Delilah S. Dawson | Cool Mom Picks

Cool Galentine’s Day gift ideas for your BFF, Leslie Knope style

Galentine’s Day is February 13, and if you don’t know about it yet, prepare to become a fan. It was created by Amy Poehler’s Parks & Recreation character, Leslie Knope, to celebrate strong female friendships. In Leslie’s own words: Oh,...

9 life lessons from Melissa McCarthy that all moms can relate to.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Entertainment + Media

In the upcoming Life of the Party, premiering May 11, my sister from another mister, Melissa McCarthy, plays a mom who goes back to college after getting dumped by her husband. But when she lands at the same school where her daughter is a freshman, she pretty much...

How to get started with yoga when you feel like the last person to try it: 6 easy tips to help

by Delilah S. Dawson | Tips + Tricks

If you’ve never tried yoga, I get it. I was there once too. From the outside, it either looks like a torturous exercise regimen for slender, flexible folks in really expensive stretch pants…or, a hippie-dippy religion that will demand veganism and colon...

Coloring your child’s hair at home: Tips to make it hella easy.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Tips + Tricks

I was so proud of myself, the first time my daughter wanted to color her hair at home and asked for a pink stripe in her hair. I did all the research (what’s easiest, safest, least messy ) and finally settled on dyeing it with…Kool-Aid. Good gravy, what a...

10 tips to help you finally write that book, from a published author who did it…while nursing a baby.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Tips + Tricks

I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that you can totally write a book. You don’t need otherworldly talent (though you do need some talent); you don’t need an MFA you promised yourself you’d get but never did; you don’t even...

LEGO and tape had a love child, and your kids are going to freak!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

If LEGO and tape loved each other very very much (as we might say to the kids), this is what you’d get: Nimuno Loops. It’s a genius, colorful, flexible roll of LEGO tape that’s compatible with LEGO bricks and all the other building blocks. Whoa. That...

The one word that made me a better parent. Hint: It’s from Bob’s Burgers.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Tips + Tricks

My kids are 8 and 10 now, and I tend to think of them as tiny adults. They can mostly keep themselves alive without any assistance from me. But they’re still careless when it comes to noise, mess, and responsibility. In other words, they still act like, well,...

A magazine for tween girls, by tween girls, about tween girls. Finally!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Books for Kids

OMG! We found a magazine for tween girls so cool that the only thing my 10-year-old daughter could find to complain about was that some of the fonts were hard to read. High praise indeed, if you’re familiar with hormonal, too-cool-for-school preteen ways....

Unicorn makeup from my favorite brand? I’ll take that magical dare.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Beauty + Cosmetics

As the saying goes, always be you, unless you can be a unicorn. Then be a unicorn. But, what if you could be you…wearing makeup inspired by the shimmering, colorful magic of unicorns? Yeah, then be that. PopSugar just gave the world an exclusive look at the new...

100+ adorably geeky baby names for 2017 and beyond. No Anakin included.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

Considering geeks now rule the world — or at least the box office — we’ve rounded up tons of adorably geeky baby names for parents who want a baby name that reflects a love for Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and Stranger...