by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
We love checking out what’s new and hot at one of our fave boutiques, Psychobaby, and this spring is no exception. They’ve packed their virtual shelves full of warm weather duds that will make your little hipster stand out at the playgroup.Now...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes
Don’t tell anybody, but I just threw away an entire head of organic cauliflower. Why? Because I bought it on sale and then forgot to cook it. And then it grew spots. I am apparently the perfect candidate for Aviva Goldfarb’s new book SOS! The...
by Christina Refford | Art + Decor
Growing up, we had a big framed photo of my family that was a Mother’s Day gift for my mom. How I hated that photo only five years later, with our embarrassing clothing, my poofy hair style, the cheesy backdrop. It isn’t something I plan to repeat with my...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
As Cool Mom Picks’ de facto kids’ music reviewer, I’m as big a fan of indie, family-friendly music as even the fans who are oh, 30-35 years younger than I am. But, that’s not going to stop me from pogoing around the Kindiefest Festival on...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
So my girls have grown to like princesses just as everyone promised me they would. It’s their genetic imperative and I am powerless to resist it. Uncle, uncle! I give in!Even so, I’m always looking out for imagination-building princess toys that...
by Stephanie Slate | Toys + Playthings
You may already know how much we love Shokay, the little e-shop that put yak hair on our collective radar. Soft, cashmere-like, and socially responsible (the shop supports struggling Tibetan yak farmers), this luxury fiber makes some of the most beautiful clothes,...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby
We call my baby Big Hoss because he’s burly and loves all things rugged– trucks, Star Wars, and motorcycles. But when it’s diaper changing time, Big Hoss is now a fan of sweet, sweet Smoochie Baby.This baby body care line from the uber-cool store in...
by Mir | Helpful Services
I’m a somewhat nervous traveler, but unlike most of our kind, it’s not the flying I hate. More like I need to know exactly what we’re doing when. My husband, on the other hand, is happy to just plan “camping” and “figure it out when...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids
Everyone always asks where we find children’s books, and the truth is, the best ones always come recommended by my mother. How lucky we are to have a teacher in the family! This past weekend, my four year-old grabbed Byrd Baylor’s Everybody Needs a...
