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The grinch gets greener
Watching The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is a holiday tradition around here and I can only imagine how well this greener version of the grouchy Grinch himself would go over peeking out of my kid's stocking. Now I realize that technically speaking, Dr. Seuss's beloved...
5 fabulous Advent Calendars that countdown to Christmas in style
I may refuse to listen to the Christmas music that has been blaring on certain radio stations since Halloween, but make no mistake: The countdown to Christmas is a big deal in this household. And what better way to countdown to the big day than with a great...
Cute fall jumpers? Well, Lottie Da.
Do you ever fall in love with an picture on Etsy before you even know what the item is? Beautiful styling and luscious photo-editing once lured me to click on a $75 photograph of a bagel. That's right-- a picture of a bagel.This time, with Lottie Da Baby? Totally in...
Gingerbread? That’s for sissies. Try Ninjabread.
I couldn't help it. I had to eat the cookies.I don't know how many times I've said that. But with these new Ninjabread Man cookie cutters, it'll finally be true. You don't want to make the ninjas mad, do you? Those guys come out of nowhere! If you're looking for the...
A paper Holiday Ornament design contest presented by Cool Mom Picks + Etsy
As you all know, we love Etsy. Big huge puffy heart love. And we just had such an amazing time collaborating with them on our Color-Your-Own Valentine's Day Card contest that raised over $2000 for charity that we decided get together again in time for the holidays....
The make-your-own chocolate bar I made especially for you. And you. And you.
I spend a lot of time thinking about what gifts to buy each person on my Christmas list. Some gifts may say, I know you love nice things, or You have a great sense of humor, and even Maybe next year you'll do a wish list so you don't get another one of...
Kids placemats are almost too cute to cover with food
We've been eating out waaaay too much lately because of a kitchen renovation, and though my kids have finally grown sick of chicken fingers, they are also sick of those restaurant-supplied paper activity mats that hold their attention for about five minutes while we...
Wrap it up to go
I love the hustle of the holiday season: cooking, shopping and giving are three of my favorite things. What I really don't like is finding the right wrapping paper for my latest treasures - and it can get ugly when I have multiple smaller gifts, for teachers and...
A turkey to make everyone wish they were seated at the kids’ table
As my milk-allergic daughter will tell you, the Thanksgiving table can hold one big heaping of "no" for kids with food allergies. No, you can't have that. Or that. Or that. And nowhere is this more apparent than when desserts are brought out. So while we always have...
Custom ornaments that are about as cool as it gets
My daughter has signed on to the idea of Christmas early. Not "early" like prodigy-early; I mean early like she discovered a teensy faux Christmas tree in our garage this summer and has been diligently decorating it for the past three months with last year's kid-safe...
Photo cards and gifts for the design snobs
Is there a single mom who isn't stressed out by holiday cards? Like I don't already have enough to do, let alone trying to find one picture where everyone in the family looks halfway decent and then praying that the photo cards we order will be halfway decent. Well,...
Perfect gifts for scarfaholics. Or anyone, really.
First I was excited about boot weather. But now that I'm firmly settled into my kickers, I'm ready for the next stage -- scarf weather. Even though I've got a killer line-up waiting in my closet, like any good scarfaholic, I always need just one more. Right now, my...
It’s here! The 2010 Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide!
There's no escaping the holiday music in the stores and tinsel in the windows -- the holiday season is upon us. You know what will make your life easier? Our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide! Whoo!For the fifth straight year (wow), we've done the legwork for you, tracking down...
The Windows Phone 7 – cool for moms. Especially when it’s free.
Oh us? Nothing much. Just giving away a new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 on Cool Mom Tech today. You know, the one that's not even available for purchase yet?It's all about helping people do more with less, and since "free" counts as less in our book, we're in!Click over...
Cute clothes patterned to catch your baby’s eye
Having just welcomed a new baby boy into our fold (well, it feels like "just"--how did we already high five the seven-month marker?), I'm constantly aware of how many onesies, sleepers, and rompers a baby can inherit. Bags. And bags. And bags of cute baby...
Gluten-free gourmet cookie mix for those of us who’d given up on cookies
I've been gluten-free for coming up on a couple of years, now, and while I've learned to bake a few essentials, I've mostly given up on cookies. Because gluten-free cookies--by and large--suck. And I love to bake, but I'm certainly not going to spend hundreds of...
Know what your school needs? A bar.
Could your local school use a salad bar? Because I sure know that ours could. Well, believe it or not, you can possibly get one --free-- thanks to a grant by the Salad Bar Project.But you need to hurry. Chef Ann Cooper, Whole Foods, and TheLunchBox.org are...
This week on Cool Mom Tech
Here are a few cool things we found the past week on Cool Mom Tech, that we thought our Cool Mom Picks readers would appreciate too.Adorable, portable USB speakers that beat your kid ignoring you with headphones on. A guide to the 7 best online shopping sites with...
The coolest photo calendars get you ready for 2011 (gulp)
Every year, I make my Mother-in-Law a calendar with photos of the kids and she ooos and ahhhs over it as any good grandmother would. But, after doing this for the past ten years, I am feeling a little ho-hum about the whole thing and wonder if the calendar has become...
Teething rocks
Ok so maybe teething doesn't really rock. In fact, it can be pretty painful for all parties involved. I recall more than my share of sleepless nights when my son's teeth were coming in. Not fun.But maybe the teethers can be? I only wish I had known about this solid...
Oil me up before you go-go
The temperature is dropping, and that means I must face my daily terror: Five Minutes of Goosebumps. You know-- when you get out of a hot shower and spend five minutes freezing and fumbling as you slather your skin with lotion?The good news: Soaptopia has a cool,...