Hooray, it's unofficially summer this week! That mean fun days at the beach, and for parents, the grand hunt for UV swimwear and the perfect sunblock to keep our kids safe. My daughter is not the yellow polka dot bikini kind of gal anywa…
Every time I see my father-in-law, he tells me how much he loves his Father's Day gift from a few years back, a personalized key chain I had made for him from the kids. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's his favorite gift of all time. If you'…
I'll be frank, quite a few of us groaned along with many of you when LEGO Friends was announced; that series of pastel-colored, "girl-friendly" kits which seemed heavy on the pink and purple, with themes like Butterfly Beauty Shop. (Gah.…
This roundup of awesome gifts for new dads is the second in our Father’s Day Gift Guide series brought to you by the wonderful folks at Dove Men+Care. The perfect b+w of Daddy and the new baby in a great frame is always a classic First F…
We've recently shared 10 of our favorite personalized Father's Day gifts, and now there's one more we're in love with. Now let me first tell you, normally, I get a little panicked about Father's Day gift-giving, while consoling myself wi…
H elp! We are trying to come up with an end of year DIY teacher gift from the whole classroom for our kindergarten teacher. Something every kid can participate in but won't require too much work from the parents. I know Cool Mom Picks wi…
Dan Zanes is happiness squared. His music puts me in a great mood each and every time I give it a spin--even without the kids, when I'm alone in the minivan. So I'm excited to see his new project that didn't come out of a sound studio, b…
From photo magic to outlet genius, here are a few of our favorite discoveries on Cool Mom Tech from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. Here's a cool use for an old phone (remember those?) that would be a great Father's Day g…
It's Memorial Day, which means the start of summer travel season, hooray! If upgrading your entire set of luggage isn't in the budget at this particular moment, you can at least swankify it all with a super cool new luggage tag. Here are…
When I wrote about the first Okee Dokee Brothers CD back in '08, I called them "equal parts hillbilly, seven-year-old boy and your favorite teacher"...heavy on the 7 year old boy. Now on their third release, it's as if the two jokers wit…
With a husband in the Air Force Reserves, you can bet that Memorial Day means more to us than the unofficial start of summer and a long lazy weekend. And while in years past I deck the kids out in red, white, and blue, this year I've got…
The one summer wardrobe staple I missed wearing when I was breastfeeding was a simple, easy dress . (Yeah, not too many of us are willing to lift an entire dress over our heads in public.) But these days, there are so many cool options f…
Jeff Koons may have popularized the balloon dog as pop art icon, but as a figure in so many of our own childhoods , its no wonder we're starting to see all kinds of artists and brands finding inspiration in them. Here are a few super cut…
One of the biggest requests we get these days are for clothes for tween girls that aren't slutty. (Their words, not mine. Okay, mine too.) It should not be so hard to dress a ten year-old like a ten year-old, right? Well I've discovered …
As much as I love to give my husband a handmade DIY Father's Day gift from the kids, I'm not the craftiest person in the world. They make their own cards and we call it a day. But after discovering this awesome DIY gift idea, I think I m…
We are not generally fans of albums of popular music covered by band that dumb down the music for kids--or worse, have kids sing the music. I'll take my Beatles sung by the Beatles, thanks very much. That said, I was nervous when I heard…
Obviously, we've got Father's Day on the brain lately. Which means we're also thinking about fathers of all kinds. Like single dads. And those dads with a second loving dad at home. Evidently, Marc Jacobs is in the same place. So we're s…
As much as I'm excited about spending Memorial Day weekend outside with my family, I anticipate we'll need a little break from the pool and the 90 degree heat here in Atlanta. So I'm happy to have this awesome Pixar movie promotion on my…
Cynthia Rowley's back in the Band-Aid business, and this time, she skipped the mall and gone straight to the beach. If you recall the last Cynthia Rowley Band-Aids, you'll know how quickly these blingy bandages are going to sell out. The…
This post is sponsored by Chase -- a strong supporter of the 100,000 Jobs Mission, a program that helps find jobs for veterans of the US armed forces. Learn more here : As if I needed yet another reason to love technology, it's worked wo…
Why my kids have an obsession with sleepwear and pajamas I'm not entirely sure, but yep, obsessed pretty much sums it up. Over the years, I've learned to invest a little more in their pjs because I find the cheap stuff stretches and lose…
While you can expect a lot more ideas for dads in our upcoming Father's Day Gift Guide series, we couldn't wait to share this awesome one for the food-loving father in your life. After all, isn't that all of them? (Seriously, a love of f…
I've seen enough tangram activities in my kids' math books to know that they are supposed to be great at fostering an early understanding of geometry , spatial reasoning, and design. But eh, my kids just think they are fun and make neat …
I love the look on kids' faces when they open a book and see their names in the pages of the story. So in celebration of the biggest day of all---their birthday!---here are a couple beautifully illustrated books that will make the birthd…
