I think all mamas-to-be should try to treat themselves to a day or more of ahhhhhh before their lives change forever. Its one of those things people suggest you do -- and for good reason. So if you're up for a babymoon or a final weekend…
So I just got home from Barcelona. Yes, that Barcelona - the one with the chorizo and the Gaudi buildings and the people saying grathiath . Believe it or not, I won a trip there from a Tweet Your Trip contest sponsored by the travel site…
Travel is essential to keeping one's sanity after having kids, but in this economy every little discount and special deal helps. Well if you have an American Express card, you can now reap the benefits of their new Destination Family tra…
CD audiobooks, or what I still call " books on tape ," are my secret weapon against boredom in the car. Our newest gem is Tell Me a Story 3: Women of Wonder which follows in the footsteps of its much loved predecessors, Tell Me a Story a…
We make no bones about loving cool stuff here at Cool Mom Picks, and while we'd love to sport every single thing we feature, we haven't yet won the lottery. So when we happen upon sites that let us snag the designer stuff at ridiculously…
The cult favorite Patemm pad was one of the first products we ever featured on Cool Mom Picks, back when we all had one kid a piece and were astonishingly better rested. Since then, we've added to our own broods while Pattem has extended…
Now that I've put my foot down on the whole no-DVD-in-the-car thing (the same way Liz had mentioned earlier this week), I better have something to keep my three occupied on long road trips. So along with all the great kids' music we play…
We're already huge fans of the kids' backpacks from Dante Beatrix as we already revealed (again) this week, so it's not surprising that they've got some new items we're adding to the must-have-it-NOW-NOW-NOW list. First of all, their new…
I am one of those moms who avidly resisted a DVD in the car until I finally broke down before a 10-hour car trip with two under three. Even so, I am a strong believer in looking out the window, playing word games, and singing along to mu…
I've done enough seven-hour road trips with the kids to know that the right music can eliminate the fear of "are we there yet? " So before strapping the kids into their car seats, I spruce up our music collection with some new tunes for …
My girls have reached the age where they'd prefer not to share a hotel room with us when traveling -- and to be honest, we'd prefer not to share with them either. So when we heard about the family friendly Omni Kids Suites available on a…
When my husband got his first vacation in about three years last month, we decided to leave the cold (yes, even Atlanta has been cold!) and head South. And then we remembered we had three kids under 4 . Whoops. We figured we'd be relegat…
I learned early on that family vacations tend to be something you do for your children. [Ahem, fill in theme park of choice here.] Not so Club Med . In recent years the company has converted nearly all of their properties from places tha…
Here are 5 of the coolest tech picks from this week that you might have missed. 1. A new app from Mo Willems (of the Pigeon books fame). Fans with iGadgets or NOOKs rejoice! 2. If your kids love YouTube as much as ours, don't miss our ro…
Now that we've leaped into March, it's time to take advantage of some of the tech world's recent leaps. Here are some our favorite posts you might have missed from the last week. 1. Which free Disney app did our editor use at least twent…
We're so glad you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner this morning on the CBS Early Show highlighting some of our favorite picks for making road trips safe and sane. Who couldn't use a little extra sanity over the holidays, especial…