Costa Rica’s Peninsula Papagayo – Undiscovered paradise for families

by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel

The idea of a family beach vacation usually conjures up images of crowded beaches, a muddy ocean, and food I will wish I hadn’t eaten. Doesn’t really sound like a vacation to me. So when Four Seasons Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo invited Cool Mom Picks...

3 amazing new family friendly CDs, just in time for summer road trips

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

What would summer be without kids music to keep you busy on those long road trips–one we hope includes no traffic jams, dirty rest areas or too many Are we there yet’s. Before you pack up the vehicle, check out this trio of great CD’s that...

Bugaboo Donkey double stroller review: The ultimate mommy status symbol has arrived

by Melissa | Baby

Dear reader, I jumped for joy at the opportunity to test drive the hot-off-the-presses Bugaboo Donkey for you all. (Right. For you.) It is the most talked-about stroller I’ve ever seen, and I had been ogling it online ever since I first heard about it last fall....

Turn up the design factor at home with Fab

by Susan | Uncategorized

As a design junkie, imagine my delight at learning that Fab.com, a new flash-sale site featuring daily design deals, just launched today. Fab is a carefully curated collection of all the coolest stuff, for your home and your life, all at seriously great discounts....

It’s a toddler’s world after all

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

I’ve read enough expert-y books about how to deal with toddlers to know that the only way to really remain sane through those challenging years is to laugh it off.  And that’s exactly what this new hilarious book had me doing. The World According to...

Father’s Day Gifts – Custom gifts for the dad who likes things his way

by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts

The great thing about planning your Father’s Day gifts ahead, is that you have a lot more options. Like some really incredible custom gifts. In our world, customization doesn’t mean a mug with DAD on it. If you want something really cool, just the way you...

The perfect vase to showcase your May flowers

by Stephanie Mayers | Living

Etsy artist Cara Taylor of Northampton, Mass makes charming and simple ceramic pieces inspired by what she likes as part of her own everyday life– and apparently we have something in common. Coffee and flowers, meet your mugs and vases. I am so digging the...

Cinderella Ate My Daughter – so what are we going to do about it?

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults

If you have daughters, if you know daughters, if you have ever bought a single Disney Princess gift for someone else’s daughters, you simply must read Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. (Quick! Before you...

My Blue Bumbershoot – Never again be soggy behind the stroller

by Lexi Petronis | Baby

It’s one of those rare faults of nature that moms don’t sprout a few extra arms after they have a baby. Even simple walks get tricky when you have only two hands: you have to push a stroller, shoulder your purse, hang onto a shopping bag, pick up a fallen...

Great DIY gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week earn you an A for effort

by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery

With Teacher Appreciation Week, it’s time to celebrate some of our favorite people in the world. Even this homeschooling mama has loads of teachers, coaches and instructors in my kids’ lives, making this a week I care a lot about too. And while Teacher...