Changing your child's room from an infant's nursery to a kid's functional bedroom doesn't have to be a long (and expensive) project for modern style-and-design conscious parents. In fact, Cool Mom Picks' favorite P'kolino's new Little Mo…
Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out these 5 cool Pinterest pins plus lots more from our site and around the web. 1. 6 school lunch ideas beyond sandwiches . It's that time, parents. 2. A sweet DIY fami…
With back-to-school comes backpacks and baseball caps and sweater and jackets and scarves and WHY DOESN'T ANYONE PICK UP THEIR THINGS FROM THE FLOOR??? (Yes, I just used multiple question marks. On purpose.) If that sounds familiar, I th…
I have two girls sharing one small closet, which means I spend a lot of time mediating: No, that's your sister's, not yours. No, that's a dress for winter, you can't wear merino wool when it's 90 degrees out. You hear me. So I was really…
When you combine cross-stitch, geekery, and the alphabet, you get crafty projects cute enough to hang on Dolores Umbridge's wall, right next to all those kitten plates. We L-O-V-E these patterns from Amazing Cross Stitch on Etsy, which h…
When you have a kid losing a tooth, whether it's the first or the fifteenth, you know how special it can be. Maybe that's why I've always had a thing for tooth fairy pillows , and the lovely, affordable handmade ones from AppleWhite on E…
For a while we've been fans of the creative wall decals and wallpaper from Pop & Lolli made just for kids' rooms --and so have our readers. So much so, they're always getting requests for more designs, more styles, more colors. So weren'…
My kids are rollers. I can't count how many times I've gone to check on them while they sleep, only to find them on the floor. I've considered getting a bed rail but they think they're so babyish. And when you're a big four-year-old, is …
One of the most fun things about this site is the ability to introduce new artists to all of you. One of our favorite finds: the lovely handmade cloud mobiles from Jahje Ives of Baby Jives Co. I was never a big fan of mobiles with music-…
I have the hardest time getting my night owl daughter up for school in the mornings. She likes to come visit us most nights around 2 AM, so when morning comes around she's too tired to get up and dressed for kindergarten. The trick that'…
If your little monsters can tear up a room in under 15 minutes , check out how the new P'kolino line of monstrous Mess Eaters storage units are ready to put it all back together again in a snap. And now that we can find this playful line…
I have really fond memories of my grandmother tracking the height of the grandkids on the wooden trim in her kitchen pantry, but when she sold her home, without actual growth charts, our childhood memories were left behind. So I love the…
I was lucky enough to receive a Tree by Kerri Lee baby gift from my co-publisher Liz when I had my fourth daughter and it's one of my favorite pieces. Her work has appeared many times in our baby shower gift guide , and while I'm in love…
If your kids are anything like mine (and good luck with that), they want to change the theme of their room weekly. My son has gone from "make it all green" to "make it all Minecraft" to "MOTORCYCLES!" this week alone. It's times like the…
The history of Black Americans is filled with stories of inspiration and strength, so in honor of Black History Month, I was so happy to find artwork inspired by one of my favorite poets, Maya Angelou. Each piece features quotes that hav…
T here are so many train tables out there! Can you help let me know what's the best choices? Storage is an important factor for me. Looking more like a low coffee table than a cartoon-colored train table, I love Pottery Barn Kids' Caroli…
I adore simple graphic art for kids' rooms that isn't necessarily too babyish--I've witnessed firsthand how fast children's tastes can change. And the graphical Big Red Balloon Print spotted at Brika is a great find. Designed by Becky Hu…
Sure, we like pink and girly decorations for our daughters' room--unless they're too much like visual cotton candy. That's why I love these personalized wooden hangers from the Etsy shop RedHandGang ; sweet, but not saccharine and dare I…
Hi Cool Mom Picks! I'm looking for some cute gender neutral crib bedding ideas for my surprise baby who will be here soon. I like modern design and bold patterns but I'm open to other ideas. Can you help? Thanks, Julie First of all, cong…
I stumbled across these bold, modern, graphic animal throw pillows for children's rooms online at Ferm Living tonight and am instantly smitten. They are a playful but not childish way to decorate a couch or armchair in your kids' playroo…
Hello I don’t suppose you know the brand of the inspirational artwork for kids rooms you feature on an old post about Gilt Group personalized sales ? I love them but can’t find them. Many thanks, Jill. Jill, you have great taste--we love…
We all know how much babies and toddlers love to look at photos of the people they love, and so a custom photo gift can be a wonderful baby gift . But if you are like me, those puffy, plastic photo albums aren't your idea of great nurser…
Yup, we believe in fairies. Because we have a hardcore Peter Pan fan in the house. I can't tell you how many times I have needed to tell my daughter that I needed a break from pretending to be Peter (she then suggests I be Captain Hook i…
Mmmm, cashmere. I mostly appreciate this indulgent glorious material from afar, because my lifestyle can't really support a cashmere habit (although I might make an exception for these Ivory Row cashmere sweaters .) So here's a fabulous-…