by Cool Mom Team | Gift Guides, Living, Tips + Tricks
Setting up a smart home doesn’t mean turning your living room into a tech showroom or draining your savings. Honestly, it can be as simple as plugging in a few key devices that make your day-to-day a little easier. If you’ve been curious about smart home tech but...
by Cool Mom Team | Living, Mother's Day Gifts
Because life can be a lot, and you deserve more than whatever’s left at the drugstore checkout. You’re not alone if Mother’s Day snuck up on you this year. Between school events, kid chaos, and everything else on your plate, it’s easy for even the most...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings, Easter Gifts
While we’re all for jellybeans, affordable chocolate bunnies, and Peeps of every color, if you’re looking for creative, affordable Easter basket ideas beyond candy, we’ve got you covered! In fact, this year we’re sharing 35 incredibly cool...
by Liz Gumbinner | Easter Gifts
While we were putting together our Guide to Easter Gifts for Teens + Tweens, we came across this awesome Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Bunny from a longtime favorite of ours, No Whey! Foods. It’s a long list of gift ideas, so I wanted to be sure it didn’t get...
by Christina Refford | Easter Gifts
It can be hard putting together cool Easter baskets for teens and tweens. While our youngest kids may be content with a stuffed rabbit and a basket full of candy-filled plastic eggs, I’m excited to treat my three kids with some cool Easter gifts for teens that...
by Cool Mom Team | Gift Guides, Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day is all about celebrating love—whether that means cozy nights in, fun new adventures, or just finding little ways to make each other smile. A great gift doesn’t have to be over-the-top to be meaningful. It just has to be something you’ll actually enjoy...
by Liz Gumbinner | Valentine's Day
Each year, we love putting together Valentine’s Day gift ideas, but I admittedly have had a love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day throughout my life. Love the opportunity to tell people in my life I love them, hate the pressure. Love helping my kids...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Valentine's Day
You’re almost out of time, lover. Good news: We’ve rounded up creative last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts that will remind your honey how much you love them every day. Even if you also have to love them enough to pay a ton for quick shipping or to run out and find a...
by Caroline Siegrist | Valentine's Day, DIY
This year we’re making sure that friend love doesn’t get neglected on Valentine’s Day, and so I’ve rounded up 8 awesome crafts that celebrate your kids’ BFFs in the most adorable ways. Because while I can barely tell you the names of my...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Gift Guide
For all you out there needing last-minute holiday gifts — Christmas gifts, Hanukkah gifts, holiday gifts, or, ahem, New Year’s gifts — we’ve got you! Check out this thoughtful list of last-minute gifts that don’t feel last-minute at all....
by Christina Refford | DIY, Holiday Gift Guide
We love looking for easy last-minute DIY holiday gifts each year that show our friends we care, but not all of us are gifted crafters who can knit a pair of mittens while watching a Christmas movie, or eke out the time for a complex 40-step DIY tutorial while trying...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Gift Guide
If you’re stressing about finding the perfect holiday gift for someone on your list, we get it. One terrific idea you may not have considered: Cratejoy. We’ve been recommending them for years, because they offer a massive selection of thoughtful holiday...
