January 6th, 2009 — CMP Admin, Websites from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Today is the last day to vote for Cool Mom Picks as your favorite kids design blog in the Homies, the contest from Apartment Therapy’s Ohdeedoh. If nothing else, head over anyway and find five other…
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Continue reading → Shameless self-promotional plug to follow
January 2nd, 2009 — Best Blogs, CMP Admin, Children's Design, Kid's Design, Websites, contest from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
We’re so excited to find that Cool Mom Picks has been named one of the finalists in The Homies, Ohdeedoh’s contest for the best children’s design blog! Wow.
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December 25th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Holiday Picks from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Merry Christmas Cool Moms!
Now get off the computer.
[card via alternate greetings]
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December 20th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Tech, CMP-Style from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Remember that awesome $5k Intel tech makeover we got to help give away this fall? And you helped vote for the winners? And you were kind of hoping it was you but realized that the people who won were…
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December 13th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Causes and General Do-Gooding, Toys and Other Playthings from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
We’ve received an incredible outpouring of support on our recent post about the new CPSC Safety Improvement Act that is jeopardizing the livelihoods of the small businesses and artisans that we love….
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Online StoresDecember 9th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Causes and General Do-Gooding, Toys and Other Playthings from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
We interrupt the tidings of comfort and joy to bring you some heartbreaking news.
Of course we’re all for strengthening the safety standards of mass-produced toys and banning toxins like phthalates…
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Online StoresNovember 23rd, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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November 18th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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November 5th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Websites from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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October 29th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Toys and Other Playthings from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
We launched our very first Safer Toy Guide last October during the “Year of the Recall” (remember that?), but just because we haven’t been overwhelmed with toy recalls so far this year, that…
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Continue reading → Safer Toys for Kids - Back by Popular Demand
October 22nd, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
Holy cow people, do you have some amazing stories. It was tough trying to pick just three winners of the Intel $5000 tech makeover, but pick we did. Without further ado…
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October 10th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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.
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October 5th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Tech, CMP-Style, Websites from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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.”
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September 24th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Websites from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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Continue reading → Cool Mom Picks sponsors: Good for us but especially good for you
September 19th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
If you weren’t aware, Kirsten Chase, CMP super editor, co-founder, and neverending source of energy, hilarity and abject good taste, is about to churn out baby #3. So to hide our complete panic at…
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Continue reading → Want to come to a baby shower? Because you’re totally invited
September 11th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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Continue reading → Sleep is For the Weak book signing, Brooklyn edition
September 8th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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September 5th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
If we hadn’t made it blatantly clear just yet, then we’re happy to let you know (again) that the Cool Mom Picks co-founders Kristen and Liz are among the contributors to Rita Arens’ new…
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August 17th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Media from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
If you’re one of the millions of moms who, like us, pass the time in the OB waiting room by flipping through Parents Magazine, and then sneak it out in your bag (shhhhhh!), then chances are you…
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August 9th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Websites from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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!
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Continue reading → If you haven’t had your fill of Cool Mom Picks for the day…
August 6th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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Continue reading → Presenting the Cool Mom Picks Back-to-School Shopping Guide
July 17th, 2008 — CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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…
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Continue reading → BlogHer? I hardly know ‘er! (Oh okay, so it’s a chestnut.)
July 4th, 2008 — Announcements, Invites and Cards, CMP Admin from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
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.
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Online StoresJune 4th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Media from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
parenting podcast.
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Continue reading → Summer Gear Questions? Join Cool Mom Picks On the Radio
June 4th, 2008 — CMP Admin, Media from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
parenting podcast.
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Continue reading → Summer Gear Questions? Join Cool Mom Picks On the Radio
June 3rd, 2008 — CMP Admin, Helpful Services, Websites from Cool Mom Picks @ Cool Mom Picks
We’ve loved Mommy Track’d ever since we first reviewed this fantastic online resource for working moms here. And now we’re excited to be collaborating with them on their new Personal Shopper column….
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