As we get ready to start sharing our favorite last minute Father's Day gifts for all you busy (let's not say procrastinating) moms and kids out there, it's definitely late to order one of the cool personalized Father's Day gifts we share…
It's that time of year when we dig deep, get picky, and track down funny Father's Day cards that really do make us laugh. And hey, that's harder than it looks! I don't know about you, but when I think of my dad, I don't think about mowin…
There's not one of us who didn't grow up facing some sort of bullying. Did I ever tell you about the girls who called my number in high school and hung up every half hour, for hours and hours into the night? (That was before caller ID.) …
While I am totally enamoured of Stacie's picks for Father's Day gourmet gifts for the foodie dad on Cool Mom Eats (consider if you can handle clicking over on an empty stomach) there's one more I wish had made the list: Our friends at Ma…
It's not often I discover a new Etsy shop and automatically think okay, every single thing in there is adorable. But that's the case with Babee and Me , which I can forgive for being based in Byron Bay, Australia, considering what beauti…
Wow, is our email box and social media feed getting packed with parents stressing out about what to do with kids during downtime this summer. Seeing as how we can't let kids play in the park by themselves without 8 "concerned" neighbors …
If you have a kid (or kid at heart) who's wild for LEGO, you have to check out EverBlock . As in, right now. Because if you've ever thought about what it would be like to be a Minifig in one of those cool creations, this is pretty much y…
We just finished putting together a ton of great educational activities for kids to keep them sharp over the summer, and now of course I find one more I'd love to add to the list. This free printable paper chain reading log from Eighteen…
It's become a tradition for us now to track down our favorite two-piece swimsuits for girls that are, shall we say, age appropriate? As a mother of two girls, the eldest of which is pretty much hitting tweendom (eep) I'm really glad that…
For those of us with young kids, we know that one of the best parts about Father's Day is letting the kids participate in making DIY Father's Day gifts for their dads and grandpas. And because we don't expect them to be hand-stitching an…
We're always happy to discover new online shops that feature some of the small label designers for kids that we love, and now there's another to add to our list: Wynn Ruby . Right away I knew it was going to be a fun selection when I saw…
When you hear about a Neil Gaiman book for kids, you might assume it will be along the lines of Coraline or at least his Hansel & Gretel book , but nope. Gaiman is prolific (if you weren't yet aware of that) and this time he's pairing wi…
We've got a lot of summer birthdays for the kids in my family, so party planning is definitely top of mind for me these days. But I realized, as I've looked around the web, that while there are lots of gorgeous handmade birthday crowns o…
I still think that a great piece of personalized art can be one of the best baby shower gifts , provided you know the parents' taste. And uh, the kid's name. Of course. But I think this new discovery should fit the bill for lots of famil…
Oh, summer. The kids wait and wait and wait for it, and then, how many minutes in are they complaining about how hot it is? Or how you won't take them to the pool (for the second time that day)? Or that they're simply bored? So we've tra…
To say I'm a TKEES sandals fan is a bit of an understatement. Ever since I discovered them about four years ago, they've slowly become the only flip-flop style sandals I own. They're comfy and can take a bit of a beating, plus they're ch…
I am so digging these adorable free summer printables that I just spotted at Oh Happy Day, courtesy of talented designer Amy Moss. I love the idea of printing a whole bunch on card stock and stockpiling gift tags for summer birthday part…
Some days are just...yeah. That. You know what I mean. And maybe a glass of wine will help, or maybe even an empty one --at least if they're these fantastic Rough Day Wine Glasses . Come on, you know you want to laugh. They're like the p…
If you read Cool Mom Tech, you may be aware of my daughters' obsession with Minecraft. We even created Minecraft games we can play when the screens are off . So I can only imagine how thrilled they'd be to decorate their room with the cu…
If you have a thing for maps and globes and geography in general, then you might love this as much as I do: a paintsplatter world map spotted at The Fancy. It would be so beautiful over a desk or in a kitchen, but I imagine my kids would…
William Carlos Williams has always been one of my favorite poets, and to this day, his imagery of plums in the icebox remains strong and beautiful thanks to my mom introducing me to This is Just To Say when I was young. So when I saw thi…
I always feel so grateful to those amazingly talented illustrators and graphic designers who create free printables that we get to share with you. We've found so many cool ones over the years. But the one I'm really excited to have disco…
I admit I was pretty proud of my fourth-grader when she helped me finish the New York Time's Monday crossword, but then she was employing words like llama and Naples . Then I saw British designer Mark Watson's graphic dictionary poster s…
We love when some of our favorite indie makers, brands, and artists find each other, and that goes for the latest announcement from our friends at Tattly . They've just introduced a new collaboration with the wonderful Anna Bond of Rifle…
