the year. Lucky babies. Fore!! Axel + Hudson Kristen: These awesome...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest kids’ art and decor
One of the fun things about planning for a baby is planning how to decorate the nursery. Then, planning on how to transition it from a baby room to a kids' room. Allow us to present some of the coolest art and decor ideas from 2011. Creative Thursday Growth Charts...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest music for kids
Picking our favorite of all the coolest kids' music of 2011 is a little like picking among our children--so many incredible artists creating so many great albums, that even parents like them too. Here, Christina's top ten kids' albums of 2011 based on her voting for...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest baby gear
If you haven't realized by now, babies come with stuff. Here, our top 10 of the coolest baby gear that we discovered in 2011. Some of it will be the newest new mama essential, some of it...well, a gal can dream sometimes. Bugaboo Donkey Liz: I have to give it to...
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We like to think waiting for the Cool Mom Picks newsletter each month is a little like watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve, minus the champagne and glitter. (Although you can feel free to supply your own.) But our subscribers do get a lot to shout about, like...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest books for kids
We all have a certain fondness for our kids' books category. Finding wonderful books for kids is one of our favorite thing to do for all of you. Here, some of the very best books for kids that we reviewed in 2011. Shel Silverstein: Everything On It Liz: A posthumous...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest toys for our kids
Enjoy these, our Editor's top picks of 2011 for toys for babies, tots, and big kids too--all of which we think will keep kids happy for more than a few minutes. That's pretty rare these days. And not a battery compartment in sight! Little Sapling personalized alphabet...
Editors Best of 2011: The coolest jewelry and handbags
Each year, we love coming through our past year of archives to bring you some of our editors' top picks. Today, we're excited to feature our favorite accessories from the coolest baubles to the handbags we're coveting. The Cambridge Satchel Liz: I've got to give it to...
Merry Christmas, cool moms!
From Liz, Kristen, and our entire Cool Mom Picks team, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! We'll be back to tomorrow with our Editors' Picks of the Year. But today, we eat! Merry everything, happy always! {The lovely letterpress card by Vandalia Street Press}
Christmas gift thank you cards – too early to think about them?
Okay so maybe I'm jumping the gun a little with the Christmas thank you notes, but hey--I know myself. Next week I'll be carousing with family, New Year's will hit, I'm back to work, and bam, no more free time. That's when all the thank yous for all the generous...
Still feeling the DIY spirit? Some of our favorite last minute holiday crafts and printables.
Here, just some of the great resources, websites, recipes and roundups we've found for the holiday season. You've still got a whole day of wrapping left!-The most beautiful printable gift tags-12 festive gift wrap ideas-6 easy holiday treats, no culinary degree...
Wolford Stockings – because New Year’s Eve is calling
Forget investing in a new LBD; if you have any hopes of getting out this New Year's Eve and want to update your look, I'd invest in the accessory of the year: funky, sexy stockings. If you're not familiar with the Austrian label Wolford, these are about the...