Cool Mom Picks From September 2009
Cool Mom Picks and Vogue Bambini - Magnifico!
Pageants? Not really our thing. But fashion shows - ooh la la! ... [More]
Peter Himmelman's trampoline has room for many
It's not easy to get into the mind of a kid---just watch me trying to pry "how was your day" from my eight-year-old---but LA singer-songwriter and father of four Peter Himmelman seems to have this knack on his new CD, My Trampoline.
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Keeping her pants up while getting down
My daughter's going through a growth spurt, and any jeans without those little button-and-elastic dojobbies tend to sag to her rear's danger zone without an actual belt.
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The Official Much-Needed Children's Brand Pronunciation Guide
Team Cool Mom Picks spent last week walking around the huge ABC Kids trade show in Las Vegas, finding incredible new products to share with you - and realizing that yeah, we pretty much have been mispronouncing every juvenile products brand name known to man.
Since we figure we can't be entirely alone here (or so we hope!) we thought we'd offer up a pronunciation guide on some of our favorite, and often mispronounced brand names.
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The Britax Blink will keep strolling and strolling...
The first thing each of my kids were strapped into was a Britax car seat. I liked Britax's quality and reputation, and now that both kids have outgrown the seat, it still looks like new (except for a bit of cracker smudge on the straps). So it makes sense that the Britax's foray into seats with wheels, or the Britax Blink stroller, won me over.
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Noesis - Perfect for the know-it-alls of the world
When people ask for my two cents about something it's like catnip. I love giving my opinion on things. Well, whatever is considered a step above catnip, for opinion-givers like myself, Noesis is it.
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Artwork you'll love inside and out
What happens when you cross an artist and a doctor? Radiology Art, it seems. Artist 
Satre Stuelke took his fascination with everyday objects, and his fascination with radiology, and created one of the most avant-garde, unique, and downright awesome collection of art prints
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LEGO moderne
I always thought that LEGOs were cute for making walls and towers, maybe the occasional weird angular horses or something. I honestly had no idea that now you could make, oh, say...the Guggenheim Museum.
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Help us pick Minted's next cool baby shower invitation. (Please! We really need the help!)
It's starting to feel like contest judging week at Cool Mom Picks. Which is fantastic, considering how much we like giving things away to deserving people. But this time, we need your help. And you can win stuff too.
One of our favorite sponsors, Minted, is hosting a "Joyful Celebration" design contest for indie designers to create modern, cheerful, baby shower and baptism invitations.
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You say it's your Birth Day
When I was pregnant for the first time, I developed an unhealthy affinity for those birth documentaries that had previously repelled me. Something about growing a baby myself made me want to click over and immerse myself in the gory details.
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Season of the rabbit
There are some mass produced stuffed animals, like Ugly Dolls, that I really love, but there is something extra special about buying a handmade toy.
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