More coolness from recent weeks…
The Clips To Match the Clothes to Match the Shoes
I've said before on these pages that I am lacking the crafty gene. And so thank goodness there are people out there who are making beautiful things for my children to wear--like mom and designer Kami Friday, who creates some of the coolest clips for kids at her shop,...
California Dreaming
Maybe because I've got an ex-boarder in the family, but I'm a sucker for skateboarding clothes on kids far more than other sports-inspired clothing. (Although props to bowling shirts - love you guys. Mwa.) I'm always on the lookout for suave options for future skate...
Circle Gets The Square
I always admire parents with a great eye - you know, the ones who enter the "my nursery is awesome and yours isn't" type of contests on AT: Nursery, and actually win. I think their kids are so lucky to get to grow up in such beautiful, artful spaces where...
Cool Mom Picks: The TV Show
While we haven't sold out to the Hollywood machine just yet (Watch out Harvey Weinstein, we're coming for you!) we are excited to tell you about the nine short Cool Mom Picks videos we taped for Alpha Mom TV launching this week.Catch editors Liz (pregnant) and Kristen...
BFF
Who slipped that new indie rock album into my car's CD player? Oh wait, that's no indie rock album, that's kids' music. From a duo called Ellen and Matt. Who knew?Their very enjoyable CD, Best Friends has been compared to songsters as diverse as the Pixies, the...
Slowly Back Away From the Pink
There's more to the color spectrum than pink and purple, but try telling that to a little girl. I've found they often need a little encouragement from fashion-forward parents in order to break away from those girly-girl trends--only to find out they can in fact be...
A Tee For Every IPod Category You’ve Got
It's getting to the point where ACDC toddler tees and Metallica onesies are so easy to find, if you're looking to stand out, you're going to have to reverse course. In other words, Barry Manilow duds. Liberace. Or how about Nelson? (That middle one was not entirely...
Rocket Dog, Burning Out His Fuse Out Here Alone
It might be harder to find cute boys clothes than cute girls clothes, but one place boys have it good is with room decor. J Austin Ryan is an online gallery featuring all kinds of original work from artist Marnie Vollenhals but it's her boys art that really makes an...
A doggie fashion do
Okay so you went and got that Nemo (or whatever) backpack for your daughter that she begged for - and now, only six minutes into the school year she's too old for it. How quickly they grow. And how taxing it can be on our wallets.A stylish and way affordable...
Onesies as Modern Art
When you see as many baby onesies as we do--and holy hell do we see a lot of baby onesies--it's exciting to stumble on the ones created by an artist experimenting with a different kind of canvas. That's how I feel about the ones from brand spankin' new shop, Born...
From Rock to Rattle
So what do you do when you're a cool, happening, Brooklyn gig poster designer and you find yourself about to have your first kid? Well you don't hit the mall for nursery posters, that's for sure; you make your own. Then you print some more so other people can buy...
Scribble Me This
If I have to draw one more cat or tree or apple on demand for my daughter, I think I might just lose it. Let's just say I'm best equipped for being the guesser at Pictionary. But thanks to Taro Gomi's amazing Scribbles: A Really Giant Coloring and Drawing Book, I've...
Watch out Dora, there’s a new girl in town
I must confess that without television, I wouldn't get to shower as often as I do. Or use the bathroom alone. Or check my email. But know this: I am very picky about what shows I play on continuous loop. So let me introduce you to our new friend Maggie, a welcome...
Skull Cap! Get it?
While the trendy kidswear motif of 2007 is undoubtedly birds for girls and skulls for boys, we think it's only fair that girls get a fair shot at wearing skulls too--a kinder, gentler skull. Behold the super awesome skull cap at our beloved Mahar Dry Goods. Once your...
Scary Hair!
I love Halloween, but the old school Halloween - the kind about ghosts and witches and carving pumpkins and bobbing for apples. Not the kind that gives ten year-olds an excuse to dress like Paris Hilton.So it's not suprising that I was instantly charmed by the ghost...
Calling All Earth Lovers
While we like to promote eco-conscious clothes and gear whenever we can, it's tough finding green-wear that's up to our standards. There's something about a "My parents recycle" toddler tee that just rubs me the wrong way. Or maybe it's the idea of a...
Silicone Isn’t Just For…Um, Binkies
As if plastic bibs aren't already nasty enough to clean after every meal, can you believe that they're now popping up on recall lists as well? While there's always the cloth alternative, the last thing I need is to triple my laundry load.So check out our new find,...
Oh Those Clever Dutch
I love poking around European kids shops because the sensibility is just a little...different than ours. Think fewer fire trucks appliqués, and more apples on stilts doing ballet while wearing French poodle masks. Or something like that. Zazou is a fabulous...
Oh Those Clever Dutch
I love poking around European kids shops because the sensibility is just a little...different than ours. Think fewer fire trucks appliqués, and more apples on stilts doing ballet while wearing French poodle masks. Or something like that. Zazou is a fabulous...
Warning: You Just May Die From the Cuteness
Moms of summer babies are lucky in that they don’t have to think about shoes. They can just leave those sweet, fat little tootsies bare for all the world to squeeze.
If You’re Happy and You Know it Have a Tea Party
Is it me or are there an inordinate number of dolls out there with oddly sultry, sexy, or just plain vacant looks on their faces? When my daughter takes the time to arrange her stuffed friends around the table for a tea party, I want those friends smiling back at her, dammit.