Cool Mom Picks

Cool Mom Fit - Train Like a Mother + expert tips just for cool moms

Thu, 31 May 2012 14:27:30 -0500

We're always amazed at how many of you are able to make time for running and working out all while chasing after your kids. And today is the day we kick off our Cool Mom Fit series.

It's a small world in The Secret World of Arrietty

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:00:00 -0500

Want to know why we're in love with The Secret World of Arietty? Family Movie Night in our house usually means the kids pick an animated-to-the-gills cartoon that tries to make itself relevant to "all ages" with lots of double-entendre, fast-paced action scenes, and mildly suggestive sexual tension. (I'm looking at you Puss in Boots.)

Baby sun protection? Reader Q&A

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:00:00 -0500

I just had my fifth baby a couple weeks ago and need some ideas for baby sun protection. Could you tell me some of your favorite products for making it easier and safer to be out in the sun with a very young infant?

Funny Father's Day cards that actually are

Thu, 31 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500

Finding a funny father's day card that has nothing to do with golf, grilling, tools, beer, or leaving the toilet seat up is not an easy task, as I've discovered. And yet--voila.

5 cool personalized key chains for Father's Day

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500

Every time I see my father-in-law, he tells me how much he loves his Father's Day gift from a few years back, a personalized key chain I had made for him from the kids. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's his favorite gift of all time

5 great white wine cocktail recipes (and 1 great way to do good while making them)

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:30:00 -0500

Now that it's unofficially summer, I'm in a white wine mindset, which also means delicious white wine cocktails. And I've got quite a few to share with you.

Are LEGO Friends good for girls? Let's talk about it.

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:00:00 -0500

I'll be frank, quite a few of us groaned along with many of you when LEGO Friends was announced; that series of pastel-colored, "girl-friendly" kits which seemed heavy on the pink and purple, with themes like Butterfly Beauty Shop.

UV swimwear lets girls play it safe, and adorable, in the sun.

Wed, 30 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500

Hooray, it's unofficially summer this week! That mean fun days at the beach, and for parents, the grand hunt for UV swimwear and the perfect sunblock to keep our kids safe.

Gifts for new dads - Father's Day Gift Guide

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:00:00 -0500

This roundup of awesome gifts for new dads is the second in our Father's Day Gift Guide series brought to you by the wonderful folks at Dove Men+Care.

DIY teacher gifts from the class? Reader Q+A

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:15:00 -0500

Help! We are trying to come up with an end of year DIY teacher gift from the whole classroom for our kindergarten teacher.

Dan Zanes in a most unexpected place: your own kitchen

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:30:00 -0500

Dan Zanes is happiness squared. His music puts me in a great mood each and every time I give it a spin--even without the kids, when I'm alone in the minivan. So I'm excited to see his new project that didn't come out of a sound studio, but a ceramics studio.

A Father's Day gift from the kid. Of the kid.

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500

Now let me first tell you, normally, I get a little panicked about Father's Day gift-giving, while consoling myself with the knowledge that, worse comes to worst, my husband always sincerely appreciates a card from the kids. But with this discovery, I'm totally calm--because he's getting personalized cards of the kids

Kindie music's Walden: The Okee Dokee Brothers take on the Mississippi

Mon, 28 May 2012 16:00:00 -0500

When I wrote about the first Okee Dokee Brothers CD back in '08, I called them "equal parts hillbilly, seven-year-old boy and your favorite teacher"...heavy on the 7 year old boy.

The perfect pre-K gift for your new graduate (sniffle)

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:00:00 -0500

I didn't expect to have tears streaming down my face at the very idea that my baby girl would soon graduate from pre-K, but here I am--and here they are.

The yellow bag of happiness

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:00 -0500

I know that I just don't look good in yellow, despite the fact that it's popping up everywhere this season. So if there's any way for me to wear it, it's going to be a slim patent belt, maybe a pair of shoes, and most definitely an unapologetically bright handbag like one of these.