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More Boo-Boos, Please
Sometimes I am scared to use boo-boo panaceas for fear that my children will think them the only thing that can heal. The last thing you want is to be caught at the playground without a "magic Band Aid" to calm your hysterical child. Even so, my daughter has...
Paper Shouts: Not So Much Shouting. Which Is Nice.
I'm one of those few new mothers who actually enjoys writing thank you notes. Even if I thank you in person for your lovely and thoughtful gift, be assured that I will break out a box of fabulous cards to thank you in writing as well. My latest find in the custom card...
Junking Junk Mail
Recently we reviewed Catalog Choice which I continue to love (love! love!) but recently I've been turned onto a similar service to help cut down on junk mail: Green Dimes. Any service that guarantees to get rid of 90% of all your unwanted solicitations--not just...
Dinosaurs Are Our Friends
I'm more than happy to oblige my daughter's new dinosaur obsession, that is if I could find a cool shirt that doesn't display a mean, scary T-Rex.I'm prefering Hildegard, my new favorite bike-riding dinosaur from parent-run label Playground Partisans, and quite...
So the Girls, They Like to Twirl
The notion of a dress "that twirls" used to seem kind of foo-foo to me until I thought back to my own childhood and my many hours simply spent spinning. I was like that kid in Parenthood who just spun until I fell down for fun, while other kids were doing...
Presenting the Ultimate Mother’s Day Shopping Guide. (If We Do Say So Ourselves.)
Today is April 11. Which in most parts of the country doesn't mean a whole lot. (Except for you, Joss Stone - happy birthday!) But around CMP it means it's exactly one month until Mother's Day, a perfect time to launch our second annual Mother's Day Gift Guide. This...
Forget Duckies, Have the Only Baby With a Sea Urchin On Her Chest
One of our fave T-shirt discoveries last year were the bold alphabet toddler tees from BioME5 featuring alligators, bears and camels that actually look like alligators, bears and camels. And not some lame cartoon rendition. Seriously, I'm a little scared of the...
Foot Fungus: The Good Kind
We realize that baby booties are a frivolous purchase for a cute little lump who doesn't do much more than poop and sleep (or if you're my kids, not sleep). So that's why you don't buy them for your own baby. You get other people to get them for you.Moving...
Too Much…Magic Bus
Brooklyn parents have surely overheard other moms in the supermarket or the corner diner saying, "Oh we signed up for Kevin...he's the best." They're talking about Kevin Meeker, who teaches one of the more popular Music for Aardvark classes in the hood. For...
The Pigeon Wants 1. A Puppy, 2. To Take Over Story Hour Completely
I am such a crazy Mo Willems stalker-fan that when I heard I missed meeting him at Toy Fair this year by about 30 seconds I nearly cried. His collection of children's books are this generation's Dr. Seuss or Curious George. Willems' newest release in the...
Heather Moore is for lovers. Of mothers.
A reader recently turned us on to Heather B. Moore Jewelry and now, well, we're turned on. What can I say, awesome, expensive custom baubles make me hot. (Hint to the sigOth.)I think any of this talented artist's (blown glass, painting, photography, metal work) custom...
DIY Baby Announcements That You Won’t Regret Having DIY’d
Self-serve baby announcements that you create on the computer aren't necessarily my thing. Although I appreciate the cost savings (particular for children number two through 17) I am always squidgy about the quality of those things, to say nothing of the banal...
Thomas Paul: From Wallpaper of the Rich and Famous to the Pencil Holders of the Cluttered and Not-So-Famous
With Mother's Day on the horizon, there is definitely one gift you do not need and that's a World's Greatest Mom mouse pad. Or pencil holder. Or stationery. Not that you wouldn't love it and cherish it with every fiber of your being, of course. But with accessory...
Jewelry for Mothers Day? Yes, please.
Mother's Day is coming, and once again you're thinking "Wouldn't it be nice to have a piece of mother's jewelry?" and in the next breath, "Too bad I sort of hate mother's jewelry." I've been there. And until I received a gorgeous gold Nashelle...
Why Is This Finger Puppet Different From All Other Finger Puppets?
For those of you who have searched high and low to find a finger puppet in the shape of a piece of matzoh, you are in luck, for we have found that very thing in the set of plush 4 Questions Finger Puppets. The matzoh joins reversible friends Reclining Chair, Radish,...
Let the Mommy Cards Do the Talking
Who among us hasn't scribbled her digits on a gum wrapper at the park? I have, and ended up handing off my work business card just a few weeks ago when I met a new mom/daughter pair at the children’s museum. Do I really want my new friend to call me at the...
I Like Zutano in the Springtime
One of the perks of editing Cool Mom Picks is that I get to run around trade shows with a press pass acting all important (ha) while checking out the cute designer kids clothes that won't be out for another six months. One of the frustrating things about it: The cute...
Q, R, S, Tween
Since we focus mainly on the under 6 set here at Cool Mom Picks, we realize that leaves a bunch of extremely cool mamas out. Truth is, most of the super indie and handmade items we find are for kids still needing their butts wiped. But when we come across a great pick...
Car Seat Covers That Even Your Kid (Who Just Peed On It) Could Put On
I'm all for car seat covers, but my measure of their usefulness has to do with whether they are actually easier to install than the car seat. Thank you, Traffic Glam, both for getting into my head and making a cover that does not require a master's degree to use.With...
Amy Tavern: necklaces in waiting
Just because I have to keep some of the pieces in my jewelry box away from Mr. Destructo, my 14 month-old, it doesn't mean I can't add to my collection with the understanding that soon he'll outgrow his shiny thing-grabbing stage. Next on my list is this gorgeous...
Bringing Bamboo to the Bath
Moms with an eye towards organics know that sustainable bamboo is popping up everywhere for babies these days from towels to tees. In fact it's hard to believe we hadn't come across the naturally hypo-allergenic and anti-bacterial ingredient in bath products until now...