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Framed! Framed, I tell you!
I still remember that excitement of putting together a little soft photo album for my babies. They'd gnaw at the pages and we'd convince ourselves that we were somehow imbuing them with essential social cues to put them on the path to heightened emotional...
Out of milk? Write it in fur.
What's cooler than a write-and-erase message board? Well, a lot of things. But for something that's cooler and just as useful, check out the most outrageous message board we've ever seen. This Dedo message board from Portuguese artist Goncalo Campo happens to be made...
Coloring meets funhouse mirror magic
I'm not going to lie to you: When I opened the Morph-O-Scopes Kit box my daughter received for her birthday one year, I was unimpressed. Some crayons. A shiny cup. And a bunch of coloring pages with a hole in the center, the images all stretched out and weird...
Cotton nightgowns: The holy grail of children’s sleepwear
For as long as my oldest daughter has refused to wear pajamas, I've been on a search for a cotton nightgown. And if you've got a little one like mine, then you know that they are pretty much impossible to find. So I was thrilled to discover that the cotton nightgowns...
Green with eco envy
The new shop Green Eyed Monster isn't about jealousy; it's about sustainability. But that's not to say if you go shopping there that you won't find something that will make people wildly jealous. [don't miss an exclusive offer after the jump!] All the designers at...
Bright and beautiful kids’ art, hold the usual characters
As so many of you know by now, in Cool Mom Picks land, Etsy is always the place to look for the nursery decor that won't make you say, "That looks just like that print I saw at the store...." And on Etsy, we're loving Hsin Ping Pan's shop of lively and unique...
Books for kids who love Twilight (and the moms that love them… and Twilight)
I'm going to go ahead and admit it right here: I'm in my early thirties, and I love books written for teens. I know I'm not alone because the YA genre, or Young Adult, is awesomely popular right now. So I'm thrilled to have found a website to help parents find the...
Aden + Anais go organic
Even though I haven't had a baby around here in just under two years, I still use my aden + anais muslin swaddling blankets. But with a new little one arriving soon, I might just have to splurge and add more of their amazing swaddlers to my collection - this time from...
One less thing for me to nag my kids about. I like that.
Those of you with little ones probably cannot imagine the day when your tween despairingly announces that her glasses make her look like "a total dork," but I'm here to tell you that it happens. And suddenly your kid is big enough to wear contact lenses, and yes, she...
Party like it’s 1959
I think I've discovered party favor central. And much to my delight, it's not in a mall or a half-abandoned shopping center, which is where those party favor stores seem to be in New York. In fact, this little party supply shop is not even in New York. It's in...
Little kid backpacks without the bells and whistles
I've learned that as my kids get older, they will have plenty of time to use their decked out backpacks with the 400 pockets and zippers. And I'll have lots of chances to clean them out. But for my little preschooler, I'm digging the new simple canvas backpacks from...
The Cool Mom Picks guide to a cooler Orlando vacation: Part 3 – New stuff! New stuff!
This is the third post in a three-part series on Orlando vacation tips from Cool Mom Picks. We know that for some parents, an Orlando trip is something you do once in a lifetime. But for some, it's something you do once in a while. Or maybe even once a year. (Unless...
Because no one ever compliments you on that cute Ziploc.
My job as a parent has always been playing defense, which is why I'm the one who slathers the family in SPF 50, sorts the recycling, and saves fifty cents on black beans with a coupon. My favorite strategy these days is reusing bags, and my favorite reusable bags as...
Birthday gifts for 5 year old boy? – Reader Q&A
Danielle asked us on Twitter for the best birthday gift ideas for a 5 year old boy, since her son is about to hit the big number five. She says he likes "things that go" but already has 400 cars. He also likes art projects and writing notes. We have some...
Fred’s XYZ Blocks FTW!
CMP loves to turn ABC into ROFL, and we are totally digging on these XYZ Blocks by Fred & Friends. They stack, tumble, and teach letters just as well as more traditional blocks, but they're beautiful, unusual, and entertaining, too. E is for Earthworm, Q is for...
Bob Dylan, children’s author
I admit, I feel just a little bit cool when my little girls walk into a store or a friend's house, hear the radio, and immediately say, Hey! It's Bob Dylan! So when I learned that one of his old tunes had been made into a brand new children's book, I of course...
These will make your lunch
Packing kid lunches is one of my least favorite things; rummaging for useable plastic food containers and matching them to lids that have migrated between several shelves (yes, plural. In my house, it's an Issue) is a misery. And I'm about to start rinsing out...
From nature to your ever-changing skin, with love
Pregnancy. Nursing. Postpartum. Pregnant again. Getting my first crow's foot. Freaking out. My skin's undergone more changes in the last five years than the cast of Saturday Night Live. I wanted a skincare product that was natural and safe, so I hopped on Google and...
Turns out Keith Haring’s art can teach kids about more than just art
I can't tell you how much I admire teachers. My son has had some good ones and some great ones and what separates the two are that great teachers don't just instruct, they inspire. Haring Kids, a website based on the amazing artwork of Keith Haring, contains a...
Happy Women’s Equality Day!
It's official: Today, President Obama officially proclaimed August 26 Women's Equality Day, 90 years after we were given the right to vote.While we've currently got three women on the Supreme Court, 17 in the Senate, and a whole bunch running fantastic...
Bow knows
The simple bow is clearly the new design icon of 2010. (Wait, is it even possible that owls have gone by the wayside?) I'm seeing it on accessories, on stationery, even kids clothes. A British stylist I worked with recently was obsessed with bows, so I wasn't too...