Curated picks for modern family life

Christina Refford

Christina Refford is a longtime CMP contributor turned Senior Associate Editor. She’s based in MA, and a cool mom of 3 (including two college students!) who all eat entirely different foods, so yay. She loves running, social media, cooking, decluttering, family travel, animals, avoiding scary movies, and coffee. Not at all in that order.

Easter Gifts

Easter Baskets for Teens and Tweens: Look no further than these 28 amazing ideas!

It can be hard putting together cool Easter baskets for teens and tweens. While our youngest kids may be content…
DIY, Holiday Gift Guide

18 last-minute DIY holiday gifts for friends. And family, who you like enough to call friends. | Holiday Gifts

We love looking for easy last-minute DIY holiday gifts each year that show our friends we care, but not all…
Holiday Gift Guide

20 very cool personalized gifts for adults to make things extra special this year | Holiday Gift Guide

It can be hard to find gifts that truly make an impression, which is why we love sharing cool personalized…
Holiday Gift Guide

22 of the best Taylor Swift gifts for your special Swiftie | Holiday Gift Guide

We couldn’t put together a gift guide this year without including the best Taylor Swift gifts for Taylor fans, right?…
Holiday Gift Guide, Living

18 of our favorite hygge gifts for everyone who needs more comfort and coziness right now

Hygge gifts may be a new holiday gift category for a lot of us who don’t have families from Denmark,…
Father’s Day Gifts

10 really cool Father’s Day gifts we found at Uncommon Goods

One of the reasons it’s hard to find cool Father’s Day gifts (beyond our site, of course) is that they’re…
Books for Kids

Black History Month for Kids: The best new Black history picture books they’ll love all year

We invite you to celebrate Black History Month for kids — yours or any others! — with our picks for…
Valentine’s Day

Cool Valentine’s gifts for teens on Etsy … that they might actually like!

If you’re looking for cool Valentine’s gifts for teens, we’re happy to present a whole bunch of the best gift…
Toys + Playthings, Valentine’s Day

Our favorite Valentine’s gifts for kids on Etsy this year, no cap

Sure Valentine’s Day is traditionally for our sweethearts, but we love giving adorable Valentine’s gifts for kids we find on…
Valentine’s Day

We found the best Valentine’s gifts on Etsy for boyfriends, girlfriends, spouses and partners. All made with love.

You don’t have spend hours to find the best Valentine’s gifts on Etsy for your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, partner, or…