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A bodyguard for your stroller?
Any mom in a big city knows how hard it can be to navigate in-and-out shopping with a stroller. The stores and restaurants are small and crowded and the unsecured stroller parking zones don't provide a who lot of assurance. What's a mama on the go to do? Meet your...
Cool Mom Picks loves the iVillage’s show, The Conversation Thread
There's no shortage of talk shows by moms for moms out there, many of which we're huge fans of ourselves. But we have to admit when it's one starring our own Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner, we think it's a number one hit. Okay, so maybe we're a little biased....
It’s not a necklace, it’s a Necklush
As we move out of scarf season (at last!) I love the stylish blending of scarf and necklace from Necklush, which seems at once futuristic and retro. Kind of like a gypsy space pirate. Although I'm not sure space pirates have accessories like these. These seamless...
The perfect kids’ nail polish for prima-donnas and eco-mommas alike
I've painted more nails in the last two years than in my entire previous life, most of them tiny and slightly nibbled. I used to try to weasel my way out of playing Preschool Esthetician with rants on bad chemicals, but now she's got me. We've found utterly safe nail...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
We love how tech isn't just for speaker-geek guys any more. It's smarter, it's inspired by nature, and it solves some of a mama's most basic problems in a chic way. If you haven't been visiting Cool Mom Tech lately, here are some of this week's coolest,...
Building blocks and a cool little business
It's not often you feel you really get to help nurture the seed of an idea as it develops into an independent business. We've mentioned how much we love Kickstarter as the place to help fund creative projects, and now there's a new one that you philanthropic moms just...
A clock that’s not digital? Shocking!
I find myself missing clocks these days. You know, clocks? Actual things with two hands that don't glow in the dark from your DVR box or flash 12:00 after the electricity goes out? So when I saw this wooden clock, I felt this little pang of must have it. The...
Organic baby products – for when only the purest butt spray will do
Why am I a fan of organic baby products? To put it sweetly, sometimes our daintiest parts get the angriest. I really care about the kinds of products that go in those dainty places. Now there's a new line of super-pure skin softeners from Australia that we think...
Vintage paper dolls turned beautiful children’s clothing
Recently I attended a Brooklyn mommy event and discovered one local indie kids clothing designer whose pieces were being oohed and ahhed over by eager parents. I suppose the innocent 1930s, '40s and '50s paper doll-inspired clothes were such a refreshingly far cry...
Super cool – Make your own pop-ups!
My son has been totally into making pop-ups this week. Little paper springs, rainbows and jack-in-the-boxes are all over our kitchen table as I type this. (And a million tiny scraps of paper are still on the kitchen floor.) And now, your kids can get into it too....
A teacher necklace that beats an apple
With three involved-in-everything kids, there is no way I can spend more than a few dollars on teacher thank-you gifts, even for their favorites. So I now approach my fellow parents to pool our dollars together for one nicer item. There's one female teacher we know...
Where to shop for tweens? Here!
Any mom to a girl between the ages of 7 and 14 knows the dreaded Pit Of Despair when it comes to dressing them--it seems like most choices at that age fall into either the "too cutesy" or "way too mature" camp. So what's a mama to a discerning tween or early teen...
Surprise! It’s goodies!
Know what once arrived on my doorstep bearing a vintage gold cuff, a flower hair clip, 3 pairs of earrings, a journal, 2 dozen animal-print cupcake liners, and a baggie of carrot-riding-baby cake toppers? It was a Bag O'Goodies from CMP crush Darlybird, and I only...
Mother Goose has gone green
Let's be real: a lot of old-school nursery rhymes need some updating. Have you ever really listened to "Billy Boy?" (Hey, guy, she is a young thing and cannot leave her mother. Back off!)The world is simply a different place than when Mother Goose first started...
Cooking for kids when cooking isn’t an option
The terrible twos have started early in our house and feeding time is often the catalyst. So imagine my skepticism about putting a healthy, well-balanced meal in front of my 21 month old and expecting positive results. But thanks to a brand new line of foods made for...
Orla Kiely inspires spring handbag lust
Okay, so I have a decent sized crush on designer Orla Kiely. I have only owned one of her bags which I bought with a Christmas bonus, and I wore it to death. I am holding out until my next birthday for a replacement, however her spring rhododendron pattern is...
A pacifier case to keep you feeling groovy
Here's one for you combination germaphobes-70s nostalgia buffs: A vented neoprene pacifier case that will keep two binkies close at hand, and deliver twice the smiles of the leading pacifier case. The Keep on Suckin' pacifier case might be my favorite of all the...
Spend-and-save piggy banks? Reader Q&A
My daughter is 4, and we would love to get her a piggy bank that has the spend, share, save theory, but we can't find any that fit that bill. We'd also be willing to just get a regular piggy bank, but then we would like one that is a little cooler than your average...
One word: Caramels.
With a lactose-intolerant family member, I'm always on the lookout for sweet treats that aren't made with cow's milk. Whether you're dairy-free like she is, you're a vegan, or you just like yummy things, I just found a brand of handmade caramels made with coconut...
7 two-piece bathing suits that don’t make little girls look like teenage girls
I'll say it: the bathing suit choices for little girls are abhorrent these days--teeny string bikinis, plunging v-necks, high cut briefs, ruching at the "cleavage" presumably to create more of it. It's making me crazy. To say nothing of a certain retailer (ahem...
A guide to responding to those really bad emails from family. (You know the ones.)
We're happy to be working with our sponsor Yahoo! Mail, who's helping encourage families to stay connected via email. Which, as we know, is a good thing!While email (and email etiquette) seems to have been around for a million years or so, oddly, we all still have...