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Gotta Get a Dwell
A reader recently emailed asking about cool toiletry cases for kids. My answer was that most of them are pretty lame, and you're better off sticking with something basic from your local CVS. (Not that he knows it though - my email bounced back twice. Grrr...)But that...
Mr. Destructo
If there's one huge difference between my son and my daughter, other than the obvious, of course, it's that my son has a penchant for total destruction unlike anything I've ever seen. And so what's more perfect than this Robot Destroyer tee from mom-owned...
Keeping Clips From Getting Clipped
No one tells you when you start buying cute hair clips for your daughter--probably long before she'll even keep them in her hair for more than two seconds--that you might want to consider some way to put them away properly each night. As in, not a pile on the changing...
Little Details Making a Big Difference
My husband decided to invite a few more people than I had intended (um, that would be none) to my son's first birthday celebration. Instead of freaking out and slapping together some terrible goody bag, the personalized favor tags from Cocoblu Studio turned...
Little Love Monkeys
I know a few moms who think that Valentine's day is strictly for adult-sized people. But knowing how much my toddler adores holidays, there's no way I could leave her out entirely while her dad and I pop the Moet and scarf down truffles. If you've got a pint-size...
The Eco Nursery is Here and It’s Not Crunchy At All
When I hear that baby furniture is eco-conscious, I admit the first image that comes to mind is some unfinished knotty pine something or other that would look more at home in a hunting lodge than a modern nursery. But then I got an early look at the new offerings from...
The Friendly Skies Just Got Friendlier
I've just returned from our first ever overseas trip with two children in tow. Thankfully (seriously, thank you powers-that-be) they were both exemplary travelers. While I'd like to think that my stellar parenting skills are entirely responsible, I have to throw a hat...
One Sling Fits All
With all the love that I have professed for the pouch sling, it definitely has one downside: It's made to fit you and only you, which isn't so great when it's your spouse's turn to take the sleepy baby off your hands. So I was definitely intrigued by the Baby...
The One Time the Babies Kiss the Candidate
Given the wide range of Presidential candidates still in the running this year, why not add one more? I love the Me for President layered tee from Wrybaby's limited edition political collection. Depending on your perspective, the tee or bib are either a vote of...
Sing Your Math
One of my few claims to fame is that I can sing the twelve cranial nerves to the tune of My Favorite Things. Hey, it got me an A in anatomy and physiology. Chances are, you've used music to try to remember things too. Um. Like the alphabet? So you can't knock teacher...
Armored & Dangerous
I cannot tell you how glad I am to be out of the spitty drooly baby stage. Or maybe I should say my shirts are glad. Even with the loads of burp cloths I collected over almost four years of parenting, I still ended up with cruddy spit-up on my...
Obama? Hillary? Duck?
I admit that my eyes have been glued to the Presidential debates and caucuses, much to the chagrin of my Noggin-addicted three-year-old. So instead of fighting about when she gets to watch the Backyardigans next, I'm going to get her fired up about a better show:...
Show the Love All Year Long
We're certainly not anti-Valentine's Day here at Cool Mom Picks; I mean what crazy person is going to turn down an excuse to eat chocolates and get flowers? But we like to think that if you're going to stock up on holiday-type stuff for your kiddo,...
Not Your Ordinary Mortal Alphabet Book
I've been calling my daughter Wonderbaby for, like, forever. She's always seemed the type of child - even when she was only days old - who might just take off at any moment and leap tall buildings in a single bound. So when a dear friend sent me The Adventures Of...
That’s Kangaroo Rat to You
With the gaggles of educational animal shows and books out there, the cows, chickens, and puppy dogs of my childhood have been replaced with orangutans, meerkats, and my daughter's current favorite, chinchillas. When not just any old farm animal shirt...
Stick It To The Kids
When I sent my older daughter off to day care, I scrawled her initials on masking tape and stuck these makeshift labels haphazardly on her bottles, thinking that ought to suffice. Oh, how wrong I was. Some of her things never made it home, and those that did were...
Enviro+Chic
These days, you can't throw a virtual stone without hitting a new environmentally conscious boutique. As we can attest, not all are created equal. Note to boutique owners: Just because it's got hemp in it doesn't mean I want my kid wearing it. On the other hand, Hazel...
Child Development Expert? Yeah, Me Neither.
As much as I would like to believe I'm an expert on my own child, I've been known on occasion to bring home a book before realizing that yeah, maybe she's not quite ready for the whole "and then Bambi's mother dies" thing. Now Savvy Source is helping me out...
You’re So Green and You Don’t Even Know It
In trying my hand at a new greener lifestyle, I have to say it definitely takes effort. But this Re-Run Bag from the Fleurville diaper bag empire spotted at fantastic green boutique Generation Orange, requires nothing but the ability to sling it right over your...
Pulp Non-Fiction
You'd think it would be easy to shop for a newly pregnant woman, but it's harder than it seems. Especially if you don't know whether the mama-to-be would prefer a pedicure or that everyone just leave her alone and stop touching her, dammit! Pulp Factory Calendars may...
Sleeping More Beautifully
It seems that while baby blankets are bequeathed to new moms in abundance, quilts and toddler pillows are overlooked. Blink your eyes and your infant is now a kid whose cold feet are sticking out from under that baby blanket.That's when you turn to Jesseca Bellemare,...