If you've got big kids like mine who love to DIY , then you need to snatch up one of these KidKnits craft kits for kids that help give back to people in need. Founded by 9-year old (yes, 9!) and avid knitter Ellie, KidKnits is a non-prof…
I never think we can have enough coloring books around the house--or stashed in the travel bags for road trips and plane rides. As much as I love handing my kids plain sheets of paper for open-ended creativity, there's something about co…
Like so many of you with kids who start to hit six, seven, eight...you realize that your favorite, go-to clothing brands either stop making clothes that fit your kids, or you see the styles start to get a bit more uh, adult than you migh…
On a recent trip to Venice Beach, I wandered through skate shops and hung out at the skatepark. What can I say -- I'm still a skatebetty at heart, even at my age. But unlike the old days when bumper stickers proclaimed Skateboarding is n…
I am so losing myself in this awesome collection of t-shirts on Fab.com from Stereotype Design . Each one describes a popular movie in a single sentence--like if you were a screenwriter, only you had to pitch the screenplay it just took …
Like many of you parents, I wanted to purchase the best first scooter for my little kids when they were old enough, but was overwhelmed by all the choices in the stores. But after reading a review of the Micro Kickboard Mini Micro scoote…
We are so SO excited to present our 2014 holiday gift guide , our biggest and best yet, if we do say so ourselves. You’ll find 20 pages of absolutely amazing holiday gift ideas (over 200 to be exact) for everyone on your list in every pr…
This time last year, our kids were all about foxes , probably because The Song That Will Not Be Mentioned was playing on repeat in our homes. While woodland animals are still a favorite with my kids, I'm noticing one animal obsession ris…
Recently I was honored to attend the ONE.org Girls & Women Initiative's AYA Summit , in which my eyes were opened to so many remarkable ways that people devote their lives to women and girls around the world who are disproportionately af…
With a STEM-loving daughter (and STEAM as it's now being called by some, because yay Arts too!), you can bet I'm always on the hunt for cool STEM gifts for girls. And, while we've come a long way in the last few years, I still find that …
Your little girl might be too young to wield a power saw, but she can learn to appreciate the craft of woodworking at any age with, of all things, tiny architectural jewelry . I'm impressed by the Joinery Series earrings from Pico Design…
Once your kids get too old for our awesome Baby Halloween Costume ideas , they may want to come up with a group costume that involves their friends, as is the case with my own kids this year. So gather them around the computer--or just s…
One of the more promising trends at the NY International Toy Fair earlier this year was the introduction of even more safe, natural makeup for girls, for when they're are heading out somewhere a little special, putting on plays at home, …
This review almost didn't happen, because my daughter "lost" this writer's notebook; she'd written so many hopes, dreams, and ideas in it that she didn't want anyone, to see it. Ever. It's that kind of book. It inspires trust and sparks …
The lead character in Barry Jonsberg's excellent new book for tweens, The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee , isn't as strong as Katniss in The Hunger Games or as fearless as Divergent's Tris, but Candice Phee is still my new favorite…
Those iconic handmade wooden crate and roller-skate-bottom scooters from the Great Depression have been retooled and re-imagined to form the fierce-looking Skate Crate , hopefully coming soon to a sidewalk near you. At least if you ask o…
As we're doing all our back to school shopping around my house, my kids and I are getting excited about the funky print pants and leggings for kids that we're seeing everywhere. I'm looking for fun, bold, unexpected patterns that will re…
In a world exploding with 3D printers and landfills full of old junk, there's something refreshing about toys that start out as paper and end up as, well, more paper. In fact, you can print these toys at home, build them yourself, store …
Whether your kid needs a school supply pouch like no other, or you want to keep your own makeup organized while traveling, check out this Junk Drawer Pouch , a cute recycled storage bag. It harkens back to the days when every kitchen had…
I used to be a journal junkie, until time and obligations got in the way of collecting my deep thoughts and poetry on paper. So I can see why our Cool Mom Tech team is going nuts for the new ecojot Connect journals which let you turn you…
I love pretty much every part of back to school shopping, but picking out the new school bag might just be the best part. And it's even more fun these days now that there are so many cool options, like these cool messenger bags (and back…
As we get ready to send our girls back to school --some of us sooner than others (ahem, Kate in Nashville)--we are so happy to see the trend of science themed tees for girls hitting the bigger retailers, like Lands End. The space tee for…
Each year, my beloved Tea Collection (my girls absolutely live in the stuff) finds another country around the world for inspiration and I'm really digging the new Bauhaus collection for Fall/Winter 2014 that just launched this week. (Can…
While of course there are beautiful clothes made all over the world these days (we're not one to say no to Italian leather), in honor of our nation's birthday, we wanted to highlight just a few of the small labels and indie designers tha…