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12 awesome DIY back to school crafts your kids can actually do: Back to school shopping guide 2015.

12 awesome DIY back to school crafts your kids can actually do: Back to school shopping guide 2015.

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

We are not the parents who are going to put together a list of back to school crafts that require 6 kinds of sandpaper and a drawer full of spare x-rays to turn into DIY stencils. (Seriously. We’ve seen this.) Like most of you, we’re looking for the kinds...
The coolest lunch boxes and bags for kids of all ages | Back to school guide 2015

The coolest lunch boxes and bags for kids of all ages | Back to school guide 2015

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Our longtime readers may know that we always get excited for the back to school season, mainly because of back to school shopping. Okay, also because we have an excuse to get the kids to bed a little earlier. But mainly it’s the shopping. There’s just...
The coolest affordable small appliances for college | Back to school guide

The coolest affordable small appliances for college | Back to school guide

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

We blink and we’ve gone from back to school shopping for preschool backpacks to those annoying extra-long twin sheets for dorm room beds or small appliances for college dorm rooms. But on the upside, now we’ve got a ton of ideas that will help make dorm...
Great savings on some of the coolest back-to-school shopping

Great savings on some of the coolest back-to-school shopping

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, Cards + Stationery, School Gear

When we were growing up, the best part about back-to-school season was always shopping for school supplies. But things have come a long way from the small thrill of finding a Trapper Keeper pattern that matched your personality. In fact, our friends at Minted are back...
The coolest back to school shopping finds on Etsy, all with cash back. Thanks, Ebates!

The coolest back to school shopping finds on Etsy, all with cash back. Thanks, Ebates!

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Do you know how much the average parent spends on back to school shopping? Let’s just say, a lot. We love supporting smaller indie brands, and finding the cool school supplies out there that helps make this time of year a little more fun — but we also love...
The coolest school supplies to make school more fun: Back to School Guide 2014

The coolest school supplies to make school more fun: Back to School Guide 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest impression, and when it comes to back to school shopping, it may be the backpack we spend all our time stressing about, when it turns out to be the $1 hamster eraser or the personalized pencil case that our...
15 of the coolest back to school printables: Back to School Guide 2014

15 of the coolest back to school printables: Back to School Guide 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

As parents, one of our favorite things about the web is the ability to find so many cool–often free–printables for kids of all kinds that make us all look like crafty geniuses. They’re especially abundant this time of year, as back to school...
The coolest lunch box accessories: Back to School Guide 2014

The coolest lunch box accessories: Back to School Guide 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

In the next installment of our Back to School Guide, we’ve rounded up some of the coolest lunch box accessories–always one of our favorite categories. We’re not miracle workers or anything, but here’s hoping they’ll make you look forward...
The coolest lunch boxes and lunch bags: Back to School Guide 2014

The coolest lunch boxes and lunch bags: Back to School Guide 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Next up in our back to school shopping guide: The coolest lunch boxes and bags. And wow, there are so many, whether it’s your first year sending your preschooler off to school with lunch, or (lucky you) your kids are finally packing their own. And what would our...
The coolest backpacks and bags for big kids: Back to School Guide 2014

The coolest backpacks and bags for big kids: Back to School Guide 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Next up in our Back to School Shopping Guide series are the coolest backpacks and bags for big kids. And you may know that’s no easy task, especially when kids suddenly have an opinion (or two or 27) about what they’re carrying. Here, you’ll find the...
The coolest backpacks and bags for preschoolers and little kids: Back to School Guide 2014

The coolest backpacks and bags for preschoolers and little kids: Back to School Guide 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

We’re so excited to bring you our annual Back to School Shopping Guide! Whoo! While you were busy drinking in the rest of summer, we were all busy combing the web to find our favorite back to school goodies to help get everyone a little more excited for...
Join us for a Twitter social to help you get ready for back to school

Join us for a Twitter social to help you get ready for back to school

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping

While you’re all still lounging by the pool, making the most of your linen, or squeezing in a last minute vacation with the family, we’re already thinking about helping parents out for back to school season. (Oh, the sacrifices we make for you.) So...
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