Georgette Gilmore | 3/12 | Cool Mom Picks

8 fun, spooky DIY Halloween door decorating ideas that are so easy to do.

I’m not one to go all out and decorate my entire house for Halloween, but I do love turning my front door into a showpiece and DIY Halloween door decorations are a simple way to let all those trick-or-treaters know that yep, you’re home — and yep,...

The 2017 National Book Award finalists that YA lovers will want to get their hands on now.

by Georgette Gilmore | Books for Kids

The 2017 National Book Awards have just been announced, in time for those crisp autumn nights cuddling up with a good book. And while you should check out all the finalists in the fiction and nonfiction categories, we’re sharing the Young People’s...

5 reasons we’re excited for a groundbreaking new comic from Marvel that celebrates diversity.

by Georgette Gilmore | Books for Kids

Plenty of comic fans and geeks of all kinds are counting down the days until November 8. That’s they day you can get your hands on the much buzzed-about Blessing in Disguise by award-winning Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor. It’s an 8-page comic in...

The Roots create a Schoolhouse Rock-ish video about slavery. Here’s why every parent should watch. | Thinking Parent

by Georgette Gilmore | Thinking : Parent

Last week’s episode of Blackish focused on Columbus Day and why some Americans still celebrate or honor a man who really was no hero. The entire episode was powerful — and brilliantly funny, as the show always is — but it was I Am A Slave from The...

Lisa Loeb’s latest lullaby album is the perfect chill out music. For adults.

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment + Media

I’ve been a big fan of Lisa Loeb since her hit song “Stay (I Missed You)” in the 90s. Then I became a mom and she started making really good kid’s music and I loved her all over again. Now, those world’s collide with her latest Amazon...

A personalized children’s book that shows all kids that they can be anything they want.

by Georgette Gilmore | Books for Kids

We’re always on the lookout for children’s books that feature diverse characters, depict positive gender-neutral roles, and inspire. So I was pretty excited to discover this Kickstarter project for Seeing is Believing, a personalized picture book showing...

#DrawingWhileBlack: Prints from 5 amazing Black children’s book illustrators and artists you will fall in love with.

by Georgette Gilmore | Art + Decor

Thanks to a 19-year-old artist who originated the hashtag, the #DrawingWhileBlack campaign on social media caught on and became a veritable treasure trove of art on Twitter. I watched in real time thrilled to discover the talents of hundreds of Black artists and...

Make a pledge to register voters in honor of National Voter Registration Day

by Georgette Gilmore | Doing Good

As much as I love the many “National” days and weeks that help us celebrate everything from women’s history to coffee, I think my all time favorite day is National Voter Registration Day. Observed annually on the fourth Tuesday in September —...

How to help the victims of Hurricane Irma: 25+ orgs that need you now

by Georgette Gilmore | Doing Good

Hurricane Irma caused such severe damage in the Caribbean that it destroyed 95% of the buildings on the island of Barbuda alone. Puerto Rico is still coping with major flooding and widespread power outages. The hurricane tore through the Florida Keys before slamming...

Rise Shine #Woke: How this hip hop album will get kids kids moving. And thinking.

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment + Media

If you’re a fan of Old School Hip Hop, when rappers used poetry backed by slick beats to get socially conscious messages out to the world, then you’ll want to get the latest album by Oakland based kindie hip-hop group Alphabet Rockers for your own kids....