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Here’s what you can do with your family on #TheLastWeekend before the Midterms, and why it (really!) matters.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Thinking : Parent, Tips + Tricks

Parents. We’re not like other people who can just drop everything and fly out to a swing state to canvas, or host raucous fundraising cocktail nights, or even attend a GOTV concert on a whim. But there’s a lot we can do — with our families —...

The blogging world loses one of our own. Here’s how to help.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Thinking : Parent

Kristen and I are both old school bloggers, going back to 2006 when our kids were tiny. Back then, we were a small, passionate community of writers who shared our lives, our joys, our many challenges and even some painful losses. Many of us became IRL friends. Even if...

Vote Like a Mother: In time for the mother of all midterms

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Fashion

If you haven’t gotten word yet, we have a seriously important election coming up in November. We’ve asked you to check your registration, double and triple-check your registration, join Michelle Obama and Lin-Manuel Miranda to help new voters to register,...

Here’s how to buy Cards Against Humanity’s “Remember to Vote” Worms.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Food + Recipes

Leave it to Cards Against Humanity, a company that doesn’t shy away from the issues of the day, to come out with the genius Cards Against Humanity Remember to Vote Worms in time for Halloween. Aaaaand the incredibly important midterm elections. Related: How to...

Michael Strahan did a beautiful thing for one little boy who was being bullied | Thinking : Parent

by Kate Etue | Doing Good, Thinking : Parent

I’ve been watching an amazing story unfold on my Facebook feed over the last month. And because we love a good heartwarming story, we knew we had to share this story of Michael Strahan’s act of kindness with you all too. It started a month ago, when a...

How one designer handbag can help thousands more women run for office

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Fashion

If you’re not yet aware of Lingua Franca, well come right here, my friends! Rachel Hruska’s luxury, celeb-approved, hand-embroidered cashmere sweaters and accessories have blown up certain circles of the internet this year — the main one being...

We love the story behind these cool political women icon stickers

by Kate Etue | Doing Good

After the past week we’ve had, spotting these illustrated political women icon stickers on a friend’s Facebook feed kind of made my day. Let me just say, this is a tiny grassroots effort by artist Gabriela Indivero — it’s not an Etsy shop or a...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A new jewelry line empowering women with just three words.

by Kristen Chase | Doing Good, Fashion

If you’re familiar with Cool Mom Picks, you know that we started this site to help discover cool new businesses and products, support women entrepreneurs, and share their amazing stories. That’s why I’m so thrilled to tell you about someone I’m...

Gorgeous feminist shirts from a woman-owned company supporting causes we love? Trifecta!

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Fashion, Kid Fashion

Ever since turning into the kind of a woman who wears slogan t-shirts with abandon (thanks, state of the world!) I have tried to work hard to know who the company is, and not just what the t-shirt says. That’s why I adore companies like Brave New World Designs,...

What is Malala Day? A primer for families, and some ideas for honoring her work.

by Caroline Siegrist | Doing Good

We are all fans of Malala Yousafzai (isn’t everyone?), so I was so thrilled to learn about Malala Day, which is today, July 12th. The day celebrates and honors Malala’s tireless work in ensuring education for girls all over the world, especially in areas...

10 alternative ways to celebrate the 4th of July, if you’re not feeling like waving a flag this year.

by Kate Etue | Doing Good, Tips + Tricks

This year, a lot of readers and Facebook fans and even some of our own team have mentioned that they feel different about July 4th this year. You too? You’re not alone. In 2018, Gallup released a poll stating that fewer people feel proud to be an American this...

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).