More coolness from recent weeks…
Baby gifts with your own personal touch
Picking out a baby gift for my brand new niece, Isabella, was incredibly easy when I discovered makaboo--or difficult depending how you look at it. [don't miss a great offer, and giveaway after the jump!] Easy, because the shop has a great selection of gifts, at every...
Cool Mom Picks loves Babycenter!
We were so happy to hear that Babycenter was planning to relaunch their popular blog Momformation with truly awesome bloggers. So you can imagine we were even happier that they invited us to be contributors! Visit us every Thursday each week for, you guessed it, cool...
Behold the mysterious STEPONBOX
Talk about truth in advertising: The STEPONBOX is a storage box that also functions as a stool. That you can step on. And a ton more.Available in four Jetsons-esque color combinations, the STEPONBOX is crafted of Polypropylene and Thermoplastic Elastomeric, which in...
Dear diary
Childhood diaries are always depicted as the tool of brooding, angry, angst-filled goth girls; more Heathers than Clueless. Personally, my own first journal was filled with a lot lighter fare. And a whole lot of bad rhyming poetry and original song lyrics. That's why...
Collage on the quick at Photovisi
It was a mystery. Suddenly, they were popping up all over Facebook. And now I know where everyone created those adorable collages of their kids. The website is called Photovisi, but I think of it as "Photocollages for Dummies"-- definitely including myself in the...
It’s not junk if you display it with love
When I look around my house I find strange groupings of stuff everywhere. A bin of outgrown Crocs. A shoebox packed with old family pictures. Some coffee table books that never quite made it to the coffee table. Little did I know that these were all just charming,...
Maternity shirts that keep on going, and going
I'm loathe to buy any new maternity clothes in the middle of my 3rd trimester, but it's also the point in my pregnancy where all my favorite items start to get a little tight - except for my one all-time favorite piece, my trusty BumpStyle maternity shirt. I've raved...
Cute catches from the celebrity safari
We've just discovered a high-end line of ultra-luxe baby towels and accessories beloved by Brangelina, TomKat, and loads of other celebrity couples with two names that get put together to form one name in the press, which is completely annoying. Little Giraffe is not...
Read, write, learn, wipe, repeat.
I was absolutely blown away when my four year-old, in a single day, suddenly mastered lowercase letters. No thanks to me, of course. This time, all the credit goes to the new Brain Quest write and erase alphabet book. Filled with 40 pages of coated, wipe on/wipe off...
New kids accessories from Appaman – Hot (or cold) for Fall
After all these years of crushing hard on the cool kid's clothes from Appaman, it's high time that they added an accessories line. And just in time for back to school time. I'm really digging their hats, like the pilot hat in a cool striped fabric and faux fur lining....
Rock around the clock, or at least until bedtime
It has been a long time since I've willingly rocked around the clock, but I still love me some good ol' rock-n-roll during the daylight hours. Thanks to Putumayo Kids, I now have some of our favorite kiddie rockers assembled in one place to help us shake, rattle and...
I dream of Orca
Cute little fishies for your baby's room? So done. Instead, try this very hip, non-cutesy, and eco-conscious mobile that looks as sweet and restful hanging over a crib as it does dangling over a jacuzzi tub. Trust me, I know, because I stole it and hung it over mine....
I’m Stokke-ed about this new Stokke Xplory Stroller
So, let's say you have a thousand dollars burning a hole in your pocket (humor me) and you need to get a new stroller. Are you going to want the same stroller that everyone else will be parking outside your Mommy and Me class? Or are you going to go for the one that...
Super funky, ultra cool, kitchy fabulous pillows
No, Noogie, Moosey and Alfalfa are not part of a lovable gang of 1950's ne'er-do-wells. They're a few names from the line of totally hip silhouette pillows by Aunt Bucky, now available at CMP favorite Happy Chickadee. And all they need now is the goofy mutt with one...
Baptism gift ideas? Reader Q&A
You guys are so great at finding great gift ideas, and so I come to you with this: I have my fourth niece/nephew to buy a gift for . . . Hoping you have some good ones up your sleeves! -Christina W. Congratulations again! I hope these ideas help you find...
Cool kid travel guides they’ll actually read
When we moved to Georgia, I tried to pad the transition with various books about what a great place it was and the interesting things that have happened here. My efforts were met with a resounding "meh" from my children. Hmph. Of course, the brand new Cool Stuff Every...
Some like it hot, some like it cold
We're lunch packers around my house, but when there's no microwave to heat up anything, it makes it challenging to pack the hot lunch my daughter would beg for. Too bad we didn't have new Crocodile Creek insulated food jars, now at mom-run boutique Cattiwampus. Known...
Give the gift of baby labels
I've learned over the years it's nearly impossible to register for everything that you will need for your new baby. In fact, I've got a huge list of items that I wish I had thought of asking for or even just ordering for myself. And up high on that list would be...
From dirt to diapers: A Weleda journey
I'm back from Germany, and I've got jet lag, chocolate, and answers to your questions regarding Weleda's biodynamic farm. I've also got stories about canceled credit cards, hairy men in capri pants, blood sausage, and homeless hedgehogs wearing soccer shoes. But...
Go fish
Maybe toddlers shouldn't fish. I remember thinking this as I watched my 3-year-old niece clutch a big fishing pole while my husband tried to keep her from falling into the deep dark water or skewer him with the sharp fishing hook that was waving wildly in the...
One cure for the affliction known as stickermania
If my kids are any indication, Stickermania may in fact be an actual medical condition. It strikes kids between 2 and 3, can last as long as a decade, and side effects may include weak and broken nails--your own--after scraping stickers off the living room floor and...