Baby Bjorn goes organic

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

With all the baby slings and carriers I’ve collected over the last five years, we’ve always kept the Baby Bjorn on regular rotation thanks to its simple, smart style, versatility, and ease of use. Plus, it’s the only baby carrier my husband seems to...

Custom rubber stamps – The stocking stuffer to end all stocking stuffers.

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

Oh my gosh am I excited to have discovered the personalized rubber stamps from Craft Pudding. I already loved the idea when I found them earlier in the year from Vlijtig – and while hers are gorgeous, and entirely customized based on a photo you send, they are a...

iPhone cases for the terminally hip

by Mir | Cool Tech

I could count the many ways in which I am completely obsessed with Threadless, the original crowdsourcing art-to-product site, but who has that kind of time? Suffice it to say that the whole family enjoys their t-shirts, and I dream of rooms festooned with their Blik...

Putumayo comes out with a new Christmas CD, and my ears feel like they got a gift

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

With all due respect to the latest pop star du jour, most modern renditions of my favorite classic holiday songs leave me wishing for stronger eggnog. But now that I’ve started playing the Putumayo Presents awesome new A Family Christmas CD well before...

Love the children’s book? Get the artwork.

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

We’ve been keeping our eyes open for those extra special holiday gifts, like for a baby’s first Christmas. I’m very intrigued by Picture Book Originals which offers which offers original illustrations and signed giclee prints from children’s...

Shutterfly photo books – more than just baby books

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Helpful Services

Our recent learning photo book contest for our awesome sponsor Shutterfly, was one of the most fun contests we’ve ever done here. Our readers submitted so many inspiring ideas for turning the photo books into learning books, that we wanted to go back and create...

Holiday shoes that get use beyond the holidays

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I’m actually pretty practical when it comes to my girls’ dressier shoes. I am willing to spend more than average, but I demand great design and excellent construction, and I don’t want shoes that will either fall apart or feel out of season come...

Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker, now with the all-important pause button

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

I find The Nutcracker a bit hard to explain to fidgety kids, so before I fork over $50 a seat to take them to see it in person, I’m going to let them watch Prima Princessa Presents The Nutcracker to their heart’s content. What makes this DVD’s...

On America Recycles Day, we’re recycling some of our favorite picks

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

Our kids have been separating paper from plastics since they were only yea high, but today on America Recycles Day, we’re taking a look at the RecycleBank website for Tessa Hills’ Recycling Tips for Kids to find easy ways to make big changes in how our...

Even the sample sales sites are doing gift cards now.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Sometimes we find our own best picks from our sponsors (what can we say? We click on our own ads to see what’s cool!) and this week, I learned that One King’s Lane, which has private sales on amazing home decor brands, is doing holiday gift cards. So...