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Setting up a study space at home: How to make it one your kid will actually use

Setting up a study space at home: How to make it one your kid will actually use

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, Kids' Furniture, School Gear, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks

So many parents have learned over the past few years that setting up a study space at home is more important than ever. Maybe you homeschool, maybe your kids just need a dedicated space for homeworkr, or maybe they’ve got virtual tutoring or other...
13 dorm room essentials you might not have considered | Back to School Guide 2022

13 dorm room essentials you might not have considered | Back to School Guide 2022

by Lisa Barnes | Back to School Shopping, Living

I’ve become a bit of a pro at picking out dorm room essentials — and separating the must-haves from the nice-to-haves from the not-going-to-haves if I’m paying for it. Having sent two of my three kids off to college already, it’s become clear...
Cool plus-size clothes for teens: 8 of our favorite destinations | Back to School Guide 2022

Cool plus-size clothes for teens: 8 of our favorite destinations | Back to School Guide 2022

by Christina Refford | Back to School Shopping, Fashion

A reader reached out this year to ask for a few of our favorite cool plus-size clothes for teens, to help get her own teen daughter up to speed for back-to-school. And we are happy to oblige! Considering school will be starting up again soon, we know our teens will be...
15 of the coolest backpacks for preschool and kindergarten  | Back to School Guide 2022

15 of the coolest backpacks for preschool and kindergarten | Back to School Guide 2022

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

When we put together our picks for the coolest backpacks for preschool and kindergarten each year, we think about how exciting it is for little ones to pick what may likely be their very first school gear ever. They seriously geek out overall  school supplies of...
12 smart personalized label ideas to help you save money, cut down on fights, and bring home fewer germs | Back to School Guide

12 smart personalized label ideas to help you save money, cut down on fights, and bring home fewer germs | Back to School Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, Tips + Tricks

With back to school coming up, I’m sharing some of my favorite personalized label ideas to help keep you organized, keep you sane, save you money (whoo!) and even keep the peace if you have more than one kid. (Parents of two or more, you know what I’m...
20 cool backpacks for teens this year | Back to School Guide

20 cool backpacks for teens this year | Back to School Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

When we look for cool backpacks for teens, it’s not enough for them to just be, you know, cool. As kids head to middle school or high school— especially after a whole year at home more or less (sigh) — they need bigger, sturdier backpacks, better shoulder...
The coolest lunch box accessories, water bottles, and other goodies to make school lunch more fun | Back to School Shopping Guide

The coolest lunch box accessories, water bottles, and other goodies to make school lunch more fun | Back to School Shopping Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Each year, in our annual back to school shopping guide, we always love tracking down those cool lunch box accessories, water bottles, bentos, and other fun goodies that help make opening that same old lunch box every day a little more special. Only last year… we...
12 must-have electronics and small appliances for dorm rooms | Back to School Shopping Guide

12 must-have electronics and small appliances for dorm rooms | Back to School Shopping Guide

by Kate Etue | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

It’s kind of amazing that we’re searching for the best small appliances for dorm rooms these days — with our own teens in mind! It’s like we blinked and our team went from back to school shopping for preschool backpacks to sending some of our...
Which lunch boxes and bags hold up the best? After testing dozens, here are our 5 picks. [updated for 2021]

Which lunch boxes and bags hold up the best? After testing dozens, here are our 5 picks. [updated for 2021]

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Hi Cool Mom Picks, I know you’ve tested so many lunch boxes every year and I was hoping you could tell me what you think really are the best lunch boxes. I want something I don’t have to get rid of at the end of every year! And it should be sturdy and...
The best laptop sleeves for kids: The features to consider before you buy.

The best laptop sleeves for kids: The features to consider before you buy.

by Kate Etue | Back to School Shopping

Laptop sleeves may not an item that’s generally on your back to school shopping list, especially if you have younger kids. But then, this back to school season isn’t like any other. Whether kids are embarking on hybrid options that require them to go to...
7 cool face mask accessories for kids, to help them keep their masks to themselves

7 cool face mask accessories for kids, to help them keep their masks to themselves

by Kate Etue | Back to School Shopping, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

The past few weeks, my Instagram feed is full of my friends’ adorable kids in their back-to-school outfits… complete with fresh, new face masks.I’m so proud of these kids for being responsible about in-person schooling, and for parents for insisting...
Free printables for kindergarten: Sight word help, 12 ways | Back to School Guide

Free printables for kindergarten: Sight word help, 12 ways | Back to School Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, DIY

Finding all of these free sight word printables for kindergarten instantly brings me back to those sweet early days of school, sniff. Now that I have a middle schoolers and a brand new high schooler (OMG) I remember how scary it could be to send your kid off to...
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