We can put a man on a moon, but we can't beat that obnoxious collection of shifty viruses. So how cool that there's now an all-natural cough drop for kids, in convenient lollipop form. When we received a bag of LILAPOPS , an all natural …
I suppose it's not surprising that one of my favorite parts of running races, aside from the medal, has to be the Expo, where I can shop for all the coolest new running gear . And that's exactly what happened when I recently ran Disneyla…
All week long we'll be offering our tips and ideas to help you tackle your (and our) New Year's resolutions. Whether you're a staunch believer in resolutions or not, we hope our cool picks will help motivate you as we hope they do for us…
As a 4-year-old, my daughter is at the age where her eyes grow wide at the sight of a kid riding a bicycle. Tricycles are so last year--get the girl a two-wheeler, stat! And what could be a more appropriate first bike than a FirstBIKE Ba…
Taking my kids on their first overnight plane right recently, I admit I was a little nervous about how to get them to sleep. I'm not one to shy away from the Benadryl (8 hour flight? Bring it on.) but hey, I know some moms prefer more na…
My daughter is in the beautiful beginning stages of tree-climbing, which has left her with the usual variety of not-at-all-serious scrapes and bruises. I think she loves finding a new boo-boo to cover up with a Band-Aid as much as she lo…
The first sign of summer for me is always my first mosquito bite. I always consider bug bites to be the price I pay for good weather and barbecues. But now that I have kids, I feel the need to douse them in something to ward off bug bite…
Does anyone else feel like buying sunscreen takes a PhD and two hours internet research? I do. And then I'm too tired to swim. That's why we're happy to share some family-tested sunscreens that we've thoroughly tested-- and we checked th…
Is there anything as sweet as comforting your kid after a scrape with a smooch, a kind word, and... bandages with pictures of bloody eyeballs, dismembered fingers, and centipedes crawling out of skin? CMP covered the original Scabs Banda…
This may not be a popular stance, but I curse the day that a bunch of dodos couldn't figure out how to properly medicate their children, leading to a ban of all those fabulous multi-symptom cold medicines and over-the-counter cough syrup…
I have never been what you'd call a fitness guru. I never mastered downward dog, and I haven't had a gym membership in years. But about two years ago, with 40lbs of my third baby weight to lose and my sister-in-law's bridesmaid's dress t…
Let me be absolutely clear, here: While I don't necessarily agree that yoga pants can only be worn for yoga, I do believe that they're closer to sweatpants than to jeans. That is to say, I don't condone the wearing of yoga pants on date …
I have waited three months for the Ubisoft Just Dance 2 for Wii to come out. Three months! Because that's how long it's been since the Cool Mom Picks team monopolized the display model at the Blogher conference, challenged our friends at…
Got a blister from your Louboutins? Catch your finger on your Dolce & Gabbana trench zipper? Well, you can now tend to your designer inflicted wounds with fashion designer and mom Cynthia Rowley's new designer Band-Aids. Yes, yes, they'r…
Woe betide the mother who doesn't have a Band-Aid in her purse when the need arises. And the thing is, I've gotten the hint over the years, and sure, there's usually a bandage or two smashed down in the bottom of my bag somewhere. But do…
Luckily, my kid's not as clumsy as I am. But lately, she keeps hoping to have a minor accident, because she knows I have two new boxes of super sweet kids bandages by Ouchies Jr. Although we select cereal and crackers based on nutritiona…
I'm pretty sure I'm not the only mom who has seen a marked decline in the amount of exercise I get since having children. Relaxing moments seem to have taken a steady dive, too. But suddenly, thanks to a wonderful new family exercise DVD…
If you've got a kid older than about a year, you probably know that bandages are pretty much the best little gift or stocking stuffer ever in the whole wide world. I have no idea if it's the process of sticking and unsticking them, or th…
They say hell hath no fury like a child denied a Band-Aid, but that's only because they've not seen one of my kids offered the wrong Band-Aid (which is even worse). Heaven forbid I have nothing left but butterflies when my son has an inv…
Contrary to what people try to tell me, breastfeeding alone does not seem to make the pregnancy pounds melt off. Looks like gym visits are in my immediate future. However, nursing in a regular old sports bra is a royal pain in the butt, …
So now I totally know what I'll be handing out along with the candy on Friday. Presenting the totally disgusting--and I mean that in the best possible way-- Scabs Bandages . Created by a friend of a friend, I'm so glad she turned me onto…
Oh sure, now that I'm almost done with my third pregnancy, scores of great maternity clothes are popping up everywhere. But considering how uncomfortable (and long) these last few weeks have been, I'm still shopping for anything that can…
I'm sure you've noticed: Any physical activity is harder when you're carrying or wearing an infant. Despite this knowledge, I never did find a baby-and-me workout video I liked. Everything I've seen since my daughter was born four years …
While I've clearly arrived at the "Yoga Pants and Gauchos" trimester in my pregnancy, I'm not ready to give up on my style just because even my roomiest maternity clothes are suddenly very uncomfortable. So meet my new best friend, Bao B…