Cool Mom Picks - Big Brands Doing Cool Things

Monday 02 November

Stella McCartney for Gap Kids and Baby - we admit it, we're fans

As it turns out, Target and H+M no longer have a lock on the lower priced clothing from high-end designers thing. We recently got a look at the brand new Stella McCartney for Gap Kids and Baby line, and the verdict is, many enthusiastic thumbs up. ... [More]

Thursday 19 March

Big brands doing cool things - Munchkin introduces glass bottles

Munchkin Glass Bottles Thankfully, BPA free plastic bottles are now easy to find, but if you've decided to go the extra careful route and use glass, you might find the search a little trickier. ... [More]

Tuesday 17 March

Big Brands Doing Cool Things: Haagen-Dazs five

It is nearly impossible these days to grab a simple ice cream cone that doesn't contain a whole lab's worth of multi-syllabic ingredients. So when I got wind of Haagen-Dazs Five, just in time for the beginning of Ice Cream Season '09, I was absolutely ecstatic. ... [More]

Saturday 31 January

Making Valentine's Cards that don't look like you did

heart confetti Good thing we just received a whole boxload of the cutest ev-ah Valentine's Craft Supplies from Martha Stewart. Even a craft spaz like me can put together something passably adorable ... [More]

Sunday 04 January

Clean up, clean up, everybody clean up

Now that my youngest is mobile--and, thanks to the open-plan design of our house, cannot easily be confined with baby gates--I've had to buckle down and get serious about keeping the floor clean. A few stray Cheerios can bolster his immune system, but anything more than that is too icky to contemplate. ... [More]

Saturday 06 December

A Method to your holiday madness. Literally.

I'm the person who walks by a candle shop or perfume store and starts sneezing uncontrollably. So just imagine how well I do trying to find a nice subtle holiday scent that doesn't make me run for a box of tissues. ... [More]

Wednesday 01 October

Martha Stewart's Halloween favor bags. Because sometimes you just can't out-Martha Martha.

We make plenty of jokes around here about the "Martha Moms," mainly because in our heart of hearts, we wish we could count ourselves among those crafty mamas who hand appliquÃ© their children's sippy cups and make their own compact fluorescent light bulbs. Our jealousy is particularly heightened when the holidays roll around. ... [More]

Sunday 21 September

Read A Book, Set A Record

Do you really need an excuse to read a great book to your kid? Probably not, but here's a fabulous one, anyway: On October 2nd, in association with Jumpstart's Read for the Record program, the children's classic favorite Corduroy will be read aloud on The Today Show. At the same time, a bunch of other folk around the world--including you?--will be reading the same book to set a new world's record. ... [More]

Saturday 26 July

Make My Own Monster: No Sewing Required

In theory, I do love those make-your-own-doll kits, but even with the craftiest of kids (and moms) at the helm, they still scream "homemade" a little louder than you're hoping for at times. (Oops...there goes Teddy's eye.) ... [More]

Thursday 26 June

Big Brands Doing Cool Things: Aurora's Eco-Plush Animals

Mostly we're fans of handmade plush around here, but we also understand that not everyone wants to spend $85 on a penguin hand-knit from recycled sweaters then hand-stuffed with locally harvested cotton. ... [More]

Wednesday 25 June

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A 300K: Cool Mom--and Cool Dad--Approved

I can say without exaggeration that our apartment has been overrun by the most obnoxiously adorable everything in the world for Liz to consider for review. She recently caught my attention, however, with an e-mail from Sony about a new camera. I like cameras. I like new things. I can only imagine I'd like a new camera. ... [More]