Cool Mom Picks - Holiday Picks

Sunday 21 June

Happy Father's Day to all the cool dads of the world

Happy Fathers Day cool dads. Hope you get everything you want today including some time to yourself. ... [More]

Sunday 10 May

What to do if you forgot to get a Mother's Day gift

mother's day card 1) Make a donation in her name to a an organization like Global Giving which will send an e-mail confirmation right away. ... [More]

Thursday 07 May

Looking for last minute Mother's Day gifts? (And don't do that "who me" thing. We know you are.)

The fact is, we're all busy and busy doesn't always bode well for the good gift intentions that we always have. But if you're shopping for last minute Mother's Day gifts for that favorite mother, grandmother, or best friend mother in your life, our go-to gift is always a great book. ... [More]

Wednesday 29 April

Mother's Day gifts that give back to one of the best dot-orgs of all

mother's day chocolates I love the idea of a Mother's Day gift this year that gives back in some way, and I especially like the idea of giving back to the March of Dimes, a cause near and dear to our hearts since the recent loss of a prominent blogging mom's little girl to a birth defect. ... [More]

Monday 20 April

This will be the year you don't procrastinate and get your Mother's Day cards done early. Right? Right?

mother's day card from fox and winston I would say that now is a good time to start tracking down Mother's Day cards so you're not freaking out on May 9, and emailing us all Wah! You have to save me! Who makes e-cards that don't suck? ... [More]

Sunday 12 April

The Mother of all Easter Mothers

Virgin Mary Plush Doll The last thing we ever thought we'd be featuring on these pages is a a Virgin Mary softie, or an eco-friendly one at that, created by hand from eco-fi felt made completely from recycled water bottles ... [More]

Wednesday 08 April

The gift that guarantees an invite at next year's seder too

chocolate covered matzo from vosges You weren't going to bring a bottle of Manischewitz for Passover were you? Okay, your call. But me, I would be running to my nearest gourmet store to grab a box of Dark Chocolate Matzo from Vosges. It is seriously one of the most incredible things you have ever tasted in your life, leavened or not. ... [More]

Saturday 04 April

Letters from the Easter Bunny rock the USPS in a very small way

world's smallest letters The Easter Bunny doesn't receive letters, he sends them. And evidently they're very, very small. The World's Smallest Postal Service courtesy of Leafcutter Designs can rock your kid's world with a teeny tiny letter in a teeny tiny envelope stamped with the official Easter Bunny seal. ... [More]

Friday 03 April

Step away from the chocolate bunnies. At least until after breakfast.

Kids Central Kitchen's Rise & Shine Gift Box [More]

Friday 03 April

Easter Baskets. Hold the Baskets.

Growing up, our Easter baskets were these monstrosities that my mom lovingly decorated with ribbons and bows, only to have them shoved back into a box for next year. Well, for my kids, I've decided to go a little more subtle with these handmade bags from Ecco Italy. ... [More]

Thursday 02 April

The Cool Mom Picks gourmet Easter basket roundup

Sucre's Caramel Egg Basket It's easy enough to fill up our kids' Easter baskets on one stop to the drug store, but for the more sophisticated palates on your Easter guest list, step it up with delicious, artisan chocolate that will make them forget the foil-wrapped stuff faster than you can say "hide the scale." ... [More]