Kristen Chase | Cool Mom Picks

Ireland with kids: Great tips and secret spots from our 4-day adventure on the Wild Atlantic Way

This past summer, we spent four days of our British family vacation in Ireland. Because our trip was centered around a trip to London, we still wanted to experience all the green beauty and nature of Ireland that we could in a few days. So instead of heading to...

How to play Crokinole: The best game you’ve never played

by Kristen Chase | Toys + Playthings

After someone I follow on Instagram mentioned that her family had a blast playing the game Crokinole, I decided to Google it, having never heard of it myself. What kind of board game buff am I? Not a good one, apparently. Well, as I’ve learned over the last...

Introducing Cool Mom Fit, a different kind of fitness community

by Kristen Chase | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

A few weeks ago, I decided I really needed to start working out again. As a 40-something-year old mom of four kids, I know how important fitness is to my health and wellness. But, I’m also a busy working 40-something-year old mom of four kids, and most of the...

London with teens: 12 things to see and do with your older kids

by Kristen Chase | Family Travel

This summer, I spent 4 glorious days in London with my teens (and tweens). I was so excited to share one of my favorite cities with my kids. But traveling as an adult to London is way different than bringing kids, which is why I did a ton of research and a whole lot...

How to get teens into therapy? This online platform puts it right on their phones.

by Kristen Chase | Helpful Services

As someone who was trained as a creative arts therapist, and has been in therapy myself for many years, I fully understand the value of counseling. Particularly during those extremely difficult teen years. I also know how challenging it can be to get a teen into...

Maternal mental health: What we can do to spread the word about this important issue | Spawned Ep 153

by Kristen Chase | Podcast

Did you know that one out of seven women will be affected by maternal mental health? That’s a staggering number and yet, women experience judgment and misdiagnosis of their maternal mental health disorder every single day. On the episode of the Spawned Parenting...

Here’s the allowance system that has worked for my family.

by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks

I’ve tried many different allowance systems and allowance apps over the years with my four kids, but it wasn’t until I tried this new approach at the beginning of 2019 that I was able to stick with something for longer than a month. If you’re looking...

Virago Fitness: Yoga pants for an amazing cause.

by Kristen Chase | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

When Brittney Hogan’s husband was killed in action in Afghanistan, she found herself coping in not so healthy ways. That was until a friend convinced her to go for a run and everything changed. From that experience, her 503(c) non-profit Virago Fitness was born,...

We’re kind of freaking out over this Game of Thrones Sesame Street video

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment + Media

There have been many brilliant Sesame Street parody videos over the years, many of which we’ve featured here on Cool Mom Picks, but this new one starring Elmo and the Lannister siblings from Game of Thrones might just take the cake. Or should we say, crown?...

Look closely at these new Vans: Yes, those are horses!

by Kristen Chase | Kid Fashion

If you’ve got a horse lover in your home, I strongly suggest you click immediately over to Vans and snag a pair of these Vans x Molo horse sneakers. Yes, the design may look abstract at first, but if you look closely, you’ll see that this super rad pattern...