by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Books for Adults, Living, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
Getting organized is great. Staying on top of everything? Even better. Back-to-school season is the real New Year for moms. It’s when the color-coded calendar comes out, the snack drawer gets labeled, and you try (again) to make mornings run without chaos or cold...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Back to School Shopping, Fashion, Living, Tips + Tricks
We’re keeping it simple this back-to-school season. Prices are up across the board, and most of us are just trying to get through the supply list without blowing the entire month’s budget. These five brands are making it easier. You’ll find real deals, sturdy basics,...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Back to School Shopping, Fashion, Gift Guides, Kid Style, Kids
A little brand backstory (AKA why you should care) You probably remember The Children’s Place from your own childhood mall runs. These days, it’s less about nostalgia and more about helping moms keep up with the chaos of raising actual kids. The brand started in the...
by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts, Gift Guides
Modern fatherhood doesn’t look like it used to. Maybe he’s changing diapers with one hand and firing off Slack messages with the other. Maybe he’s the default parent at daycare pickup. Or maybe he’s just discovered how to connect his espresso machine to Alexa. We see...
by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts, Gift Guides
Not every dad wants the newest tech or a trendy subscription box. Some dads — and granddads, uncles, stepdads, godfathers, mentors — are just wired a little more classically. They like what they like. They value quality, practicality, and things that last. They may...
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...
