Cool Mom Picks - Causes and General Do-Gooding

Saturday 07 November

Save the monkeys - eat more cookies

Late July Mini Sandwich Cookies I kinda love everything about Late July snacks. I love that they're organic and free of HFCS and all that other garbage. I love that they're charitably-minded. I love that the company is run by a mom who even sneaks pictures of her kids into all the labels ... [More]

Sunday 01 November

Looking to donate that extra Halloween candy? (Your scale says yes, please.)

Trick or treat bags by Bellahope Our associate editor Christine just turned us onto some great options for Halloween candy donation, and we thought we'd add a few more to the list: ... [More]

Monday 26 October

Trick or Treat for Unicef!

Trick or Treat for Unicef Now that my oldest is four, I've noticed she seems to really understand the concept of charity for the first time. What's better is that she's excited about the idea of sharing with people who have less than we do. ... [More]

Friday 16 October

Pay it forward, the game.

Boom Boom! Cards Is there anything better than random acts of kindness? Well, maybe intentional acts of kindness. And if anyone is going to start a worldwide kindness revolution, my money is on... ... [More]

Thursday 08 October

Surviving deforestation is one thing. Try surviving juice box mishaps.

Monarch Butterfly Endnagered Species Stroller I've always been a fan of cause-related marketing, or in human terms, charitable efforts for brands. Especially when the company really seems dedicated to the cause, and that's what I've found to be the case with Timi and Leslie and their new endangered species strollers ... [More]

Wednesday 07 October

Keds stomps out breast cancer

Keds Pink Ribbon Shoes I'm not entirely a fan of a pink ribbon as a fashion statement, even if it is supporting a great cause. Generally I think you can just give that money directly to the cause and make your own pink or red or white ribbon to wear on your jacket. ... [More]

Thursday 01 October

Need more justification to get a Bugaboo? Try their new partnership with (PRODUCT)RED.

Go and Good Things Happen It's turning into good cause day at Cool Mom Picks, which is just okey dokey by us. In this case, it's Bugaboo, whose Frog stroller saved this Brooklyn mama from three years of curbs, cobblestones, and car-eating potholes, and the noble cause: The (PRODUCT)RED Global Fund to help fund AIDS programs in Africa ... [More]

Thursday 01 October

Drinking wine to save lives. Seriously.

OneHope pink ribbon wine It's October (holy cow) and as most of you know, this means Breast Cancer Awareness month. And that in turn means 600,472 products jumping on the pink ribbon bandwagon. ... [More]

Tuesday 29 September

Saving moms and babies. Because too many of them need saving.

Mothers Day Every Day I recently learned that one woman dies every minute from childbirth on this planet.

One every minute.

And that just about knocked me out of my seat. ... [More]

Sunday 20 September

Even more justification for playing Sudoku online

GamesThatGive screenshot I am always amazed by the number of gaming pitches we get and then I realize -duh- I am totally addicted to online games, and have been ever since I was first introduced to Snood back in the day. ... [More]