More coolness from recent weeks…
Adventure, True Love and Seafood
We hosted 16 relatives (seven in our house) over the long Thanksgiving weekend. My job, besides cooking some stuff, was to read to the four little children in my daughter's room each night before bed. And each night we read The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale...
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Plain [organic] jane
It's no trouble finding a range of organic onesies bedecked with humorous sayings and adorable designs these days. But I'm a fan of the solid, slogan-free organic play clothes as well, which can be a little harder to track down unless you're a big fan of oatmeal and...
Rosy cheeks and everything
I wrestle with the idea of what to get my two-month old daughter for Christmas, because well, she's two-months and what the heck does she care about what's sitting under the tree for her, right? But then I have to wonder if it'll come back to bite me in the butt down...
Oh the weather outside is frightful
I've not yet met a mom who loves stuffing he baby in some sort of hot, fuzzy baby bunting for a trip outside in the cold. Well, all that's about to change thanks to Kate Quinn Organics' baby bunting, found at Portland shop Little Urbanites.Made from soft sherpa and...
Calendar girl
I'm a minimalist where it comes to calendars. I know some moms live and die by their beloved organizers, but give me a compact monthly view calendar at my fingertips and I'm set.The 18-month Mouse Pad calendar from Ann Kelle Designs is perfect for me. ...
Warm as a lamb. Under a blanket. Next to a heat lamp. In Cancun.
I often have feelings of envy as I push my 19 month-old in her stroller on cold days, thinking it would be nice if it were she pushing me around town instead. Eh, I guess there's plenty of time for that when I'm 80.Now I'm feeling doubly jealous, since giving the Warm...
So that’s what all those blank walls in the nursery are for
If you're a sleek-lines-and-minimal-fluff sort of a mom, you'll want to check out Nashville artist Michalle Sessions' gorgeously simplistic prints for your progeny's room via her shop, LJ Ink. From the red-sock-wearing giraffe and monkey in the "Sock It to Me"...
My little kittens have lost their mittens
It is four days before the official start of winter and we are already down one scarf, 1 1/2 pairs of gloves, and two hats. Some of them mine. While I'm reluctant to shell out big bucks on replacing them, I'm sort of having trouble resisting the warm, wooly ruffle...
Oi! Christmas!
Eight days to go until Christmas and I'm already tired of the same six holiday tunes that seem to be in rotation in every store, taxi, and coffee shop in NY. If you're looking for a slightly more irreverent alternative, check out the virtual Punk Rock Advent Calendar...
Let’s face it, a man’s first true love is meat
If you are still looking for a last minute gift for that hot, carnivorous man in your life, we have found the very thing: The men's Meat Tees from Brooklyn's Wooster Street Meats. These shirts are emblazoned with your man's (or your kid's) favorite part of his...
Attention procrastinators, there’s still time to make Christmas cards
Shameless holiday card procrastinator #87146B here, hanging head low and admitting that I have not yet picked out our family's holiday cards. Most likely we'll do what I generally do, which is send out New Year's cards instead. But for you Christmas card purists,...
O Christmas Tree (candle), O Christmas Tree (candle)
We're at the moment in the holiday season when I realize I need gifts for all those other deserving people in our lives: teachers, dance instructors, party hosts, house cleaners, the personal chef (ha! kidding!). To the rescue: the clean-looking Uni Tree Candle. Made...
An appealing alternative to the singing reindeer doll
I know there are some of you out there still looking for one special Christmas gift for some lucky little girl--and only because I count myself among you. Well fear not, because at etsy shop Little Big Pants, artist Terra Krebbs' lovely Audrey doll is now available in...
Fairy Tree House, actual size. Or so I’m told.
I do recognize that some girls on my list are all into fairies and tutus and princess tiaras, but I am still having trouble just giving in and buying some crappy marabou slippers or Cinderella wand. So I am so excited to have discovered the brand new Fairy Tree House...
Drawing a blank
Sometimes the gift of nothing is the best gift of all. I flipped when I saw these Blank Board Books at Romp, because they give kids a blank canvas in which to make their very own literary masterpieces.The square books are made of six durable boards, plus the front and...
Luxe baby towels without the luxe prices
If there's anything I wish I had about 400 more of, it would have to be baby towels. Or at least ones that you can't see through after a few washings. So that's why I was happy to discover the gorgeous--and reasonably priced--Beeby towels at mom-owned boutique Cutie...
Rock Star Baby Organic Shampoo: Two, two, two trends in one
When we first started Cool Mom Picks, there was definitely a wave of rock 'n roll themed stuff for kids. This year, it was all about organics. So it was only a matter of time before it all came together into some sort of cool, organic, rocking...something or other....
Save Handmade!
We've received an incredible outpouring of support on our recent post about the new CPSC Safety Improvement Act that is jeopardizing the livelihoods of the small businesses and artisans that we love. So what did we do? We created our own Save Handmade! resource page...
Why I love Pete’s white shoes
Instead of coughing up fur balls and sleeping, Pete the Cat goes out for a leisurely stroll in his spanking new white shoes. I can't even imagine trying to get shoes onto my cat, never mind how miffed she'd be if she stepped into some of the things Pete does. But,...
Return of the puffy coat
So of course we're the idiots who leave our kids' winter jackets on the plane just before returning to the coldest day of the season so far. Yippee! Unfortunately the terrifying selection of heinously ugly coats left at the nearest department store wasn't working out...
Something for those poor new babies who will always get the combined birthday/holiday gift the rest of their lives.
If you're like me, your baby will be sitting up quite nicely by the time the birth announcements go out. In fact, you might think to yourself, I have to do holiday cards anyway, why not just wait?Why not, indeed?You can do it all this holiday season with magnetic...