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The 2010 Cool Mom Picks Mother’s Day Gift Guide is here!
If you haven't guessed it from some of our recent posts, it's almost time for one of our favorite holidays - Mother's Day! Which means it's also time for our annual Mother's Day Gift Guide. Not that every day shouldn't be Mother's Day, but...you know. This one comes...
For when a scribble is a heck of a lot more than just a scribble
If you're anything like I am, you've probably got a lot of your kids' precious artwork boxed up and you're saving it for, well, who knows what.(Actually, if you're really like me, then your kids' glitter-encrusted volcano drawings and purple squiggle "princesses" are...
A second reason it’s nice when your kids outgrow their Care Bears DVD
My kids are outgrowing more than their clothes: We now have dozens of DVDs that are considered too "babyish" for my precocious offspring. Instead of just leaving them in an ever-growing pile in my basement, I'm sending my stack to Kidflicks.org who forwards gently...
Add some spice to life with Rice
Rice dk is a cool Danish company specializing in utterly chic and socially-conscious homewares. I like to think of them as the cooler, slightly under-the-radar version of Ikea. Like the hip older cousin I had growing up who wore a motorcycle jacket with a kilt....
Shopping, Sex, and Free Babysitting at Psychobaby. Do I have your attention yet?
We love checking out what's new and hot at one of our fave boutiques, Psychobaby, and this spring is no exception. They've packed their virtual shelves full of warm weather duds that will make your little hipster stand out at the playgroup.Now here's the...
Psssst, your roots are showing
Traditional family trees may be great for tracing your family's history back several generations, but this handmade custom family tree print from the Cozy Blue shop on Etsy is anything but your traditional family tree. Mainly because it only features your little...
Rescue my veggies, please.
Don't tell anybody, but I just threw away an entire head of organic cauliflower. Why? Because I bought it on sale and then forgot to cook it. And then it grew spots. I am apparently the perfect candidate for Aviva Goldfarb's new book SOS! The Six-O'Clock Scramble to...
This Mother’s Day, say I love you in wood
Growing up, we had a big framed photo of my family that was a Mother's Day gift for my mom. How I hated that photo only five years later, with our embarrassing clothing, my poofy hair style, the cheesy backdrop. It isn't something I plan to repeat with my family....
Come and embarrass your kids with us at Kindiefest
As Cool Mom Picks' de facto kids' music reviewer, I'm as big a fan of indie, family-friendly music as even the fans who are oh, 30-35 years younger than I am. But, that's not going to stop me from pogoing around the Kindiefest Festival on Sunday, May 2, with CMP...
MYO Princess Story
So my girls have grown to like princesses just as everyone promised me they would. It's their genetic imperative and I am powerless to resist it. Uncle, uncle! I give in!Even so, I'm always looking out for imagination-building princess toys that don't come ready made...
Baby loves sushi
You may already know how much we love Shokay, the little e-shop that put yak hair on our collective radar. Soft, cashmere-like, and socially responsible (the shop supports struggling Tibetan yak farmers), this luxury fiber makes some of the most beautiful clothes,...
Even burly babies love Smoochie.
We call my baby Big Hoss because he's burly and loves all things rugged-- trucks, Star Wars, and motorcycles. But when it's diaper changing time, Big Hoss is now a fan of sweet, sweet Smoochie Baby.This baby body care line from the uber-cool store in Brooklyn includes...
Where’s the fun? Goby knows.
I'm a somewhat nervous traveler, but unlike most of our kind, it's not the flying I hate. More like I need to know exactly what we're doing when. My husband, on the other hand, is happy to just plan "camping" and "figure it out when we get there." Ack.Thanks to goby,...
Everybody needs a rock
Everyone always asks where we find children's books, and the truth is, the best ones always come recommended by my mother. How lucky we are to have a teacher in the family! This past weekend, my four year-old grabbed Byrd Baylor's Everybody Needs a Rock off her...
Environmentally friendly school fundraiser? Reader Q&A
I'm trying to find a good elementary school fundraiser for my daughter's school to change things up a bit in the coming school year. I'd love to do one that doesn't involve that ubiquitous cookie dough or wrapping paper....and would be thrilled to find one that is...
You can totally judge me by a book’s cover.
You can't throw a rock without hitting a Twilight t-shirt, but now you can finally use 100% cotton to demonstrate your devotion to the greats of the literary world. Salinger. Hemingway. Rand. Bradbury. We're talking total street cred with the indie crowd, plus...
Spring shopping fever? We’ve got the cure.
My heart is aflutter after taking a peek at Magpie Lovely again. We've raved about the site before, and its enchanting selection of original handmade work by a number of different independent artists, but I have to admit, I'm spending the most time drooling over the...
Prayers for the modern mama
The short, tongue-in-cheek "prayers" you'll find in Tracy Mayor's Mommy Prayers are perfect for believers and non-believers alike. Because no matter our faith, we can all agree that yes, we've all recited some version of the Before the Meltdown prayer--you know, the...
Patently cool.
In 2009 in the US, there were over 200,000 patent applications and over four million births. Clearly, we are a very creative country, if you get my meaning.So if you know a one-of-a-kind baby, we've got a great gift idea: Celebrate enterprise, ingenuity, and good ol'...
The skinny on scrumptious, kid-friendly recipes
We're all trying to eat better, right? And preparing fresh, healthy food for our families is no problem at all, what with our busy lives, children's picky palates, and our own dietary restrictions as we head into swimsuit season (ahem). Yeah. Here comes chef Jennifer...
This one is for the mamas to be who need a night out on the town
While we don't tend to cover a lot of local events, we've got so many NYC readers (holla!) that we'd be remiss if we didn't tell you new moms and mamas-to-be about this one: Our friends at Big City Moms and The Bump are hosting a huge honking Biggest Baby Shower Ever...