by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
A high chair isn’t exactly the kind of baby gear you think you’ll fall in love with. A crib, perhaps. A diaper bag, absolutely. But that eyesore in the middle of your dining room that you will spend the next 30 or so months of your life scraping dried baby...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion
While I’ve got way too many little pouches and cases to keep all my kid’s items clean and safe, I tend to just toss my own things right into the depths of my diaper bag without even thinking twice. That’s probably why I’m on my third pair...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
As a wife of a pilot who takes advantage of the perks and does a fair bit of traveling alone with two kids, I’m always on the lookout for travel helpers that make the experience a bit more tolerable. First tip: A bag of jellybeans. Second tip: Mom Kathy...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
I don’t do themed nurseries. In fact, I don’t do nurseries at all. The typical baby decor out there is way too baby-ish for me and I really don’t want to redo the kids’ rooms each time they grow out of one obsession and into another.Crib Rock...
by Cool Mom Team | School Gear
Believe it or not, moms are already starting to ask us about back to school shopping. (Seriously, chill moms! We’re not even up to camp ideas!) Backpacks of course are on top of the list, and we’ve got our eyes open for options besides PVC or heinous...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
When I first got my hands on Jimeale New York’s celeb favorite diaper bags, I was impressed with how sturdy and practical and not blingy and pretty much un-Hollywood they were. (Go Isla Fisher and Naomi Watts! You chose wisely, mamas.)Now that I’m checking...
by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining
Going out to dinner with the kids can give me indigestion even before the food arrives. That is why I am in love with Doodles at Dinner, a smart solution for “the itchies” that strike kids who are forced to sit still at a restaurant table. Even if all you...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
It seemed like the great anticipation of meeting your baby was quickly dashed by the fact that he really doesn’t do anything but sleep, eat, and poop. Or, if you’re my babies, just eat and poop — apparently sleep was optional. While I was sobbing...
by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics
I confess, I’m one of those "crazy" moms who’s taken all three of my newborns out and about right away. If they can come home from the hospital, then they can come to the grocery store, the mall, and the park too. I refuse to be stuck with cabin...