by Kate Etue | Books for Kids, DIY
Houses up and down our street are starting to turn on their holiday lights, and it’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas in our neighborhood. My craft-loving kids would like for us to DIY everything holiday around here — cotton-ball snowmen, reindeer...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
If you’re looking for some of the best Black Friday shopping deals and discounts around the web, we’ve rounded them up for you right here, along with the best Black Friday tech deals over on Cool Mom Tech. We’ll continue to update the post with sales all day (and...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks
One of our most favorite parts of the holidays (no, not presents, though we like those too) are the family traditions we celebrate year after year. There’s just something so special about looking forward to our annual holiday rituals, whether they started...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
Now that it’s officially December, I will soon unpack and set up my childhood nativity set, even if our holidays are largely secular nowadays. However after three kids who turned my nativity into a sort of dollhouse toy each year, it’s time for me to...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like these daily, from our site and beyond. Can you tell we’ve got holidays on our brains? 1. A very cute free printable Advent calendar for kids. 2. Creative holiday photo card idea...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech CMP-Style
Haven’t stopped by Cool Mom Tech this week? We kind of like all the posts there, but here are 5 of our very favorites. 1. Fabulous gift idea: Photobooks of your kids’ own artwork, and the app that makes it easy. 2. The most gorgeous Advent calendar...
by Kate Etue | Uncategorized
I like to keep a stash of gifts on hand to give to those last-minute people I totally forgot to shop for— bottles of Essie nail polish for my kids’ room moms, or Starbucks gift cards for the piano teacher—you know, just in case. But it never fails that I have...
by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery
Though I love the convenience of sending e-cards to those near and dear, there is still something special about getting an honest-to-goodness “real” card in the mailbox, especially on holidays like Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, I’m never, ever...