by Christina Refford | Holiday Gift Guide
We couldn’t put together a gift guide this year without including the best Taylor Swift gifts for Taylor fans, right? Whether or not you’re a Swiftie yourself, you probably know someone who is–like my niece who was at the rainiest rain show that ever...
by Christina Refford | Living, Holiday Gift Guide
Hygge gifts may be a new holiday gift category for a lot of us who don’t have families from Denmark, but it’s something we could all use more of these days. While we can’t shop our way to inner peace right now, we have found a few holiday gifts to...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Gift Guides, Toys + Playthings
With the holidays coming up, finding that perfect gift for the music lovers in your life doesn’t have to be a struggle. Guitar Center has an incredible selection of musical instruments, equipment, and accessories—plus holiday deals that make it easy to get something...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion, Gift Guides, Living
If you’re a fan of discovering luxury quality goods without the outrageous prices, there’s one destination you must know about: Italic. They’re the insider’s secret destination for beautiful, high-end home and fashion essentials minus the...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping
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 lunch box every day a little more special. Some of of these lunch box...
by Cool Mom Team | 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.I have teens now, but I remember how scary it could be to send your kid off to kindergarten, hoping that their reading and writing...
by Cool Mom Team | 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 be their very first school gear ever. They geek out over all their school supplies of course, but...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Back to School Shopping, Fashion
It’s not often that we see such a steep discount on the classic Fjallraven Kanken Backpack but wow — we spotted the classic 14″ Kanken on sale at Zappos in black for 25% off, plus other styles up to 33% off if you hurry. Some purchases may generate a...
by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear, Back to School Shopping
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...
by Georgette Gilmore | Tips + Tricks, Back to School Shopping
Preschoolers or kindergarten students often feel nervous about their first days and weeks of school. Or their first month of school. Even older kids may feel anxious about a new teacher, new friends, or just getting back into a more rigorous schedule after a long and...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Kids
The first trick in finding a cool lunch bag for teens that they’ll actually use is to make sure they have a say. So sit down with them and peruse our picks, created with the help of our own teens. As our own kids have gotten older, we know they prefer lunch bags...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Fashion, Kid Style
Neon sneakers are huge this year, and wow are there a lot of great ones! If you’re looking for cool neon sneakers for back to school, and you’ve followed the excitement of the Team USA world-record-setting wins at the Paris Olympics, you know you’re...
