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The new mom’s workout video for workout video snobs
I'm sure you've noticed: Any physical activity is harder when you're carrying or wearing an infant. Despite this knowledge, I never did find a baby-and-me workout video I liked. Everything I've seen since my daughter was born four years ago looked...
babysusu – Boys Love Cashmere Too
My mother-in-law is always bugging me about what she should get my son. Sadly, my indecision has led to a showering of scary expensive outfits (emphasis on the scary part) that just end up collecting dust in his closet. So if you've got a grandmom...
Eat My Chalk Dust
We've been evangelists for room decor-by-decal (and decal and decal and decal and decal) from the beginning. Just search our site for "decal." There's lots. In part because we know that tastes change faster than you can say ooh, look at that nail hole in the wall, and...
Comic Book Fans, Start Your Appetites
When I got married (the first time... ahem), we received endless items from Crate and Barrel. And don't get me wrong, it's all very useful stuff, but... well... plain. Boring. So color me surprised to see that C&B's younger, hipper sibling, CB2, has spawned a trio...
Thank You Cards with Attitude
I had my fair share of hearty chuckles after discovering Motherhood with Attitude's hilarious greeting cards last year. So when co-owner Janalee Chmel clued me in to their new Thank You Card Box Set, it's no wonder I nearly peed my pants again. And not just...
Woolyhoodwinks – Very cute, very existential
While I may not always feel smartre enough for Sartre, The Woollyhoodwinks vs. the Dark Patch is one for this existentialist. With a mix of cute handmade sock-puppet-looking things (the aforementioned Woollyhoodwinks) and whimsical sentences that shock and please with...
The Great Hoodini
With fall rapidly approaching, I've been on the lookout for the perfect jacket for my toddler son. Since I live in the South, it can be hard to find a jacket that's light enough for our short fall season, but that's hearty enough to get us through our mostly mild...
Haba Biofino Play Food – Putting My Own Cooking to Shame
I won't be winning any cooking awards any time soon, but as far as the concoctions my daughter and son are creating in their play kitchen, courtesy of Haba's new Biofino line of cloth play food, they're on their way to winning Top Chef. Like everything I've ever seen...
Mama For Obama? Cool T-Shirts On Tap.
Cool Mom Picks takes no official position on the presidential candidates besides keeping our eyes out for the coolest tees of the season on both sides of the aisles. Apologies to the GOP readers amongst us, but I believe the winner goes to (ding ding ding) the funky...
The Ultimate Keepsake Baby Book – Before You’ve Even Filled In a Line
If you've been pining for the kind of baby book you might still pull off your mom or grandmother's shelves when you go for a visit, why I think we've actually found it. Mother Stork's Baby Book: 100th Anniversary Edition is a beautiful volume, harkening back to the...
One Good Egg
In my 20's, I'd go to a small dark club in Rhode Island to watch obscure indie rock bands play loud, jangly music. We were a fairly homogeneous group, save for one earplugged little girl of about 3 who would sit on her dad's shoulders and watch her mom play the...
What What? Monster Butt
I'm generally not so keen on clothes that emphasize a baby's already cute-as-it-is butt with ruffles and words like, um...juicy. But a monster -- like the one on Sckoon's Ha Ha Tee and Monkey Pant Set? Cripes, I can't think of anything more fittingly adorable for a...
Cool Mom Picks loves Parents Magazine
If you're one of the millions of moms who, like us, pass the time in the OB waiting room by flipping through Parents Magazine and then sneak it out in your bag (shhhhhh!), chances are you might have caught Cool Mom Picks co-founder and editor Liz Gumbinner...
Made in China? Absolutely.
When it comes to buying gifts for my friend's kids, I really try hard to find unique items that no one else would think of, but aren't so obscure that the poor kid has to ask his parents what the heck it is.Enter the Dumpling Dynasty Explorer Kit, one of a slew of...
iglooplay: Go Jump On The Furniture
Have you ever entered a room in which the kids have been playing (usually too quietly) only to find that they have rearranged all the couch and chair cushions so that they can walk (tumble, jump) around the entire room without stepping on the (enchanted quicksand)...
Yadda Yadda Yadda Blah Blah Blah
You wouldn't think a bunch of blabbermouths like our family would need help starting a conversation, but I've got to thank The Chatterbox for providing some welcome encouragement in that area. Instead of questions about obscure Baby Boomer-era trivia, the cards are...
A Parade of Organics
My favorite baby clothes were always the beefy cotton ones - just good, simple soft basics that felt cushy and cozy, that I knew wouldn't start to look worn or faded after a few weeks of the puke-wash-puke-wash cycle. Parade Organic's Pure Collection would have fit...
Can It, Kids
Despite my insistence that it would never happen, the toys have in fact eaten our living room whole. I evidently can't keep the toy animals and crayons and blocks and play silks restricted to the kids' room, so the least I an do is find some storage that works with...
Hint Water – Totally Indulgent and Yet Totally Calorie Free. Figure That One Out.
Have you tried Hint Water yet? You have to. You just totally have to. Take it from me, because I'm not a flavored water fan. Mostly I think water is pretty darn good, and it doesn't need a whole lot of flavoring. But Hint Water--all natural, no sweeteners, lots and...
Breathing New Life Into That Old Bjorn
Thanks to Cool Mom Picks, I've expanded my babywearing horizons to include wraps and slings, but I can never abandon my beloved Swedish front carrier standby, no matter how much drool coats its surface. However thanks to My Little Roo, I can dress up my old standby in...
Mrs. Moon Lullabies for Bedtime. And Crafters.
I have yet to figure out why for most lullaby books, the illustrations seem to be an afterthought. I suppose the justification is that if the words are effective enough, the kids eyes will be shut? Or something. Not so Clare Beaton's Mrs. Moon: Lullabies for Bedtime....