Caroline Siegrist, Author at Cool Mom Picks

Loads of last-minute Mother’s Day gifts she’ll love. There’s still time!

by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts

If you haven’t secured the perfect Mother’s Day gift yet, rest easy. Okay, not that easy, because it’s literally just two days away. But if you hustle, we can still help you out with these awesome last-minute gifts that don’t feel improvised at...

6 fantastic new children’s and YA books to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which is a great excuse to dive into some fantastic new children’s books that teach kids about this rich culture — or cultures, I should say. Because Asia and the Pacific Islands cover a lot of...

7 Printable teacher appreciation notes to help our kids show their love and, well, appreciation

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY

Lately I’ve been sleuthing around the interwebs for great printable teacher appreciation notes for kids. After all, Teacher Appreciation Week starts today! And ever since my son started preschool, I’ve been been struck anew by how much educators do to...

8 fun, easy Easter egg ideas for toddlers and preschoolers. Big kids shouldn’t have all the fun!

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY

Let’s talk about easy Easter egg ideas for toddlers, like mine. Because dyeing eggs with traditional techniques for this age group can be a risky proposition. Adorable? Yes. Liable to require hours of steam cleaning the carpet? Also yes. While we’ve...

Comparing 4 prom dress rental sites to save you time, money, and dressing room meltdowns

by Caroline Siegrist | Fashion, Helpful Services, Tips + Tricks

We all know that buying a prom dress can be an exhausting and expensive process, but after learning about these prom dress rental sites, I’m convinced it really doesn’t have to be. These rental sites all let you browse online, select a dress to borrow for...

9 cool Easter egg ideas for tweens and teens who are over solid colors: Star Wars, pop art, fake cacti, and more

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY, Holiday Picks

If your older kids are totally over PAAS kits for Easter egg decorating, I’ve got you covered! I’ve tracked down 8 cool Easter egg ideas for tweens and teens to suit all kinds of tastes. From pop art and comic inspiration, to Star Wars and retro 80’s...

Raise Your Hand, the empowering new children’s book written by an 11-year-old girl

by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids

I was always shy about raising my hand in class as a kid, which is why the new kids’ book Raise Your Hand instantly jumped out at me. Kid author Alice Paul Tapper wrote the book after creating a Girl Scout merit badge that encouraged girls to speak up at school...

8 lovely children’s books to help teach our kids more about Islam

by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids

Like many parents, I’ve been reeling ever the New Zealand mosque shooting last week, which was just followed by yet another horrific racist attack only yesterday: a fire deliberately set at a mosque in Northern California. So as a non-Muslim myself, I’ve...

Be Kind: The message we need more of, everywhere.

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor, Toys + Playthings

As a parent who’s trying to motivate my young son to be kind and behave well without the promise of copious amounts of sugar, I was so pleased to find these truly wonderful Be Kind stickers at Star Salts Etsy shop. CMP is an rstyle affiliate They caught my eye...

Why the new drug for postpartum depression won’t just treat it, it could destigmatize it.

by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Thinking : Parent

When I heard that the FDA had approved the first-ever drug to treat postpartum depression, I was thrilled. Given how commonplace this serious mental health condition is, and how severe the impact can be on the entire family, I’ve always wished for a greater...

Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!

Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

We started Cool Mom Picks in 2006 to help make life cooler, more meaningful, and more fun for parents of all kinds.

Trivia: It was called Cool Mom Sh*t for the first two days. (Yeah, we rethought that.)

We had no idea our site would grow to become a major lifestyle network, that we'd end up sharing our finds with the TODAY Show and Martha Stewart, that we'd be able to make a real difference for so many small businesses and women-run companies, or that we'd end up with an incredible community of the coolest readers on the planet. (If we do say so ourselves).