So here's one for the germaphobes: My kids run around the house with their little toothbrushes, leaving them under the couch and next to the dog bowl, then put them back in the big glass on the sink right next to mine. Gak! I'm thinking …
Since falling in love with muslin swaddling blankets, I've donated most of my daughter's other blankets to my kids' play bin. So when Jessica Burros of the shop Bambino Land told me she was designing muslin wash cloths , I scrambled to g…
I dug into my Mother's Day stash of bubble baths recently only to realize that they are filled with tons of artificial chemicals and additives. Hardly a relaxing thought. Cyan Bonacci must have felt the same way since she created Lee-Lai…
All three of my kids love to take baths. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean they love to wash themselves. Enter MiniMitts by BellyLaf. These cute bamboo/cotton blend wash mitts are the eco-friendly version of traditional bath mitts. Embell…
I just checked out one of the designer hooded towels from Tess & Tallulah, and once again I'm smacking myself upside the head and wondering where they were when my babies were cold and wet and drying off with some scratchy, sub-par, thre…
That old wives' tale about heartburn being a sign that your baby will be born with a head full of hair didn't work out so well for me. I had twenty-seven months of fiery heartburn and three bald babies. But for luckier mamas who've got s…
Hooded towels are pretty much a requisite baby registry purchase, but most of the big shops that moms register with offer the thinnest, scratchiest, least absorbent towels in the world. I know. I've been there, as have my poor shivering …
It took three tries, but I've finally got a baby who has enjoyed his bath right from the very start. Although his enthusiasm is such that I practically have to wear a rain slicker while bathing him, it also makes it pretty fun to try out…
I realize that drooling over a baby towel might seem a bit ridiculous, but when your closet is stuffed to the gills with old, rough towels, then you'd be just as excited as I was to wrap your baby up in a Bamboosa Bath Wrap found at Peek…
When we first started Cool Mom Picks, there was definitely a wave of rock 'n roll themed stuff for kids. This year, it was all about organics. So it was only a matter of time before it all came together into some sort of cool, organic, r…
If there's anything I wish I had about 400 more of, it would have to be baby towels. Or at least ones that you can't see through after a few washings. So that's why I was happy to discover the gorgeous--and reasonably priced -- Beeby tow…
I am going nuts for the handmade LEGO(ish) soaps we just discovered from the California-based etsy shop, Washable Art . They are adorable, they're original, and hello? They are $5 a pack. No wonder she can't keep them in stock. I can't t…
I love the idea of all-natural soaps, but often I don't actually love the actual all-natural soap. Sometimes they just seem... I don't know. Fussy. Slimy . And weird-smelling. So you have to believe me when I tell you that hand-made Zoo …
It seems like hooded towels only come adorned with zoo animals and licensed characters, and considering my daughter isn't into monkeys anymore and I'm not so into Dora, our options are pretty limited. That's not the case, however, since …
I've tried several ways to manage the ever growing load of water toys that seem to be overtaking our bathroom. None of them have worked as well or looked as sleek as the Kuster Bath Toy Store . (Which is not actually a toy store, but a w…
You've heard about bathing your baby to relax them before bedtime , right? Not necessarily so. My older daughter screamed bloody murder at bath time until she was well past her first birthday. Not so relaxing. How I wish we'd had the Spa…
I am one of those sad NYC moms with a single bathroom to accommodate our family of four. My greatest dream in life, besides the one about the full scholarships to college for both kids, is a second bathroom - one which I could fill with …
If you're not yet familiar with Method Home , you haven't been in my bathroom where the pink grapefruit liquid soap is a permanent fixture. (Don't worry, you're not missing much not having been to my bathroom.) Their nifty line of househ…
My babies aren't babies anymore , but that doesn't stop them from acting like babies on occasion. In particular, my son is prone to shrieking like a lamb at the slaughter if a single molecule of shampoo or conditioner hits his precious e…
I decided early on in my parenting career to eschew hooded towels with larger-than-life animal heads on top, simply because all the ones I saw scared me. If some humongo, limp-necked terry cloth duck head with threads hanging off the mis…
Being the quintessential product snob can be hard work (trust me, I know), especially when you have a wee one with dry skin and chapped lips. It's difficult having to choose between Big Name Baby Products that are loaded with artificial …