More coolness from recent weeks…
Ubisoft Just Dance 2 – they could call it Just Embarrass Yourself 2. And we’d still love it.
I have waited three months for the Ubisoft Just Dance 2 for Wii to come out. Three months! Because that's how long it's been since the Cool Mom Picks team monopolized the display model at the Blogher conference, challenged our friends at Mamapop to a dance-off, and...
The Maclaren Denim Quest stroller – James Dean would be proud
My favorite new jeans have wheels on them. I'm talking about the new Maclaren Denim Quest stroller. As part of their Objects of Design series, the denim stroller is meant to be the coolest thing on wheels at the playground, but it's definitely not all style and no...
Yes, I would like to look 6 years younger. Thank you.
True story. Every summer, my skin goes wonky and I end up looking like a pizza-faced tween. But this year, I nipped it in the bud with the added bonus of looking six years younger by my very unscientific calculations.All that, thanks to the winning combination of...
Jonathan Adler makes happy chic baby gifts – and makes us happy too
I remember when I first heard out about Jonathan Adler Junior. I pretty much foamed at the mouth in anticipation of his pint-sized happy chic design. I knew almost every item would fall into the category of "lust" and not "must," but if you're looking for a baby gift...
The Beauty of Different – both different and beautiful
As a longtime reader of Karen Walrond's blog Chookooloonks, I expected her first book, The Beauty of Different: Observations of a Confident Misfit, to be gorgeous. I'm familiar enough with her pictures to expect the photography to be stunning; I'm familiar enough with...
The tip-top Dippy Dop space hopper
Whether your kid likes bouncing, aliens, or just anything that looks like Muno off Yo Gabba Gabba, you've got to check this toy out.[don't miss a great offer after the jump!] The new Dippy Dop Space Hopper will keep your entire family entertained, if yours is anything...
Cool art for a great cause. Besides the cause of your blank walls.
We have a lot of art on our walls these days. Most are originals. In watercolors. With titles like, "Barney with a glass of orange juice." Of course art by professionals is more than welcome, too, and so my husband and I are always on the lookout for artsy pieces that...
I got your Situation right here, baby
I am horrified to admit that I have, upon occasion, watched Jersey Shore. I mean uh, I was just flipping through the channels on the way to a very educational nature show and accidentally stumbled upon it. Once. For four seconds.It's clear that this is the guilty...
Online indie shopping just got more rockin’ with Storenvy
Sure, certain social media sites may be trying to take over the world and will soon probably track your bathing habits. But boy, we love social networking. And boy, we love supporting little guys (or gals), the Indie retailers rockin' their own trail.So we are so...
Here a dot, there a dot…
I am fond of the polka dot. As a little girl, I had a white dress with red polka dots and it was my absolute favorite. Now, as a mom, I tend to restrict my dottiness to dressing my daughters and for their nursery. One of the many fabulous attributes is it mixes well...
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,...