More coolness from recent weeks…
If you didn’t want to eat up your kids before, these clothes may very well inspire you to.
The new spring 2010 line from Masala Baby is fusion at its finest. A little bit of the New York urban vibe mixed with a lot of Indian spiciness and tradition. Blended together, they create one of the coolest kids clothing collections I've ever feasted my eyes upon....
Atlantis Resort Bahamas – Disney meets Vegas meets pruney fingers
All things being equal, I will admit I enjoy reviewing warm beachy family resorts more than, say, iPhone apps. So when I had the opportunity to check out the new Kids Club at the Atlantis Resort Bahamas last week on a press trip with my four year-old daughter -- and...
Plush explorer friends, beyond Dora
We love wooden toys, but let's face it, there's often more room in our kids' hearts (and hands) for those that are cuddly, plush and less likely to leave a mark when you fall asleep on top of one. Evidently the eco-minded designers of Noferin agreed, and adapted their...
The baby bibs for full contact eaters
The more time I spend around other people's babies, the more I realize how lucky I was that my own weren't the types to end up with more peas on their bodies than in their mouths at meal time. For those kids who like to get a little more Jackson Pollock with their...
Love notes you’ll love
Are you stuck in a never-ending search for Valentine's Day cards that don't embarrass you to send to anyone over the age of five? Let's just say glossy, cheap, mass produced images of kittens tangled in yarn don't always convey the message for...
Baby thigh highs. For real.
So when I first saw the email from Jennifer Dutcher asking us to check out her new business called Rock-a-thigh Baby, I admit to having visions of baby high heels and feather boas. On the contrary, this mom of four has created a pretty cool baby legwarmer and tights...
Many ways to say I love you. All of them sterling.
After yet another visit to the Beehive Co-op in Atlanta, Kristen ran home to tell me about some great new finds, and I'm starting to get jealous that the one in New York is up in Westchester and not in the city. Or better, Brooklyn. Right on my block.I was really...
A Ray of sunshine in nursery decor.
I hate my hand-me-down crib with the passion of a thousand fiery suns, which is why it's in pieces in the attic while my kid sleeps in an old pack-and-play the color of used hospital scrubs. In my dreams, I've got something from Muu Furniture - I'm thinking white with...
Rolling out the big American welcome mat for Tommee Tippee
Expat mums in the US or those just enamored (or enamoured?) of European baby products will be delighted to know that Tommee Tippee, Britain's #1 megabrand of sippies and bottles is about to flood American malls - or at least those with a Toys R Us in them. It's nice...
Three cheers for the Etsy & Cool Mom Picks Valentine’s Day contest winners!
After much, much deliberation, we are soooo pleased to announce the winners of our first Valentine's Day color-your-own card contest with our friends at Etsy. We scoured through your amazing entries and picked our 12--yep, we just couldn't do 9!--favorites, based on...
Looking to jazz up your kid’s room? Put a sock (monkey) in it
I've had a thing for sock monkeys ever since my mother-in-law gave me the one she'd made for my husband when he was a baby. They're some kind of magical combination of goofy, cheerful cuddliness and retro-chic all in one. I always figured I'd try to make one for my...
See Jane get totally organized for her next trip
If you're planning a trip to California, New York, or Chicago in the near future, See Jane Fly is ready to offer you a customized travel guide to help you plan. But regardless of where you're headed, peep their latest free perk: The See Jane Fly Toolbox, which is...
Bringing back the lost art of potholder weaving. One bored kid at a time.
I know you totally made little woven potholders when you were a kid. Or maybe you didn't. But I did. And loved it. so I loved discovering that Blueberry Forest Toys sells inexpensive potholder looms that look remarkably similar to the one I used to use.Perhaps it's...
Now Alice is right on your iPhone
We were so smitten with the cheeky online shopping helper Alice when it first debuted, we're now thrilled to find that we can take Alice everywhere, via their brand new iPhone App. It's all the same things we love about the original--shopping reminders, 50 daily...
Gift for a pregnant friend on bedrest? Reader Q&A
My friend is currently 26 weeks pregnant with her second daughter. Unfortunately, like her first pregnancy, she has been checked into the hospital for bed rest and will stay until the end of her pregnancy. Although she has books and crafts, the boredom and depression...
Fruit on hand that makes it into their mouths
I once packed the same apple in my son's lunch for an entire week. Every afternoon it was still there, and he'd promise to eat it the next day, and then he'd bring it home again. And it's not even that he doesn't like apples, but as he says, it's "complicated" to eat...
Helping Haiti, one shirt at a time
We've been blown away by the number of companies, big and small, that are donating 10%, 20%, or even more of their sales to help the people of Haiti. But when Threadless announced they were donating 100% of the proceeds, up to $100,000, from the sale of a...
I gave my heart to Lil Scribblers
With three kids who keep having birthdays, I feel like I'm forever on the lookout for cool, affordable party favors that won't end up immediately in the trash which is why when I saw the assortment of Lil Scribblers' chunky crayons by Philly's Lil Boo & Co., I...
When you research enough to give the very best
I like giving the best gift at the baby shower. Call me competitive, but I just feel that as a mom of two young kids that I should be better equipped to pick out the perfect gift than Great-Aunt Mary who still thinks the baby should be sleeping on her stomach and has...
Pepsi wants to give you their Superbowl commercial money
As a former ad agency madman, I fully admit that I watch the Superbowl for the commercials. And to consume unhealthy snacks. But this year, it isn't the little 30-second snippets that have me excited, it's Pepsi's decision to break a 23-year Superbowl streak, take...
Some British oi and American folk helps us Rise and Shine
I require a vat of coffee and some peppy tunes to get me going in the morning, and my kids are turning out to be just like me, minus the java infusion. The aptly named Rise and Shine kids' music album by Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke has the kind of jumpy beat,...