by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
At Toy Fair last month, I was taken with the series of Jambo Kids adoption dolls. Founded by a mom/pop team who wanted to create a toy their adopted Chinese daughter could relate to, these doll and book sets handle cultural and racial differences in exactly the right...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
As a wee lass, I was obsessed with a matryoshka doll my parents had brought me back from Eastern Europe. All the time spent banging those little schmata-clad wooden nesting dolls around yielded plenty of chipped paint and battered edges, turning a stunning keepsake...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
As I sit here, gazing at my four month-old as she sucks the end of a silver rattle, I know I’m doing the right thing in limiting the mass-produced plastic garbage that enters our house. And enters her hands. And thus, enters her mouth. My latest focus: Dolls....
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
I often dream about eating sandwiches. I’m not sure what’s up with that, but no matter what else is happening, sandwiches keep showing up…kind of like Charro on The Love Boat. So if I were a designer, I would create excellent dolls that looked like...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
I remember, with some regret, the first doll my daughter was given. It was made from a heavy plastic and had a gigantic wobbly head — certainly not something I’d like to cuddle up with in bed. So when I saw the adorable felt dolls from Lindie &...
by Kate Etue | Art + Decor, Father's Day Gifts, Mother's Day Gifts
We’ve always been fans of custom family portrait art, as a creative personalized gift that celebrates all the people you love. We’re huge fans of photo gifts of all kinds including , of course, photo books. But if you want to get a little more creative,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Kids, Tips + Tricks
Several years ago, we wrote a lengthy post explaining what libraries do, and advocating for their funding. Wth this being National Library Week, at a time that there is an inarguable war on public libraries in the U.S. I thought I’d share that list with some...
by Caroline Siegrist | Baby, Toys + Playthings
Pretend for a moment you have a personal shopper for your baby or young child — who also happens to have amazing taste and a degree in developmental psychology. Well, that’s basically what you get with Lovevery Baby, a wonderful subscription service that...
by Cool Mom Team | Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
We love the idea of setting up a playroom for kids so that our children have their own space. But not all of us have an entire room to spare for play. Still, that doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice half your living room or give up your dining room table. There...
by Liz Gumbinner | Valentine's Day
Each year, we love putting together Valentine’s Day gift ideas, but I admittedly have had a love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day throughout my life. Love the opportunity to tell people in my life I love them, hate the pressure. Love helping my kids...
