More coolness from recent weeks…
Mamas & Papas is good news for mamas and papas everywhere.
The last thing that the world may be waiting for is another stroller brand. And yet Mamas & Papas is not new to the world--just to the US. As of, oh, about right now. And I actually was waiting for it. For real. After nearly 20 years, Britain's number one baby...
The wit, wisdom, and expensive stationery of Simon Doonan
Dempsey & Carroll makes the kind of fancypants stationery that you drool over in high end department stores -- that is, if you're the type who drools over fancypants stationery at all. Yes, I am that type. It's the kind of stuff you want on hand should you ever...
The joy of skinny jeans. On kids.
This post also appears on the Gap 1969 Stream, along with tons of photos, articles, inspiration, and tips about denim.When skinny jeans first hit the world of kids' fashion, a lot of parents were thinking, huh? Me included. Back in the olden days, I remember thinking...
Shopafrolic has us frolicking! And shopping. Not necessarily in that order.
Most of us know designer Liz Lange for her fabulous maternity clothes, to which I'm eternally grateful for saving me from trapeze shirts. Four times. You may also know about her new Completely Me line of non-maternity clothes, at least if you're an avid Cool Mom Picks...
The power of restaurant placemats now at your dinner table
I've long thought about how to channel the power of the restaurant paper placemats in my own home so that we can all enjoy a pleasant meal. In other words, one in which the kids are occupied while I'm busy cutting their food into a billion pieces. Well the folks at...
In support of the hardest laboring folks of all.
Happy Labor Day, mamas! On this day, we really wanted to give a big hooray to the hardest laboring folks of all: Moms. (No pun intended.)Of course Labor Day really is about, well, labor. Or unions, to be more specific. And while there's no such union for parents, we...
Bark if you love animals (and then buy a t-shirt)
My kids love animals. Like the kind of love that renders our cat somewhat helpless when they come at him with hugs and kisses on an hourly basis. If it were up to them, our house would be a veritable Noah's Ark, but since I'm just not open-minded enough to...
Decorating for the hard to commit crowd
By the time my husband and I agree on a paint color, I'm pretty sure we'll be ready to move out of this house. So instead of waiting until we find the perfect shade of green for our bedroom, I'm taking the bull by the horns and investing in a few wall decals - like...
If an amazing storybook married a computer this would be their love child
I know a lot of parents aren't into letting their kids play on the computer when they're younger, but I have to confess I believe using computers is an incredibly effective way to teach children everything from colors to calculus. For better, or worse, our kids live...
Take your coffee habit on the go
I definitely enjoy my one plus cup of coffee every morning, but with our new busy schedule, that usually means I'm enjoying it on the go, which means I have a perfectly good reason to purchase one of these simply fabulous ceramic travel mugs from Yevgenia. I'm not one...
Lili Kiks – Activewear for your stylish little athlete
My oldest daughter is now six, which means that holy cow I can't believe I have a six-year-old!, and also, she's in need of actual active wear thanks to a slew of afterschool activities that require something a little more sweat-friendly than her usual twirly dress...
The League of Extraordinary Nannies
I promise Sean Connery isn't involved in this elite nanny placement service we just discovered. So that's one point in its favor, right? There are a few more too, especially if you're looking for extensively screened, college educated nannies who have a list of...
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...