Liz Gumbinner, Author at Cool Mom Picks

Meena Harris on the importance of diversity in children’s books, and raising kids who care | Spawned Ep 204

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids, Doing Good, Podcast

A few days ago, just before an intense week of protests and democratic uprising across America, I was grateful to talk to the truly delightful, brilliant Meena Harris. She’s an activist, strategist, mom of two, and now, author of the wonderful new...

You believe that Black Lives Matter. You are non-Black. You don’t know what to say or do. So start here.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Tips + Tricks

We have spent more time listening than talking this difficult weekend. But I woke up this morning knowing I want to make it perfectly 100% clear where Kristen and I stand: Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. This was originally posted on...

25 very cool Father’s Day gifts under $20 | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2020

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

In this year’s Father’s Day Gift Guide, we’re excited to share a really fantastic selection of our favorite Father’s Day gifts under $20. Because hey, you don’t have to spend a ton to get some amazing Father’s Day gifts. We’ve...

15 cool but practical Father’s Day gifts. Because they should still feel like gifts, ya know? | Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

This Father’s Day, even dads who like the more frivolous stuff are seeing the joy in practical Father’s Day gifts. Whether it helps him around the house, master the WAH thing (for the short-term or the long-term), enjoy cooking more, or gear him up for a...

The perfect graduation card for the Class of 2020

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery

Whether you need a graduation card to honor a high school senior, a college student, or maybe even a middle schooler, things are…a little different in 2020. While Christina has shared some amazing ways to honor your 2020 graduate during Covid-19, there’s...

The long-awaited Hamilton film is coming this summer to Disney Plus! Here’s how to watch.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media

It’s hard to argue the fact that Hamilton has done for musical theater (and for American history) what Harry Potter did for reading a decade or so before, turning an entirely new generation of kids — and especially kids of color — into fans of the...

What Liz is reading around the web this week: What’s cool, interesting, reassuring, or just makes you smile.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best of the Web

I don’t need to share any Coronavirus charts or “the world is sucking right now” articles, that’s for sure. Instead, here are the articles, stories, essays, and videos I’ve been bookmarking, passing along to friends, or just saving for...

Cute animal face masks for kids make time outside feel more like Halloween than Quarantine

by Liz Gumbinner | Kids

This past weekend, during a (responsibly socially distant) walk around my neighborhood, I saw a little kid wearing an adorable animal face mask just like the ones I just discovered from Cubcoats. (In fact, it may have been from Cubcoats but I wasn’t close enough...

16 fabulous Mother’s Day gifts that give back to Covid relief and healthcare workers | Mother’s Day Gift Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Mother's Day Gifts

We’ve always had a heart for Mother’s Day gifts that give back, but this year, we’re focusing on gifts that give back to Covid relief efforts, including donations to frontline healthcare workers, food banks, restaurant workers, and all kinds of...

18 meaningful Mother’s Day gift ideas for the far-away mom or grandma you really miss.

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts

While I think any and all Mother’s Day gifts are meaningful, this year is different. If you normally see your mom on Mother’s Day, like I do, this year is going to be extra hard if we’re not able to have those huts, that time together, those...

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).

We did.

And we still love what we do every single day.

We're so glad you're here.