We’re in holiday heaven with Homespun Vintage clothes for kids

by Delilah S. Dawson | Kid Style

Looking for holiday styles with true vintage pop? If you’re shopping for a one-of-a-kind kid-seeking style that transcends the stuff on the rack–you’re going to squeal over this gorgeous line of reworked retro treasures. Homespun Vintage hearkens...

Small Business Saturday: Shop small, save big. What’s not to love?

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We’ve been proud supporters of Small Business Saturday since it began in 2010, and we’re so happy to see it take off in a big way. (Pun intended.) Then again, are you surprised? Every day is pretty much small business day at Cool Mom Picks.However this...

Tea Collection’s new holiday fashions = major kiddo cuteness

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I’m finding it hard to believe that I’m already thinking holiday clothes for the kids, but…yep. Already thinking holiday clothes for the kids. And since my children pretty much live in Tea Collection, it’s always one of the first places I turn...

The All for Children Collection by H+M and Unicef means one more for all

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style

We love shops like H+M which offer stylish but still affordable clothing–especially for our kids who we know won’t be wearing that pair of jeans for another six years. But we’re especially excited when we learn that the same shops are committing big...

New! The perfect party decor kits from Minted.com. Now your parties can look like Those Parties without much effort at all.

by Cool Mom Team | Party Ideas

We’ve loved the beautiful cards and invitations from Minted.com ever since we discovered them on day one, so it makes perfect, brilliant sense that they’d evolve from cards and invitations, and launch a gorgeous new Party Decor line. Hooray! Plus, like all...

The most spectacular vintage paper dolls. We want them all!

by Stephanie Slate | Toys + Playthings

Paper dolls are the perfect emergency boredom-buster to have on hand, at least if you’re our family; every fall, a bunch of annoying colds and coughs descend on my children, leaving at least one of them at any given time home on a school day, moaning...

Stylin’ new nursery decor and crib bedding from Skip Hop? Yes, please!

by Eva Glettner | Baby

Cool Mom Picks is a huge fan of the mom-and-pop created label Skip Hop. Back in March we announced that they’re offering adorable nursery decor and crib bedding. And the news just gets better: Skip Hop has expanded its nursery line, with gorgeous designs...

5 brilliant ways to store (and display) your kids’ artwork

by Kristen Chase | Storage + Organization

I’m just under two months into the school year, and with three school-aged children under the roof, I am swimming in artwork. The bulletin board, the stacks on my counter, my poor fridge! Then just yesterday, I got the nerve to toss about half of it…and my...

These free printable bookplates are the cat’s pajamas

by Delilah S. Dawson | DIY

If you have a little one who’s mighty attached to a certain book, here’s a fab way for her (or him) to stake a colorful claim. For free. These adorable printable bookplates are the cat’s pajamas…and the mouse’s jumper. Mom of three and...

A good reason (or 4) to subscribe to Cool Mom Picks today

by Delilah S. Dawson | Meta

Cool Mom Picks is dedicated to bringing you the best deals and coolest finds, but we reserve lots of special goodies just for our subscribers. Like this mega-package of back-to-school goodies, which is up for grabs in our subscriber-only giveaway this week.If...