As you might remember, once a year we ask you, our fine, beautiful readers, to tell us a little more about yourselves so that we can keep telling you about the products, services, and other picks that matter to you and your families. It …
If you happen to get the Medela Mom Mavens newsletter which came out yesterday, you might just have noticed that your humble Cool Mom Picks editors are featured. We're so honored! We're offering up a few As to some good Qs about blogging…
After many weeks in the making, we're so excited to launch the Cool Mom Picks Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide ! You'll find a full 100 of our editors' favorite baby gifts to give in 2009, from the cutest organic onesies to affordable per…
February 10 is here - the day the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act goes into effect. Sort of. The rules are here to stay but the penalties have been delayed for a year provided manufacturers are not selling any bad stuff with k…
Today is the last day to vote at Change.org for "Save Small Businesses for CPSIA ", a proposal from the Handmade Toy Alliance that help to save handmade. If you have a minute (or a few seconds if you're a fast clicker), hop over and vote…
Merry Christmas Cool Moms! Now get off the computer. [card via alternate greetings ]
We just wanted to give a huge thanks to Época , Brazil's popular weekly magazine, for naming Cool Mom Picks among their top 20 international blogs ! We are beyond honored to be in such esteemed company as the Huffington Post, Boing Boing…
The winter sweaters are out, the tinsel is already in the store windows, and the annual Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide is live and, if we do say so, kicking. We've scoured the web to help you solve your every gift giving dilemma, from…
Want to know CMP editor Kristen's down and dirty tips on which green products actually get your house clean ? Click over to The Momspeak where for the next couple of months, we're keeping the mom speaky-ness going. You can comment too! I…
Holy cow people, do you have some amazing stories. It was tough trying to pick just three winners of the $5000 tech makeover from Intel, but pick we did. Without further ado (because we know you're dying to know)... the winners . Congrat…
We're so pleased to announce the birth of CMP editor Kristen Chase's daughter, a.k.a. Baby #3, a.k.a. the beautiful Margot Laine. (Loving the name!) She weighs in at 7 lbs, 15 oz, and an even 20". And she shares a birthday with both John…
You know you'll be entirely bummed if you wake up Tuesday morning and spring out of bed thinking, "Oh SHOOT. I forgot to enter the $5000 tech makeover contest from Intel ." But you know? It could happen if you don't enter stat. Monday is…
As you probably know, we're staunch advocates for our readers at CMP - we score you exclusive discount codes , awesome giveaways, $5000 tech makeovers ... What? What's that you say? You weren't aware that our esteemed sponsor, Intel, was…
Okay all you tri-state mamas, we're counting on you to come out to the fine borough of Brooklyn tomorrow, September 12, for a star-studded (well, in our own minds) book party for Sleep is for the Weak sponsored by the very good folks of …
We're huge fans of any activity that we'll enjoy just as much as our kids, and Baby Loves Disco is clearly at the top of our list. So when mom Heather and dad Andy, the master minds behind these family friendly disco parties asked us to …
We've been so busy lately doling out shopping wit and wisdom for various websites that we almost forgot to tell you all about them! *At PBS Sprout for Parents we're offering up shopping tips for parents of preschoolers each month. This m…
It may be sweltering out today, but in no time your kids will be off to that first day of preschool, kindergarten and beyond, and we're here to make things a wee bit easier on you with our second annual Back to School Shopping Guide . We…
The CMP editors and a few of our writers are packing our bags and brushing up on Apple Martini Drinking 101--at least those of us who aren't with child--in preparation for the BlogHer conference in San Francisco this weekend. If you'll b…
Oh sure, today you could dig out the Old Navy flag tees that you get to wear once a year--or that your kids get to wear once, total. But we love the idea of showing your true red white and blue by grabbing the conceptual American Civil L…
Looking for a whole bunch of cool Father's Day picks all in one place? Look no further than our Father's Day Gift Guide , graciously sponsored by Diaper Dude . (Yay diaper dude! We love diaper dude! And have you seen the actual diaper du…
Hope you're enjoying plenty of pampering, relaxation, a few goodies to unwrap, and most of all, the love of your doting family. With major emphasis on the doting. Big, big big time doting. That's almost as important as the love part -Liz…
Cool Mom Picks is partnering with Munchkin to find a wee bit more about all the cool parents of the world. Stuff like what kind of toys you like, whether the sigOth is a better housekeeper than you are, what TV mom you best relate to. (U…
A big welcome to all of our new San Francisco area readers who caught us on ABC's The View From the Bay Thursday showcasing some of our favorite Mother's Day gift ideas. If you missed it, you can catch the segment here . If you're lookin…
Hey, Bay Area CMP readers - got anything to do at 3PM PST today? Well stick the kids in front of the computer with a DVD so you can tune in to watch co-editors Kristen and Liz live today on ABC's The View From the Bay or watch it streami…