If you heeded our advice and snatched up much lauded performer Frances England's debut album, Fascinating Creatures , then you and your kiddos will be glad to know she's got another great one to add to your collection. On Family Tree, Fr…
I don't think I've seen a good happy face redux since that mutant icon with the single eye. (Doesn't anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?) In any case, Foxibaby has taken on the task with great charm, turning their happy baby fac…
I bombed Goody Bags 101 at my youngest daughter's party. The Play-Doh bits ended up all over my couch, the babies ate the crayons, and the cheap imitation slinkies broke faster than you can say choking hazard. The one thing I did get rig…
I'm all for handing my girls a box of crayons and a ream of paper and letting them while away an afternoon creating works of art . The only problem? Their cumulative efforts result in a fire hazard worthy of condemnation. The ART:Archive…
I'd love to decorate my walls in big black and white framed photos of my kids. But until I start taking super fantastic pictures, I fear that's not the best idea. Instead I'm turning to Fat Kat Design . Granted they're not framed photos,…
If you spent less time picking out baby names than trying to find a birth announcement that's unique, fabulous, quirky, and perfectly free of gingham and teddy bears, you are very much in luck. We found some of the coolest, most inventiv…
That's it, it's official. Organic baby gifts are officially taking over the world. Not that we take issue with that, mind you. What could be better than knowing that the bibs and blankets your little one is bequeated are free of icky che…
I have some friends who do this insane July 4 party every year as if heads of state were showing up. The food is awesome, the drinks plentiful, and the local parade passes right by their home, guaranteeing a perfect day, humidity not wit…
Here is how I recall my daughter's first year of life, seven years later: Birth. . . blur . . .neediness. . . blur. . .crawling everywhere. . . . blur . . . The big memories are there, but the details have become blurry over time. It's t…
We've had a thing for funky coat hooks around here lately, it seems. (See also: Elephant hook, j hook, and rock star monkey hook). And now there's another one that's just meant to love. In fact, it's all about love; it's the LOVE double …
Nothing says "welcome baby" like a personalized gift. But aside from all the economically unfeasible keepsakes out there, I've only found a few options that 1) I can afford and 2) won't end up shoved in the back of a closet somewhere. So…
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. Seco…
Since moving my fair-skinned family to Georgia last year, I've really had a baptism by fire(ball) when it comes to sun protection. Oh, sure, we took precautions in the sun up north, but the sun here is fiercer, hotter, and completely rel…
How can we resist falling instantly, madly in love with a card company called Pretty Bitter ? We can't. And we didn't. Which is why you're reading about them today. We've already told you about their awesome Man Notes. But the fabulously…
When my daughter was a toddler, it wasn't only cleaning supplies that had to go into high or locked cabinets -- we also had to hide the band-aids, lest she plaster herself head to toe every time she experienced a boo-boo. Real or imagine…
We couldn't leave you mamas with sleepaway-ready kids out of Happy Camper Week on Cool Mom Picks, so we found some camp stationery we couldn't resist. And, hopefully, neither will your kids. Which really is the point. The Camp Kits at Re…
I'm pretty sure that even if I weren't Chinese, I'd still have a penchant towards Asian-inspired kids clothing. Given the chance, I could probably dress my daughter in gorgeous lotus fabrics and mandarin collar dresses all year long. But…
With extra protective parents and a ton of great outdoor resources right near our home, I saw my fair share of day camps growing up. So along with my swimsuit and an extra change of clothes, my mom always had to pack me a lunch . Of cour…
Mostly we're fans of handmade plush around here, but we also understand that not everyone wants to spend $85 on a penguin hand-knit from recycled sweaters then hand-stuffed with locally harvested cotton (even if it is totally awesome and…
When I left home , my mother sent my own baby book along with me. She had taken great pains to record minute details for me, including our family tree and every newborn gift I received, but it was her personal commentary - the notes scra…
This review comes courtesy of an exceptionally cool dad, Nate, my own sigOth, which I insisted on since he won't let me near the camera. Grrr. -Liz I can say without exaggeration that our apartment has been overrun by the most obnoxiousl…
My daughter adores cartoon characters , as she is biologically programmed to, but I don't necessarily like cartoon characters all over her clothes. (God love Diego for teaching my kid what an ocelot is but I don't feel the need to recipr…
If you've got a kid heading off to sleepaway camp or even day camp, you're probably hoping that he'll come back home again with the same stuff you sent him there with. Except maybe that peanut butter sandwich. Because that would be gross…
Pity the average supermarket shopper; w e have to push around banged-up, one-wheel- jiggling, sticky-handled metal shopping carts when we do our food shopping. If our carts looked more like the toy shopping cart from Plan Toys, I may enj…
