by Cool Mom Team | Party Ideas
If I had my way, birthday decorations would be limited to a couple of mylar balloons. It’s not that I don’t appreciate a good birthday celebration. It’s just that when you pile on the streamers and the birthday signs and the confetti (oh how I loathe...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
My kids eat pretty much little to nothing these days, but they do have a thing for sushi. Okay so it’s really just rice with soy sauce and maybe some veggie tempura. But it’s a start. I think it’s in part because of the training chopsticks we found...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
I’ve done enough seven-hour road trips with the kids to know that the right music can eliminate the fear of “are we there yet?” So before strapping the kids into their car seats, I spruce up our music collection with some new tunes for less money...
by Christina Refford | Baby
Magic Beans may sound like something a frat guy tried to slip me back in college, but it’s actually the name of a super stocked Boston area baby gear and toy store. The mom/pop team of Eli & Sheri Gurock have done a great job streamlining the site with...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Okay, so it might be a little late for Father’s Day gifts, but that doesn’t mean you can’t reap the benefits of some of the best deals and discounts from the week. Dad would at least be proud that you saved money, right? And if you like getting the...
by Mir | Cards + Stationery
I’m a huge fan of the electronic invitation, because I’m an online kinda gal. But I have to admit that sometimes there’s simply no substitute for nice stationery if you want to be proper about it. So it’s about time someone created a service...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
This hand-appliqued butterfly girls tank dress is the kind of thing you spot in a boutique and immediately need to have. It comes courtesy of the mom-run emporium Chubby Delicious who I first encountered at a Baby Loves Disco party, so you know they’ve got to be...
by Susan | Helpful Services
I have a dream: I want someone to go into my closet, take a look at what I have, and then tell me what else I need. And of course, I want suggestions that work with what I’m already wearing, and that are cool and fun, and maybe, just maybe, are on sale.Can you...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
The fact that Billy Jonas’ Knock Knock song has taught my kids a bunch of jokes that are actually funny is alone worth the price of his new CD, Happy Accidents. But on top of that, Happy Accidents has loads of smart, humor-full and funky, world-music folk songs...