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Watch out Polly Pockets. You’ve got handmade competition.
If you've got a five-year-old daughter (or thereabouts) then you know the story well. Someone (*coughGrandmomcough*) buys her Polly Pockets and you end up spending most of your time searching for the ridiculously small shoes in your vacuum filter. So, I'm always on...
I holla for Soapwalla!
Writing for Cool Mom Picks is pretty much my dream job, and I get to review some truly amazing stuff. I can shout at the top of my lungs about how much I like a product, but the real test is this: Did I go back and buy more? When it comes to Soapwalla Kitchen, the...
Raising creative kids – here’s a hint: You’re not starting from scratch.
When my kids were young, the challenge for me wasn't trying to get them to be more creative. They had access to all my art supplies and were constantly creating all kinds of art creations. My issue was where to store and display, say, a four foot high, blue sculpture...
Meep meep meeeep (That’s robospeak for cool kids art)
All girls do not love ballerinas and all boys do not love cars. Totally get that. Even so, I do get that the vast majority of moms are looking for less traditionally feminine themes for their sons, and that the bunnies and lambs that look cute in a baby's room aren't...
Now this is my kind of egg decorating
After stumbling upon the Design Your Own eggheads felt book from Beeper BeBe, I'm on the verge of nixing the whole Easter basket thing and going with Easter presents instead. because really, when you add up the price (and let's face it, the play life) of all the...
Allergen-free Easter candy? Reader Q&A
Any ideas where I can find allergen-free Easter candy? Nearly everything I see is processed in a plant with peanuts so I'm looking for egg-free and peanut-free goodies. -Mary As the mom of a daughter allergic to milk, I share your concern since so much of the stuff on...
Let’s hear it for birthdays and the American Cancer Society!
We are always exceedingly grateful to all of our sponsors at Cool Mom Picks, big and small, because they are the ones who allow us to do what we do here. But there's one in particular that we want to give an extra-special shout-out to, because we so love everything...
Personalized baby gifts that will make you dance. Or jig.
We instantly fell in love with artist Alyssa Coberly's adorable personalized onesies a few years back, and it seems like her work, sort of like babies, just keeps getting cuter and cuter - which is why we included her exclusive gift set in our new Baby...
Get fabulous, one delightful cup of tea at a time
I've heard that there are some mythical women out there who are gorgeous, relaxed, happy, full of energy, with beautiful hair and nails, clear skin, and passionate sex lives. Oh, and who never have gas or constipation issues. If you are one of those women, you can...
Just because it’s a diaper bag doesn’t mean it can’t be grown up
Here's why I hate most diaper bags: So many of them are made with the baby in mind, not the mama. They have ducks or sailboats on them, and they don't have any place for your own gear. But Ellington's Hannah tote, that's different. It isn't necessarily a diaper bag;...
Peter Piper picked a peck of Pregnancy Pack pickles
Pregnant? You may not want to read this. Really. You might want to just step away from your computer. Because I'm about to write about pickles. And you know that as soon as you read about pickles, particularly these delectable artisan pickles from Rick's Picks, that...
Serve up this funny Passover book with a side of brisket
The concepts of freedom from slavery, plagues, and a 40-year exodus through the desert, may be just a tad advanced for most little kids celebrating Passover next week. But the idea of pitching in and helping others in something I hope is a fairly universal theme. In...
What makes these custom cards special is the person doing the customizing
The world of custom cards and invitations has really exploded. I've written about tons of great companies on Cool Mom Picks alone, so it's really exciting when one still makes me go "Oooh!" Mango Ink cards are beautifully designed and printed, and because you get to...
A book of one’s own
As a former buyer of books for a chain of toy stores, it's pretty much redundant for me to tell you that my children have amassed quite the library. But when you're five (or, say, twenty-nine-and-a-half years older than five), you can sometimes be a little possessive...
A good reason to Dwink up
I'm still not sure why parents with white couches and white carpets put juice boxes out at their children's parties except maybe, they like a challenge? A few years back we discovered the awesome Dwink Boxes which keep kids from squeezing the middles and forcing all...
A better way to put their heads on plates
Somehow I think my oft-repeated empty threat of serving my kids' heads on a plate might have carried even less weight if we had owned had these adorable It Looks Like Me! personalized plates from Olliegraphic. Choose hair, eye and skin color, hairstyle, and (of...
Why you shouldn’t miss Ponyo or Hayao Miyazaki’s other family classics
I get to the movie theater about once a year, so it's no surprise I totally missed Ponyo when it first came out. But ever since I heard the buzz around this animated film by Japan's Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli, I've been waiting not-so-patiently for the home...
Smite those locusts!
Passover isn't exactly the giftiest of holidays, although if you were invited to join us in devouring my mother's matzoh ball soup, you'd think that was gift enough. Still, I'm intrigued with this adorable little 10 Plagues Bowling Set which comes in its own little...
The little desk set that could. And will.
There isn't a single thing not to like about the functional design of these groovy desk/chair pairings from midesk, from their hand-crafted here in the USA wooden cut-outs to the non-toxic paints used to finish them. These desks are a marvel of storage -- the chairs...
And a very happy vernal equinox to you too
There were many moments over the past three months that I thought it would never happen but, at long last, spring is here. (Once again: SPRING IS HERE!)My girls and I celebrated yesterday with a trip to the small farmer's market in our neighborhood, oohing and ahhing...
Of finger foods, flip-tops, and fingernails
You know that whole "kill three birds with one stone" thing? Well, Zo-li, the small company offering safe, green solutions to parenting problems, has conveniently solved three of my biggest problems with one Fedex shipment.First of all, we have the Case of the...