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RunPee – So pregnant women will never miss the good parts again
I'm pretty sure my pregnant bladder had a mind of its own, ensuring that I would have to run to the bathroom at all the most inopportune times. You know, like immediately after you pass a rest stop on the highway, just when you fall asleep, and right at the good part...
Toy and product recalls – Yep, they’re still out there.
While 2009 hasn't quite turned out to be the Year of the Recall the same way it was in 2007, we still like the the idea of an easy way to check for safety recalls of children's toys and other products. In fact, the Babysitter Balance from Baby Bjorn (shown), a...
These ain’t your mama’s nursery rhyme illustrations
There's a place for tradition, and there's a place for innovation, and there is a place for both side by side. Sub-Studio design's new nursery rhyme prints are a perfect combination of age-old nursery rhymes from past generations and a bold mid-century illustration...
The waste-free lunch kit with something for everyone
The day I realized how many plastic baggies I was using in my kids' lunches each week was the day I began trying every sort of reusable container and wrap out there. Nowadays the kids take a cobbled-together assortment of reusables in their lunch bags, but the Kids...
In the pink
There aren't too many pink posters I'd hang in my daughters' post-feminist non-pink bedroom, but artist and graphic designer Robin Rosenthal's counting bird poster would easily make the cut. When we first found her original counting birds poster two years ago, we fell...
Learning disguised as catchy pop songs, cool characters, and charming illustrations.
We don't own a lot of kids' DVDs in my house, primarily since it's so hard to know if we will get our money's worth or they will be watched twice before my daughter gets bored and just wants to throw the disk around. But one completely worthwhile standby has been our...
Favorite baby carrier? Reader Q&A
I emailed a few months ago asking what your favorite baby carrier was and your reply was The Rockin Baby Sling, which I ordered and love. I am now looking for an Ergo/Beco type carrier. Do you prefer one over the other or is there another brand you love?...
Let them wheat-free eat cake
Since giving up wheat, there are a few foods I no longer miss, and others I dream about regularly. One of the items I've fantasize about binging on is chocolate chip cookies. I'd just not found a suitable replacement without the gluten.So I was excited to try the new...
Diaper bags that look like nothing of the sort. Which seems to be the point these days.
It's hard to believe a few short years ago, a diaper bag looked like (gasp) a diaper bag. Today, diaper bags are allowed to look like clutches, like hobo bags, like totes - pretty much anything besides something actually designed to help you manage the intestinal...
Snug as a pea in a pod. Or at least in a baby sleep sack.
While I can't say that sleep sacks miraculously kept my kids from waking up, they at least kept me from needlessly running to their cribs to cover them up or untangle them from their web of blankets. It's a great practical gift for new moms, but it seems as though...
Why settle for a mere octopus, when you can make a Socktopus
I just do not have that kind of creativity it would entail to look at a traditional sock monkey and think, Hmm, I bet I could improve on that. But that's what CMP fave Clarity Miller did when she turned one into a Socktopus. It's virtually the same, only with 8 more...
World’s best pillow fight pillows (sound effects included)
For years, I dreamt about a playroom -- a place (that wasn't my living room) where my boys could make a mess with their superhero toys and have pillow fights and stand on the furniture without making me insane. Now that we have a playroom, I'm constantly on the...
You know those professional baby photos you had taken? Might want to actually hang them some time.
I'm on a bit of a framing kick lately; instead of buying new artwork we're trying to make use of the photos and odd bits of ephemera we have around to liven up some of the blank walls. So when I discovered the gorgeous handmade frames from O'Brien & Schridde...
A fashion fix fit for flats
I have jeans for flats and jeans for heels, but every now and then, a denim emergency does occur. Like, the flat-length jeans are dirty and I need to get the kids from school right now and I'm sure as heck not putting on heels for the carpool lane.Bristols 6 brings a...
Off to BlogHer
Today, we're off to Chicago for the annual BlogHer conference, and by we, we mean Kristen, Liz, and darn near all of our contributors. (Julie and Carrie and Betsy will be sorely missed.) If you're headed there yourself, please make sure you say hi. Surely it...
Come on over to my pad
The cult favorite Patemm pad was one of the first products we ever featured on Cool Mom Picks, back when we all had one kid a piece and were astonishingly better rested. Since then, we've added to our own broods while Pattem has extended their line of super smart...
Even pilots need to wash their hands
Just when I thought I could get away with absolutely nothing plane related in at least one room in my house, I happen upon the new acrobatic airplane hand towels exclusively at Mahar Drygoods. Granted, I don't necessarily need to buy them, but they're actually a great...
It’s a mod mod mod mod alphabet
Just when I thought nothing else could be done with the alphabet, I discover the swanky alphabet prints from Paperfingers and my mind is instantly changed.Each print features a letter and corresponding word along with a fantastic graphic representation, making for a...
Tooth fairy pillows get a sweet update
Since turning five and seeing all her similarly aged friends losing teeth, my daughter has become obsessed with the tooth fairy. And while I love all the fantastic tooth fairy pillows we've found here at Cool Mom Picks, I don't think I can bring myself to add another...
Wholesome cookie goodness from…Pillsbury? – Big brands doing cool things
We are supremely loving this trend in which major food manufacturers are paring down the ingredient lists, taking out the high fructose corn syrup and transfats and artificial flavors and getting back to actually feeding us...food. Next up, Pillsbury (yes, Pillsbury)...
Silhouette portraits more 2009 than 1909
My refrigerator is a time capsule of my son's life to date, covered with school pictures that show how much he's changed over the years. Especially the awkward ones. Unfortunately, each one is pretty much a glorified mug shot, only with a soft-focus forest in...