by Liz Gumbinner | Editors Best of the Year
Each year, we wrap up the year by sharing our editor’s favorites of the year — our top posts, our favorite finds, or the trends that encourage us. This year, we decided to do something a little different! If you listen to our podcast, Spawned with Kristen...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year, Living, Podcast
Well now, this has been quite the year — giving both of us a whoooole lot of topics to cover on the Spawned Parenting Podcast in 2021. It’s been so interesting looking back at our 10 most downloaded episodes of the year and seeing what resonated with you...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year, Tips + Tricks
This time of year, we love looking back to see the top posts that resonated with our readers and social media fans. This year, our top 10 includes a fascinating mix of gift recommendations, craft ideas, Covid-era tips and advice, and an increasing number of posts for...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year, Podcast
Every year, we love to share our most popular Spawned podcast episodes. It’s always fun to see which topics and guests resonated the most with you, our awesome listeners. And if you’re new to our podcast, well, here’s the perfect opportunity to get...
by Kate Etue | Editors Best of the Year
Every year, we love to share our 10 most popular Cool Mom Picks posts. No surprise, there are lots of posts about Covid-19 here — and we were glad we could help our readers out during such challenging times. But there are some surprises here too. If you’re...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year
We’re so thrilled to be entering our 14th year publishing Cool Mom Picks. We know! We can’t believe it either. Every year, we share our top 10 most visited posts on Cool Mom Picks. While our gift guides are often quite popular, these represent posts from...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year
We’ve been streaming media for a few years now (and for some of us, even more), but in 2019, streaming went to a whole new level. And we’re not necessarily talking about Disney+ (but we also kind of are). If you’ve been following award nominations...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year
Two words: Baby Yoda. He’s adorable and powerful, and exactly how we imagine a Baby Yoda would be if we had imagined it ourselves. (Spoiler: We didn’t). He’s a singular brilliant reason to become a Disney + subscriber so you get access to The...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year
In the past, teenagers have had a reputation with parents that preceded them. Does the eyeroll emoji come to mind? Well in 2019, we saw the rise of an exciting movement that empowered parents raising teens to see them in all their awesome, creative, out-of-the-box...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year
Even though we started Cool Mom Tech in 2010, this past year, we saw an exciting parenting trend emerge: tech-positive parenting. But considering how powerful this movement has been, I’m pretty sure that it’s a trend that’s going to be around for a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Editors Best of the Year, Entertainment + Media
It’s hard to even know where to start with this — each of these women could be their own Editors Best of the Year, but together, they’re even more powerful. And that’s saying something. We have to start somewhere, so, as we often do,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Editors Best of the Year, Entertainment + Media
It’s no surprise to anyone who knows me or my kids that we are massive Broadway fans. We are so fortunate to live in The Greatest City in the World (name that tune), which allows us to see a lot of musicals. A lot. But my kids are hardly alone in asking for show...
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