by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
There are children, and then there are The Children Who Have Everything, and ack, I never know what the heck to get them for birthdays and holidays and weekend visits. Since I don’t have the money to go bigger (no pony for you, kid) I do my best to go...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
My wine snob sigOth has gently pointed out to me that it’s tacky to give wine in those mylar wine sleeves they have at the liquor store. Who knew? But when I showed him the absolutely wonderful PopTags wine tags, he smiled and said, “Now that’s...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
One place we will never ever tell our readers to skimp, not even in this economy, is your child’s car seat. You want the best possible car seat that you can afford, and you can quote me on that. The Britax Advocate CS is a brand new entry into the car seat...
by Betsy | Cards + Stationery
There are lots of cute birthday invites out there–heck, we feature tons of them right her–but we have not seen anything quite like the custom comic book invitations from Egba Originals. The company will create an entire comic book starring your child as...
by Mir | Cards + Stationery
Why give a goodie bag full of useless plastic toys that will break five minutes after you give them out, when for the same price you could give each party attendee three sheets of personalized stickers that go with your party’s theme? At least that’s how I...
by Mir | Cards + Stationery
I’m unlikely to buy any sort of paper planner, because I’d probably lose it, for one thing, but also because I prefer lists and diagrams and other things scribbled on the backs of napkins. (What?) I like organization in front of me when I need it, ready to...
by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style
It’s getting tougher and tougher to rock our worlds with kids tee shirts, but when we got a load of the kids tees from San Francisco based Invisible Stripes, we realized that nope, we haven’t seen it all. Not by a longshot. First of all, the new spring...
by Carrie | Kitchen + Dining
You know what is a sign that a mom has it all together? Perfect hair. And freshly vacuumed floors. Thank-you notes sent in a timely manner. I have none of those.I do, however, have children who seem to like me and charming linen tea towels like the ones from...
by Mir | Cards + Stationery
The name is something of a misnomer, because everything at designer Susan Fisher’s utility:home is a bright, shiny reminder that even the ordinary can look extraordinary.Their greeting cards are fabulous, of course — the patterns pop, and even the...