A few years back we discovered the brilliance of Smallfly on Etsy, which made cool lightning bolts and wings to lace onto the sides of your sneakers. And our readers went crazy for them--because you are all highly discerning shoppers wit…
I never think we can have enough coloring books around the house--or stashed in the travel bags for road trips and plane rides. As much as I love handing my kids plain sheets of paper for open-ended creativity, there's something about co…
Like so many of you with kids who start to hit six, seven, eight...you realize that your favorite, go-to clothing brands either stop making clothes that fit your kids, or you see the styles start to get a bit more uh, adult than you migh…
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like these from our site and beyond, just in time for holiday help. 1. Free printable holiday gift tags and labels --with a sense of humor. 2. Awesome STEM gift for crafty…
I'm always looking for cool stocking stuffer ideas for my kids. I mean, we all know that you can get bubbles and Play-Doh and packs of stickers but I like to get a little more more creative when I can. So I've put together these 40 stock…
We love Small Business Saturday , which gives a much-needed boost to our favorite moms and pops around the US, from restaurants to shops to services. (Hey, need some dry cleaning done? Today's the day!) Here are three ways you can shop s…
I think bringing vintage Christmas ornaments and other goodies into your celebration can bring so much personality to your holiday table setting and the rest of your decor. I really love mid-century items, so anything past the late '60s …
You need last minute Thanksgiving help? We've got it for you. We've put out so many amazing features from the best Thanksgiving recipes of all kinds to fun printables to keep the kids busy, that we wanted to put them all in one place for…
I hate showing up to someone's house empty-handed, even when the hostess says, "Oh...just bring yourself." That's why I always have so much fun scoping out affordable hostess gifts for you all each year. While we can always grab a bottle…
I am so losing myself in this awesome collection of t-shirts on Fab.com from Stereotype Design . Each one describes a popular movie in a single sentence--like if you were a screenwriter, only you had to pitch the screenplay it just took …
I can never eat too many hot, yummy, heaping forkfuls of mashed potatoes. We're the kind of family that has both homemade stuffing (often more than one kind) and potatoes on the Thanksgiving table. If you're not running away from me in a…
Let me first be totally upfront: The idea of setting a holiday table kind of terrifies me. I am not someone who can just effortlessly whip up an Elsa's castle centerpiece made of handmade gingerbread, or pick up a calligraphy pen and go …
One of our great joys with this site is supporting small businesses and fellow indie publishers. (Hey, we still have a blogroll. Remember those?) And now one of our favorite bloggers and friends, Mari Richards of the fantastic design sit…
While all the Starbucks gift cards over the years have been pretty cool, I'm person number 65,474 who saw the brand new, limited edition sterling silver Starbucks gift card and immediately knew someone on my list would be needing one. Wh…
Recently I was honored to attend the ONE.org Girls & Women Initiative's AYA Summit , in which my eyes were opened to so many remarkable ways that people devote their lives to women and girls around the world who are disproportionately af…
I'm all about food gifts for men . Maybe because I love the men in my life, and the men in my life happen to love food. If you're with me, then I've got three fantastic resources for you if you're all about seriously cool food gifts that…
One of the best things about the northeast this time of year is the abundance of crisp, ripe apples--and the fresh, natural apple juice we can grab at the farmer's market. My kids are becoming such connoisseurs, they actually know the di…
For the last year, I've been partnering with American Express , in part because I love Amex ( member since forever) and partly because when I see those awesome Tina Fey commercials, I'm now sure we're really just two degrees from being b…
You know what's hard to find? Awesome Halloween apps for kids. So we've spent a good deal of time on Cool Mom Tech tracking down some of the very best ones apps you and your little ones, whether they prefer silly or spooky fun. Click ove…
With my daughter finally ( finally! ) deciding on going trick-or-treating as Iris, the Goddess of the Rainbow , we've been trying out different temporary hair color options to figure out what makes sense for her. Especially on her dark b…
My kids came home this week excitedly telling me they could hand out something in school to their classmates for Halloween, provided it was gluten-free. So I started perusing the candy aisle before I thought...wait a minute! I'm supposed…
We sat down in the theater to see The Book of Life movie, and as the lights dimmed, my nine-year-old daughter whispered, I have literally been waiting to see this since the day we saw the preview ! And indeed she had. After that many mon…
We recently discovered the loveliness that is Designed by Artists , an emporium full of whimsical, wonderful, handmade baby and toddler blankets, all created by local Houston artists. And I'm not sure how I missed their signature design,…
From the woman who tells us everything that's "a good thing," there are now ten more good things for us all to discover via the Martha Stewart American Made 2014 winners . Here's just a few we're amazingly impressed with. Kalon Studios :…
