Merry Christmas to all...
...and to all, a day free of pouting, crying, and shouting. Also calories. We hear they don't count on national holidays anyway. [photo: felt ornaments from rikrak ]
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Random Coolness
Last minute holiday shopping tips - Join Cool Mom Picks at the Motherhood
There's only one week of holiday shopping left, mamas, but do not fear! In addition to our handy Holiday Gift Guide and our daily holiday picks , we've got a few extra last minute shopping tricks up our sleeves that we'll be sharing all …
Scrapbook masterpieces, no skills required
Look, we've discussed my SIS (Scrapbook Impairment Syndrome) in the past. I'm okay with it. There are tools available for me to do pretty things with my pictures in other ways. But if I want a genuine photos-affixed-to-beautiful-backgrou…
Showing the juice box who's boss
We use juice boxes pretty sparingly around these parts but their convenience at times trumps the sticky hands and wet shirts that come when my kids squeeze the box before it hits their mouth. Or, let's face it, the entire time they're dr…
Cool Mom Picks loves CBS 4 Denver
Thanks so much to CBS 4 in Denver for the lovely coverage of our Holiday Gift Guide and their focus on our support of mom-run businesses and more affordable options for parents this year. Click over (while you can!) to see CMP VIP and De…
Shutterfly Photo Books + Our Readers = Ooh, Creative.
Big congrats to Linda H, whose photo book of her first family vacation--to Hawaii no less--is the winner of our sponsor Shutterfly's photobook contest. Of course we feel like she already got the grand prize with a Hawaii vacation in the …
Shutterfly photo books - more than just baby books
Our recent learning photo book contest for our awesome sponsor Shutterfly , was one of the most fun contests we've ever done here. Our readers submitted so many inspiring ideas for turning the photo books into learning books, that we wan…
Pixorial - Ushering back the return of the Betamax
Some of my favorite memories: Seeing Paris when I was 8. My senior year dance performance. Bungee jumping off a crane over the Hudson River. And they're all saved on video tape. As in, not DVDs. And since we've ditched the VCR, there's n…
The Sisterhood of the Magical Pants, aka brilliant maternity jeans
Sure, you can spend hundreds of dollars to get maternity jeans from hip labels, but the cost is exorbitant and you end up wearing them for just a few months. (Or, hopefully just a few months.) I know there are more options around now tha…
Etsy and Cool Mom Picks, sitting in a tree...
It's no secret that at Cool Mom Picks we love Etsy. Love, adore, want to marry. But what we recently found out is that Etsy loves Cool Mom Picks and as you can imagine, we couldn't be more excited! Kristen and Liz recently spent a lovely…
Surprise! It's something cute for 66% off.
We've just learned that last year's Darly Surprise grab bag was such a success for the wonderful Darlybird boutique, that this year, bargain-seekers who trust Rachel's whimsical taste will get another shot at them. Basically for $15, you…
Consider it an app for free fries
Yeah, sometimes we want to hit our favorite restaurant and the kids can nibble off our plates or make do with -- gasp! -- adult food, but other times we're faced with the realities of a tight budget and wanting to keep the peace. With Ki…
What's in your kid's toothbrush that you don't want to be in your kid's toothbrush?
I don't know why I've spent all this time thinking about BPA in plastics but it never once crossed my mind to look into what's in my kids' toothbrushes. (Of course our friend Jen at the Smart Mama was thinking about BPA in kids toothbrus…
clinQs - I'll drink to that!
Yes, I know that you can use a Sharpie to scribble kids' names on their drink cups at birthday parties. But for a more stylish option, consider the reusable drink stickers from clinQs . My favorites for kids are the colorful Happy Birthd…
The winner of The Bump's Best Fashion Blog is...Cool Mom Picks!
You guyyyyys... We're so so grateful so many of those of you who rallied and voted for us as The Best Fashion Blog for Moms by The Bump . But because we want you to have more to show for it than carpal tunnel, we're turning over our priz…
We're in the running!
Thank you all so much for your support of Cool Mom Picks in the best fashion mommy blog on The Bump this past week. It would seem we might actually have a chance . .. but we need your help. And today is the last day of voting. So if you …
Jade's ToyBox delivers boxes of pure happiness
Jade's Toy Box no longer exists I'm starting to think that group gifts are the way to go. Chip in with a bunch of other folks, and get someone one seriously awesome something-or-other that they'll really appreciate. And I think that's wh…
It's nice just to be nominated. But still...
We were very happy to find Cool Mom Picks on the shortlist for best fashion mommy blog on The Bump. But we were more excited when we realized that if we win our category, we could win a $100 gift certificate to Pottery Barn Kids . . . an…
Toothbrush sanitizer and adorable - two phrases not often heard together.
You don't even want to know where I find my kids' toothbrushes. I'm delighted that they love them so much that they carry them all over the apartment, but still. Ew. So when I discovered the Zapi toothbrush sanitizer from VIOlight I was …
Bumbo Potty Seat
Potties aren't exactly the kind of item that gets me all excited, but I when I saw the new Bumbo Potty Seat at the recent ABC Kids trade show I actually did a double take, then backtracked to check it out. I loved our Bumbo baby seat whe…
Chalk it up to the animals
I'd argue there's little more useful than a chalkboard, especially the two beautiful new chalkboard stickers at Zoe b Organic in the shape of either the endangered Isabelle butterfly or a koala bear. They're made from potato starch, whic…
The end to "reply all?" It's a miracle!
My kids have been back to school for a few weeks already, and my inbox runneth over. I need more volunteers for the coupon drive , says the coordinator. This is quickly followed by a bevy of reply-alls which are making me crazy, so I can…
Swapping it forward with Swap Mamas
I used to do the consignment thing with my kids' outgrown clothes, but I've just not found a store in our new locale that has enough stuff I want to buy to make it worth my while to sell there. And I admit that dropping bags anonymously …
Back to school discount codes? Yep, we've got them.
Back to school shopping is rarely cheap (we know, we know) which is why we've made an effort to secure you mamas exclusive discounts on our back to school shopping guide. For starters: Our premier sponsor, Moxie Kids is offering $10 off …