The cutest best friend jewelry that goes beyond the split heart necklace
Our kids are obsessed with best friend necklaces — you know, like those traditional split heart charms on a chain that allow you to each wear a half. Whomever came up with that very first split-heart, yours-and-mine necklace…pure genius! But the idea has...
These cool scratch-off Valentine’s Day cards are an instant win.
There’s no need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to Valentine’s Day cards for kids, but I still love to see a fresh angle now and again. So I was totally charmed to find these scratch-off Valentine’s Day cards from Inklings Paperie, which are...
17 truly funny Valentine’s Day cards, from silly to “oh no you didn’t!”
Hooray! It’s funny Valentine’s Card time at Cool Mom Picks! If you’re more silly than sentimental, more snarky than sappy, then each year, we have the best time tracking down the perfect Valentine’s Day card for you. I think these 16 are sure...
10 free printable classroom valentines for older kids, from unicorns to vikings to Ziggy Stardust.
This year, we’ve found so many fun new free printable valentines especially for older kids who have outgrown the cutesie stuff, and I’m sharing some of my favorite printables from previous years too. Thanks to so many amazing, creative makers online,...
15+ fun, affordable Valentine’s Day gifts for kids all under $15 each
Chocolatiers and florists would have us believe Valentine’s Day is all about romance, but we know the truth. It’s all about cutting out 8 zillion classroom valentines. (Ha.) The truth is, when you become a parents, any excuse to shower our kids with a...
12 creative Valentine’s gifts all supporting indie shops
We can’t believe it’s Valentine’s Day gift time already! And our readers know that we always have an extra big heart (ha) when it comes to sharing handmade gifts from makers, or gifts that support indie shops and businesses. With that in mind, we...
10 of the cutest first Valentine’s Day gifts for the babies we’re in love with.
We love giving Valentine’s Day gifts to our babies at every age, of course, but that first year of Valentine’s gifts is something we can’t resist. No, the baby won’t remember it, but oh, those photos! (Plus, babies are not yet old enough to ask...
A wonderful little gift to yourself to help power you through the new year.
We featured the Speakeasy Works Equality wristlet as one of our favorite feminist gift ideas all created by women in our recent Holiday Gift Guide. And even though the holidays have passed, we all love it so much we think it makes an amazing gift for yourself to get...
The Generosity of Regular People. Like You. | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Our final Editors Top 10 of the Year pick seems the perfect one to close out 2017 — and really, to lead us into 2018. There’s always been a current of social good through our site from the day we started it, as we’ve highlighted incredible charities,...
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls Vol. 2 | Editors Top 10 of the Year
The truth is, we want to give a shout out to the many wonderful children’s authors this year who dedicated their energies to supporting, uplifting, and empowering girls — and to those publishers who gave them the opportunity. But the one that really steals...
The Ibtihaj Muhammad Olympian Barbie | Editors Top 10 of the Year
During a time that so many people are waking up to the essential need for diversity reflected in all aspects of life, we’re so thrilled to see that toy makers are getting it too. Especially one of the biggest in the world. Which is why we’re cheering for...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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