by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Living, Tips + Tricks
Did you know the average age kids receive their first phone is just over 11. Plenty of parents are saying yes earlier for practical reasons like after-school activities, walking home, or coordinating between households. Boost Mobile is a great first phone plan for...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes, Holiday Gift Guide, Kitchen + Dining, Tips + Tricks
Alright—let’s talk holiday baking gear. Because listen, you can have the best cookie recipe on earth, but if you’re using that dented cookie sheet from 2009, you’re fighting an uphill battle. Enter: King Arthur Baking. Yes, they’ve got the magic flour, but their...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Beauty + Cosmetics, Style + Beauty, Tips + Tricks
Alright mamas, football season is officially here—which means Saturdays and Sundays (and Thursdays and Mondays) are now for snacks, noise, and pointing out every bad call those refs make. But whether you’re a diehard fan or just there for the queso, Glamnetic’s...
by Cool Mom Team | DIY, Editors Best of the Year, Gift Guides, Holiday Gift Guide
Let’s be real: your host does not need another bottle of meh Pinot. If you want to show up with a gift that says “I’m grateful and fabulous,” head straight to Flamingo Estate. Their gorgeously curated, over-the-top-in-the-best-way goods are gifts that will be...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Gift Guide, Kid Style, Kids, Toys + Playthings
Let’s be real—Halloween costumes are cute (until your kid changes their mind the night before), candy is fun (until the sugar crash), and trick-or-treating is a blast (until you’re carrying your preschooler four whole blocks home). But you know what your kid will...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Gift Guides, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Kids, Living, Style + Beauty
Back-to-school survival for parents is real. Backpacks are packed. Buses are running. And parents everywhere are running on fumes. Whether your kids started two weeks ago or you’re still adjusting to the new routine, this is the part where we’ve gone from...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Back to School Shopping, Cool Tech, Kids, Living, Tips + Tricks
Back-to-school season always sneaks up fast. New shoes, new schedules, and, if your kid is suddenly walking home alone or staying late for practice, a big new question: What’s the best first phone plan for kids? More parents are taking the plunge this fall, and...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Gift Guides, Living, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
Because the kids aren’t the only ones who need a fresh start in August Back-to-school season doesn’t just hit in one day. It’s a slow tidal wave of supplies, schedules, new shoes, and maybe a few emotional meltdowns (theirs or ours). For moms, this is the perfect time...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Books for Adults, Living, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
Getting organized is great. Staying on top of everything? Even better. Back-to-school season is the real New Year for moms. It’s when the color-coded calendar comes out, the snack drawer gets labeled, and you try (again) to make mornings run without chaos or cold...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Back to School Shopping, Fashion, Living, Tips + Tricks
We’re keeping it simple this back-to-school season. Prices are up across the board, and most of us are just trying to get through the supply list without blowing the entire month’s budget. These five brands are making it easier. You’ll find real deals, sturdy basics,...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Back to School Shopping, Fashion, Gift Guides, Kid Style, Kids
A little brand backstory (AKA why you should care) You probably remember The Children’s Place from your own childhood mall runs. These days, it’s less about nostalgia and more about helping moms keep up with the chaos of raising actual kids. The brand started in the...
by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts, Gift Guides
Modern fatherhood doesn’t look like it used to. Maybe he’s changing diapers with one hand and firing off Slack messages with the other. Maybe he’s the default parent at daycare pickup. Or maybe he’s just discovered how to connect his espresso machine to Alexa. We see...
