3 greenmoms' LunchSkins now at Target. Go green!

I've been using the 3greenmoms LunchSkins eco-friendly sandwich bags ever since we featured them here awhile back, so how exciting to hear that they're launching a brand new line for Target. Hooray! ... [More]

Web Coolness - Holiday cheer (and free printables!), instilling thankfulness, and toys for special kids

We're here to spread some holiday cheer with cool links from around the web. ... [More]

The perfect gift for baby's first Hanukkah

Baby's first anything can be difficult to shop for and baby's first Hanukkah doubly so. So if you are looking for something different and special for the little bundle I suggest you check out Judaica pioneer Emily Rosenfeld. ... [More]

Shop local, for Small Business Saturday is back. Hooray!

Last year we were overjoyed to learn that Small Business Saturday is now "a thing." Not that it hasn't been a thing around Cool Mom Picks for the last five years or so. And not just on Saturdays either. Here, just a little love for some of our favorite local mom-and-pops, from coast to coast. ... [More]

Bento goes mainstream

My kids are grazers; they'd sooner eat a whole bunch of little things than one giant sandwich. Bento systems have always been a smart option for us, as you can imagine. ... [More]

Customized water bottles just might make the water taste better

Web Coolness - Awe-inspiring art, Mo Willems' plea, and free musuem visits

Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. ... [More]

Going nuts for nuts

This is the time of year I start keeping some gourmet goodies in the pantry for unexpected holiday guests, or impromptu cocktail parties that spring from Wii tournaments on snowy Sundays. And ooh, I have a new favorite ... [More]

What to do with that extra Halloween Candy

Like many of you, I'm waking up this morning, eying the huge pile of candy in my house and thinking, How can I get the darned stuff out of my house? We've got 5 great ways to help may your home a little less sugary over the coming week. ... [More]

Biscoff Spread - Yes, those airplane cookies, now in a jar. (Whoo!)

I was so glad to learn last year from all of you that I'm not alone in my obsession with Biscoff cookies. You know, the ones you secretly hoard from the plane. So when I heard that they've now got a spread that's made from the cookies, hello! ... [More]

No more tears

My first two children were so easy to feed, I assumed it was due to my superior parenting (and cooking) skills that they would gobble down whatever I put in front of them without too much nose wrinkling. And then I had my son who humbled me and turned me into one of those crazy parents who beg their child to eat anything. ... [More]