We are so excited for summer, if you haven't been able to tell from our posts lately. Swimming all day. Staying up late to play outside way past bedtime. Kids sleeping in late. (Ha, we wish.) It's a laid-back schedule that's so perfect f…
To all the cool dads out there : We're thinking about you today. But if you want to feel extra loved, be sure to check out this post sharing 31 quotes from moms and daughters on why we really love the dads in our lives . You'll laugh, yo…
This post is brought to you by Hulu. So by now, you all may know that we are pop culture junkies to varying degrees around here. We are also unabashedly nostalgic. Which is why our newest sponsor Hulu (yay, Hulu!) is pretty much making o…
As big-time book lovers here, we've learned that a love of reading is acquired and not something kids are necessarily born with, like the color of their eyes or their uncanny inability to sleep past 6 AM on a Saturday. So we love putting…
We all know, of course, that the amount of money you spend on a Father's Day gift has no correlation with love whatsoever. Not that there's anything wrong with splurges. But if you're on a tight budget, if you're not a spendy gift kind o…
Next up in our 2015 Father's Day gift guide, are some of the coolest gifts for grandpas. Or grandfathers. Or papas, pop-pops...you know, that awesome patriarch in your family. We've got a fun range for you from thoughtful gifts from the …
Whichever social media site you like to frequent, we're probably there too -- making sure you don't miss our favorite posts, sharing great deals and discounts we come across , or just freaking out about Game of Thrones. (Those zombie chi…
Finally, it's pool and beach season! For the dad in your life, there's something very smart about getting something sentimental (if even a homemade card) then also considering a Father's Day gift that will be put to good use. So when we …
We are so excited to launch our 2015 Father's Day gift guide, because as our longtime readers know, we just love tracking down fantastic gift ideas for the dads we love in our lives. (Yay cool dads!) So we're starting out with the cooles…
Oh, the joys of the summer birthday party when the nice weather means celebrating with friends out-of-doors. And whether this means gathering everyone into your backyard, meeting at the local park, or even taking over a quiet piece of sa…
Today, as we run on fumes, excitement, and lots of extra-dark roast espresso , we are so happy to introduce the launch of Cool Mom Eats , our all new food channel. You have all been so responsive when it comes to our growing roster of fo…
From Eat, Pray, Love to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , we’ve been enamored with the colors and textures of India for a while now. And now Tea Collection (we just can't quit you, Tea!) has us obsessing once again with their spring/summe…
We're so happy to be back with our third #UnguiltyPleasures video episode ! (Can you tell we're having fun?) This time we're talking about food. More specifically, the foods we love -- but maybe we're not supposed to love quite as much a…
Today's rules: 1. If you're a kid, don't forget to take care of your mom. 2. If you're a mom, don't forget to take care of yourself. 3. That mess in the living room/kids' room/kitchen/front hallway? It can wait. Ideally until someone els…
Next up in our series of #UnguiltyPleasures (you did catch us confessing all our binge watching secrets, right?) is online shopping . And yes, that's probably kind of obvious considering what we do here at Cool Mom Picks. But we just lov…
This is a sponsored message from Lindt. Mother’s Day is around the corner and it's a perfect opportunity to give quality chocolate to a great mom. A perfect bite of chocolate can be a moment when everything else disappears , and for a bi…
Okay, so we've been holding out on you all. Just a little. We are so so excited to be launching a campaign today that we're calling #UnguiltyPleasures . We've been talking about this idea forever, ever since the idea of "mom guilt" enter…
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With Mother's Day just around the corner, you may be like us, thinking hm, I have 8 bazillion amazing photos on my computer and my smart phone -- maybe I can finally do something with them? Like say turning them into some really cool but…
We are so happy to introduce our tenth (WHAT?) annual Mother's Day Gift Guide . It's been one of our favorite annual traditions -- and one for our readers too -- and some of you, who have been with us from the early days can see how it's…
If you find yourself saying Don't make a mess! to your curious, imaginative, and, yeah, messy preschooler more times than you care to count, we're going to challenge you to say Let's make a mess for a change. Wait til you see how good th…
We've always said that some of our favorite Mother's Day gifts are personalized, and well, you can't get more personalized than photos of your own kids and family. Of course, not all photo gifts are created equal. (Sorry, badly printed p…
Here are 5 of our favorite tech picks this week from Cool Mom Tech . 1. We think you'll love these 21 unexpected ways to display your photos beyond frames . 2. We put together 15 Instagram tips we think every user should know . Helpful! …
If you're looking out for some last minute Easter ideas, we are here for you! You've still got a couple of days to whip up some fun treats, set up the kids with cute crafts, print out some coloring pages , or just figure out whether the …
