More coolness from recent weeks…
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,...
It’s a card. That’s a gift.
I love the idea of giving out a little something more than a holiday card to my friends and family. Of course, I wish I could give everyone a gift, but since money doesn't grow on trees, here's another idea.[don't miss a great offer after the jump] The WOOD Holiday...
Taste the (healthy!) rainbow
The latest rage at our house isn't candy. Or even the colorful vegetables that might end up spit-splattered across your blouse if baby isn't into beets. No, this exciting new pick is healthy, delicious, beautiful, and handy.And, honestly, kinda half candy and half...
I just wrote to say I love you
I don't know about you, but I'm only a few months into school lunch-making and I'm running out with ideas to keep it interesting. Mostly for me. I try to create little surprises in my daughter's lunchbox every day, from slicing her sandwich in different shapes, to...
Stella McCartney new kids’ collection. Excuse me while I wipe the drool marks off my screen.
I've been smitten with Stella McCartney's exclusive clothing line for the Gap for two seasons in a row, so when I heard she launched a new collection of her very own, I just had to check it out. And while this collection is priced higher than her Gap goodies, it's not...
Caspar Babypants’ new CD is a little bit of kindie nirvana
In my last review of a Caspar Babypants CD, I mentioned that Weird Al Yankovic had called him "one of the few children's recording artists I can listen to without wanting to stab myself in the eyes," which is my single favorite endorsement ever. But if you need...
Finally! An affordable stroller that makes you feel trendy too
I remember when my first child was born. My husband and I agonized over what kind of stroller we should get. We were initially quite pleased with our trendy choice, but if we knew then what we know now, we certainly wouldn't have bought the one we did. It was...
Picture-perfect custom holiday cards. Hold the picture.
Three cute kids? Check. Three cute kids who will sit still for holiday photo? Who will not blink, grimace, scratch, look away, hunch, scowl or stick out their tongue for said photo? Yeah, not a check. Good thing I've found a way to preserve their...
The Tegu Website – Reality TV for blockheads
So you know how much we love Tegu blocks? Because, really, who doesn't love beautiful, magnetic wood blocks responsibly made in Honduras by a company committed to social and ecological betterment. These things are so hot, they sell out. But even if you don't have your...
Three cheers for the red, white and gently used
This Veteran's Day, we'd like to not only remember the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve our country, but also that little boy over there who is riding his bike with grape jelly on his shirt. And there is his sister, hula-hooping in the front...