yellow owl workshop | Cool Mom Picks

More than 50 amazing holiday gifts for kids under $15: Like, GOOD gifts. Not stocking stuffers.

Each year, we love putting together a list of affordable holiday gifts for kids under $15 to go with our list of 60+ holiday gifts for adults under $15. It’s nice to know there are plenty of affordable gifts that still seem like big deals to kids, tweens, and...

The craft kit that’ll make you nostalgic for your misspent youth

by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | DIY

If you’re like me, this DIY Pin & Flair Kit from Yellow Owl Workshop will transport you back to the carefree days of your youth. That is, the good parts, not the parts with the retainer and the bad hair. Because the pins are made with Shrinky Dinks! (Or at least...

Cool stencils for kids that make crafts you’ll actually want to keep.

by Kate Etue | DIY

So many times I’ve spent hours working on a craft with my kids, only to quietly throw it away after they go to bed. (Shh, don’t tell them.) Sometimes it’s more about the process than the end result around here–crafting for the sake of crafting....

Say Je T’aime on Valentine’s Day with a playful heart pendant

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

We’ve found such an abundance of cool jewelry for Valentine’s Day lately that I wanted to throw one more into the fray. Just in case you needed even more choices: a cloisonne Je T’aime heart pendant at Poketo. I shouldn’t be surprised that it...

This Mixtape Stamp Activity Kit is even cooler than the mixtapes of our youth

by Stephanie Slate | DIY

My kids complain because we never use wrapping paper at Christmas. We’ve been using the same reusable fabric for all our gifts since they were born, but I think I’ve found a little something from CMP Fave Yellow Owl Workshop that might make me reconsider. The Mixtape...

Ever wanted to make your own stamps? Me too.

by Eva Glettner | DIY

Ink stamps give everyday notes just the right amount of pop. I’ve always been interested in making my own designs but until this ridiculously cool product was created, that seemed just way too complicated. Yellow Owl Workshop puts all of the pieces in The Print...

Youtopia

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

I’ll be honest — as an art teacher, I was once opposed to rubber stamps. Then I realized that giving children some handy, thoughtfully designed building blocks for their two-dimensional world can be the perfect springboard into confidence and imagination....