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Exercise baby’s memory, crave fudge ripple
I scream, you scream, we all scream for... well, okay, I lied. I didn't scream over these adorable soft ice cream-festooned beanbags, but I did squeal just a little bit. The Baby Gardner brings us Lisa Bacigalupi's exclusive hand-stitched take on the traditional...
Dinosaurs aren’t just for boys
I'm all for putting my 5-year-old daughter in so-called "boy" dinosaur shirts, though her obsession with pink and all things girlie stomps my efforts. But now I shall strike back and win with the DinoGirl shirt from Jusami. This adorable, slim-cut shirt features a...
Coloring The World
The mom and pop team behind Smiling Planet has a line of totally adorable melamine-free tableware for kids that we've already introduced you to, that are pretty, safe and eco-positive. And now from The Deane family comes something just as new and just as cool: The...
Babymoons go trendy
Doesn't it seem like all the hip hotels cater to the barely-legal, barely-dressed, reality-stars-in-the-making crowd? Well, it's nice to see one of the super cool hotel chains doing a little sumthin', sumthin' for the grown ups now. Specifically, grown-up women who...
The crib of my dreams. Thanks Bloom.
I have a confession: I have two children and I've never owned a crib. As a co-sleeping family, we've never really needed one. But now I'm going to tell you about the most beautiful crib I've ever seen, by which I mean the one that's making me think I want it if I ever...
Made you Nook.
I've been known to be a bit, shall we say, obsessive, when it comes to finding healthy, environmentally-friendly products for my children. So when I stumbled upon Nook Sleep Systems, a brand-new line of baby and toddler mattresses and bedding, I was overjoyed for two...
Getting the Pretty Back – Reason #112 why I’m still a huge Molly Ringwald fan
My relationship with Molly Ringwald spans several decades (oh God, that's scary). From the minute she stepped into detention in The Breakfast Club to the birthday cake-eating moment on the dining room table with the cutest boy ever in Sixteen Candles, I was hooked....
Baby mobiles are so 2009
I admit that baby mobiles never did much more for my kids than keep them entertained with their robotic songs and spinning cutesy stuffed animals. But moms-to-be hoping to get a modern bit of nursery decor out of the deal should be begging for a beautiful dream ring...
Happy Mother’s Day!
We all just want to take a moment to wish all the cool moms, grandmoms, stepmoms and moms-to-be a very very happy Mother's Day. We hope it brings all the relaxation, adoration, and appreciation you deserve every day of the year. -Liz, Kristen and Team Cool Mom...
There’s still time to wow Mom
Mother's Day is creeping ever so close, and dads, you may have remembered to order flowers for your mom, but did you remember to do something awesome for the mother of your kids? (Sorry, dudes. That's your responsibility, too.) Don't panic! There's still time to go...
Let Cool Mom Picks and Ideeli shower you with roses for Mother’s Day
We are all staunch devotees of the members-only luxury sale site, Ideeli, which has perhaps the most consistent array of high-end designer clothing and accessories at fabulous prices, along with giveaways that even we find ourselves entering. So we are thrilled and...
To Mama With Love will make your mama proud she raised such a great kid
I spend a lot of time looking at great Mother's Day gifts (anyone see our Mother's Day Gift Guide?) but that doesn't mean I don't procrastinate right along with the best of you. Which is why I can practically smell the annual Mother's Day's burnt toast, and I...
Where it’s always cool o’clock
There's a curious trend right now, a vicious but lovely circle in which interior design for adults takes inspiration from art for children, which was in turn inspired by interior design for adults. To put it succinctly, as we mentioned recently, design is going from...
School lunch packing made easy
Back when I used to pack my own lunches for work, I can't tell you the number of times I lost or tossed (oops!) perfectly good silverware. And now that I'm in charge of my daughter's noontime meals, I'm afraid the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.So I'm thinking...
Tegu blocks build way more than imaginations
You know, you think a block is a block is a block. Then something like Tegu comes around and suddenly those regular blocks your kids play with just seem you know...like regular blocks. If you haven't heard of Tegu, they're the eco-friendly, Honduran-made building...
Yep, they can hear you now
I gave up on my Bluetooth headset for my mobile phone a while back; I was always forgetting to charge it, and on the rare occasions when I didn't, I had trouble getting it to stay in my ear, and the sound quality was terrible.So despite all the hype about Jawbone's...
The perfect little black (and white) maternity dress
Back when I was pregnant with my kids (you know, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth), "nursing dress" was synonymous with "giant chest flaps on something shapeless and ugly." Sad but true. So you'll have to pardon me for feeling like you pregnant and nursing mamas...
If you can read this, thank a teacher. Like, today.
It's National Teacher Appreciation Week, meaning free pedicures and lattes should be raining down on all those lovely people who take care of our kids' precious minds throughout the school year. So, don't hold back: Tell a teacher how much you appreciate all the hard...
Full hearts, full bellies for moms everywhere
What was my favorite Mother's Day gift ever? My TomTom, definitely, because I can get lost in a wet paper sack. But I'm lucky. Incredibly lucky. Even if my family completely forgets me this weekend, I still have a home, my health, and all the vegan waffles I can...
Martha Stewart Crafts says it with flowers
While the gorgeous spring weather is here and I want my kids out out out of the house, I still need to keep our craft supply drawers stocked for those stormy days. My kids have been going nuts lately for the Martha Stewart craft punches, and especially the new flower...
A free MP3 for you, because Straight No Chaser loves their mamas too.
We've been unabashed fans of the talented and adorable A Cappella group, Straight No Chaser, ever since their unbelievable rendition of 12 Days of Christmas made the YouTube rounds a few years back. (You know, the one with Toto's Africa mixed in?) So when they offered...