Birthday Goody Bag Giveaway – Day 3 (Wheee!)

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

We hope you’ve been having as much fun with our fifth birthday week celebration as we have. And it’s still going. How fun are these goody bags, mamas? (Answer: Very fun!) Today we’ve got five of the wildly popular Go GAGA Messenger bags to give away....

Celebrate Black History Month in good company

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

Having just observed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day last month, my kids are familiar with this major figure in black history. But I want them to know that history goes well beyond one man (or woman), and the fact that February is also Black History Month gives me a...

Personalized blankets for baby, and the child she’ll become (sniff).

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

I first discovered the fleece personalized baby blankets from mom-run Admiral Road a few years back, and really liked their bold, child-friendly designs right away. Having owned one for several years now, it sure has held up over time; it’s gone from a stroller...

One day at a time

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

Remember how nice it was when you were a kid and got kudos for oh, say, trying your string beans? Making your bed? Brushing your teeth? While we still hopefully commend our own kids for those things (that is, when they do them!), I am simply in love with this...

Look ma, there’s a monkey in my food!

by Melissa | Kitchen + Dining

My son is the proud owner of a Skip Hop Zoo Backpack (a froggie, in case you were wondering), so when I found out they were making a line of tableware to match, I got excited about the idea of luring my son to dinner with something besides bribery. Skip Hop’s...

Make your own adorable monster army

by Delilah S. Dawson | DIY

We’re installing a hook-and-eye on my daughter’s closet today because she’s desperately convinced that the Gremlins live in there and come out to mess up her room each night. I don’t buy it. But here’s a book of monsters that I’m...

Guilty pleasure TV shows for moms. Hold the guilt.

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

While we love bringing you what’s new and cool and educational in media, we thought it would be fun to share with you our own staffer’s favorite guilty pleasure TV shows. Admit it–or only to yourself– we all have those shows we love to watch...

6 great kindie music CDs for Christmas

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

I was fretting to my sister that I didn’t know what to get her kids, my sweet little niece and nephew, who seemingly have everything. Her response: Don’t you review kids’ music for Cool Mom Picks? Just get them some cool new tunes!   Funny how...

Lumberjack shirt 2.0

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

While we’ve featured numerous stylish, Swedish-inspired clothes for kids by Polarn O. Pyret on Cool Mom Picks since they came to US shores last year, this reversible plaid lumberjack shirt was my first personal experience with their clothing. And let me just...

Wondering what to do with your spare change? How about save some animals.

by Elizabeth | Doing Good

Before I was a Mom, what seems like a lifetime ago (oh, a whole four years back), I worked for the Audubon Society. It was thrilling to be involved in a community that was so passionate about conservation and protecting the wildlife we share the planet with and now...