More coolness from recent weeks…
A New Bugaboo for 1/10th the Price
Okay so I admit to a little stroller remorse with my Bugaboo. Not that I don't love it (I really, really love it) but I'm getting a little tired of the red after three years. Which is also why it's a good thing that I never got a tattoo. But wait, maybe I can...
What’s In a Name?
Our friends at Sk*rt, soon to be known The Website Formerly Known as Sk*rt, are in a bit of a pickle. It seems they want a new name, stat. We suggested Pilot Inspektor but rats, it was already taken. Maybe you have a better idea? Head to their What's In a Name contest...
An Organic Carrier With the Soul of a Backpack
Back when I was carrying my babies around, if you wanted an earth-friendly choice you could've gotten a really ugly hemp sling. If you wanted something earth-friendly in a structured carrier, well, you were completely out of luck. Today's green moms have it easy...
A Silver Cross stroller we B-listers can afford too
When I had the chance to try out the new Silver Cross stroller, the Dazzle, I jumped at it. This is the stroller brand ("pram" if you're fancy) favored by the likes of Jennifer Garner, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Lopez...you might have heard of a couple of...
Laying Down Roots for Mother’s Day
Not every mama wants something on Mother's Day. Plenty of mamas are very happy with just a phone call, a handmade card or a contribution in her name to a decent cause. For that latter group, TreePeople is a great dot-org that does some good in the actual US of A.Since...
Simple words. Simple necklace.
While I'm definitely a sucker for jewelry with lots of bells and whistles (okay, diamonds too), I was surprisingly taken with the simplicity of the concentric circles necklace by Lisa Leonard.The smooth sterling circles hung from a dainty ball bearing...
Feeling Glam in L&D. If That’s Even Possible.
In the final weeks of my pregnancies, I was alphabetizing my CDs, scrubbing out the kitchen cabinets, and laundering everything in sight. I most certainly was not thinking about packing my hospital bag. If I'd known about the ready-packed Mom to Be Bags from new shop...
A Baby Blanket Just for Their Heads
I confess, I'm one of those "crazy" moms who's taken all three of my newborns out and about right away. If they can come home from the hospital, then they can come to the grocery store, the mall, and the park too. I refuse to be stuck with cabin fever,...
Go Ask Alice When She’s 10 Feet Tall
I've always had a thing for Lewis Carrol but most of the Alice prints that would be cute for a little girl's room have a 19th century feel that doesn't jibe with my modern decor. Then I came across the Tea With White Rabbits print from artist (and mom of two) Lindsay...
International Man-Child of Mystery
My daughter regularly has twice as much in her closet as her brother does. But shopping for a boy doesn't have to be boring anymore, as CMP is constantly assuring you. One more example: mom-run Ochanga, which features boys-only hip international fashions that can hold...
Baby Shower Invitations That Come With a Makeover
I was That Person who spent like six hours online creating my Simpsons avatar. (Yeah, so I'm a 14 year old boy at heart. Gotta problem with that?) Needless to say I got completely sucked into playing around on the Pose Prints website, which lets you do that very thing...
Kitsch me like you mean it
I have a thing for chunky, loud, way-too-full charm bracelets, ever since I inherited one from my super cool Great Aunt Bea. Along those lines, the baby-themed vintage-style charm bracelet from artist Crystal Rendon that we spotted at The Baby Gardner. This is...
Give a Mom a Table Saw and Look at What You Get
When both Liz and I were searching for a toy chest for our homes last year, we each ran immediately to Mod Mom Furniture. If that doesn't tell you something (other than the fact that we have similar taste in toy chests), then see for yourself how amazing...
Even Vegans Carry iPods
I'm a podcaster for God's sake and I still do not own an iPod. Even my husband, a certified iPod hater, thinks it's nuts, so much so that he's getting me one for Mother's Day. At least that's what he's threatening to do. But since iPods aren't exactly the...
Cool Mom Picks loves San Francisco!
A big welcome to all of our new San Francisco area readers who caught us on ABC's The View From the Bay Thursday showcasing some of our favorite Mother's Day gift ideas.If you missed it, you can catch the segment here. If you're looking for info on these gift...
LA Humor: Beyond Plastic Surgery Jokes
If you have spent any time on the West Side of LA, you will get a chuckle out of the new kids clothing line Rabbit Kinney. (For the rest of you, there's a hot drag near Venice Beach called Abbot Kinney Boulevard named for the area's founder. See? Now we're all in this...
Hooded animal towels, and they aren’t even scary!
I decided early on in my parenting career to eschew hooded towels with larger-than-life animal heads on top, simply because all the ones I saw scared me. If some humongo, limp-necked terry cloth duck head with threads hanging off the misshapen mouth was freaking me...
For Families Really Really REALLY Into Tattoos
My daughter has reached that very important milestone in a child's life: Adoration of temporary tattoos. And spare me the anti-hipster parent eyeroll please--I remember liking them in Cracker Jack boxes back in the day myself. But they've definitely hit a new level in...
Your Child 2003-2008: An Artistic Retrospective
I seriously underestimated the constant flow of paper coming into our house once my daughter started kindergarten--teacher notes, newsletters, progress reports, to say nothing of her artwork. I know I have to pick and choose among the art projects to display, but how...
Cool Mom Picks and The View From the Bay
Hey, Bay Area CMP readers - got anything to do at 3PM PST today? Well stick the kids in front of the computer with a DVD so you can tune in to watch co-editors Kristen and Liz live today on ABC's The View From the Bay or watch it streaming online if you're in any...
Handmade Dolls for Your Little Doll
Until I got involved with CMP, I confess that I had no idea there were so many wonderful handmade dolls out there. I assumed that you either had a crafty grandma in the family, or your children were pretty much stuck with whatever was on the toy store shelves.Well...