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Talk about a sweet Mother’s Day card
What mom doesn't love getting cards on the most important holiday of the year? Of course I'm talking about May 8th, (that's Mother's Day honey, in case you forgot). And while I've loved every glitter-laden handmade card I've ever received, I must say that this one...
Is honey safe for babies? This one is.
Back when my oldest was a little baby, I remember a frantic phone call from my mom reminding me not to give the baby honey. Little did she know that I'd already been warned oh, four hundred times by all of my pregnancy and new mom books. But recently I was introduced...
The coolest Mother’s Day Gift Guide is here! Yay!
We're just so excited to present our annual Mother's Day Gift Guide which just so happens to be celebrating our very most favorite holiday!Of course we're devoted to finding cool stuff for moms all year long, but it's especially fun to put together an assortment of...
Cool Canadian craft and design for our “collectif” consciousness
If you're lucky enough to live in Montreal, then April 30 is going to be one really amazing day of shopping. The mama-run Collectif nënë is launching their first annual baby show and you will want to be there. Of course, most of us aren't Montreal mamas, but that's...
You can leave your hat on
My son will pretty much live with a baseball cap attached to his head for the next few sunny months, since getting sunscreen applied to his mane of light-blonde hair is a messy disaster. But, there are many times when his sports-logo'd baseball cap seems out of...
The perfect Mother’s Day: French toast, bacon and just the right card
Now that I'm a mom myself, I realize that Mother's Day is not just about getting breakfast in bed (not that I would turn that down) or a day off from housework (also, sounds awesome). Rather, I want to do something to honor my mom for all her hard work and I want her...
Silicone Ally
Sprucing up for spring usually doesn't include my kitchen utensil container, but I have long been a convert of silicone spatulas. And these swirly, pretty, funky spatulas are exactly what my kitchen needs right now. Silicone spatulas are not only easy...
Last minute Easter crafts to counteract the jellybean crashes
Sometime after the thrill of the Easter egg hunt, but before dinner is ready for the table, my kids hit a sort of jittery, must-do-something phase. This is when I had best have a few tricks up my sleeve before they decide to see how far they can toss the black jelly...
Popsicles without the sugar or HFCS
With the weather getting warmer, the big treat around our house is popsicles. Sometimes we make our own and other times, I'll splurge on the fruit juice-only ones from our supermarket, even though I know they're loaded with sugar. But now I've found an awesome...
The Royal Wedding – Wills and Kate Plus Eight Million Fascinated Viewers
Just because America broke up with England a few hundred years ago doesn't mean we're not still desperately interested in their royal family. Especially since it's about to be infiltrated by a commoner like us. If you're as excited as we are about the Royal Wedding a...
Keep your bunnies busy with this great Easter craft
My kids love Easter, but the hours leading up to festivities can get a little hairy with me trying to get ready for the holiday and them trying to "help". There just isn't enough of me to keep three kids happily occupied while I make sure the colored...
A picture is worth a thousand crayons
Do you love nice, crisp boxes of brand new art supplies as much as I do? And do your kids somehow manage to rip those nice, crisp boxes within about eleven minutes of opening them as often as mine do? Well, take a look at this adorable tutorial for DIY art supply...
GoodWood Blocks are, well, good wood
We've got no shortage of toys in our house, but of all the ones my kids consistently play with, their simple set of building blocks win over anything else they own every single time. So when I saw the GoodWood Deconstructive Blocks, I knew my kids would flip. Because...
B Kind 2 Earth Day
I can hardly believe that Earth Day is older than I am. (Ah, feeling young -- what mom doesn't love that?) Begun in 1970 as a means of demonstrating broad public support for the environmental cause, Earth Day is a reminder that this planet is a pretty cool place to...
Cuter than the average pic-a-nic basket
I don't care if Toronto hasn't quite gotten the spring memo yet-- I'm already dreaming about park visits and picnic lunches. And when I spotted this adorable insulated picnic lunch bag at ModCloth, I fell in love. And I knew right away that I wouldn't be handing it...
Damn Fine Tea – My haven from the squalls of motherhood
For over 2000 years at least, civilizations rose and fell, wars were won and lost-- all for tea. And now, it's a just another rack of brightly colored, shrink-wrapped boxes at the supermarket. That's a damn shame. But Damn Fine Tea is trying to bring tea back where it...
Two green thumbs up for these Earth Day ideas that don’t cost you a dime
If you've been reading Cool Mom Picks for a while, you know that we are always looking for sustainably-made, eco-friendly products from conscientious companies, big and small. So for this Friday's Earth Day, instead of giving you more green products you can buy...
Everybody’s crazy ’bout a sharp dressed little man
If your little guy is anything like mine, his wardrobe is stocked with a lot of the standard-issue dude-themed clothes: frogs, trucks, monkeys. You know. So I thought this new idea for a mini-man's dresser was especially brilliant. In fact, it might be a...
Here comes Peter Zombietail
There is no joy like a frozen hollow chocolate rabbit. All year, I long for crisp milk chocolate that crumbles in with every bite. But have you ever wondered why they're hollow? Have you ever wondered what happened to their... BRAAAAAAAIIIIIIINS?We did. And we think...
Super hero costumes for our always super kids
Does your child leap tall buildings in a single bound? Is she faster than a speeding bullet or sometimes confused with a bird or a plane? I know all about this phenomenon because my daughter is a super girl who also demands super hero costumes with style. (Don't miss...
The sporty convertible that won’t mess up your hair.
It's sleek, sporty, and goes from backpack to messenger bag in less than thirty seconds. But, unlike those $60,000 convertibles, it won't mess up your hair, and you probably won't swallow a bug while using it.Oh, and it's called Annie.[don't miss a great giveaway...