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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...
19 cool subscription gifts for men this Father’s Day…from fair trade coffee to tech toys and everything in between

19 cool subscription gifts for men this Father’s Day…from fair trade coffee to tech toys and everything in between

by Kate Etue | Father's Day Gifts, For the Menfolk

This has been a tough few years on parents, period. With Father’s Day coming up, there’s no more perfect time to think about a subscription gift for men that shows him you really, really get him. Not only are subscription gifts for men available with...
15 cool but practical Father’s Day gifts. Because they should still feel like gifts, ya know? | Father’s Day Gift Guide

15 cool but practical Father’s Day gifts. Because they should still feel like gifts, ya know? | Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

The past few Father’s Days that we’ve celebrated, it seems even dads who like the more frivolous stuff are seeing the joy in practical Father’s Day gifts. Whether it helps him around the house, master the WAH thing (for the short-term or the...
20 unique gifts (good ones!) for dads who have everything | Father’s Day Gift Guide

20 unique gifts (good ones!) for dads who have everything | Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

It can be tough each Father’s Day to look for unique gifts for dads, grandpas, or stepdads, especially when you’re shopping for gifts for dads who have everything already — or worse, they say “I don’t need anything.”...
20 kids shared what they wish they could give their moms for Mother’s Day. Their answers are awesome.

20 kids shared what they wish they could give their moms for Mother’s Day. Their answers are awesome.

by Cool Mom Staff | Mother's Day Gifts

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, we thought it would be so fun to ask the kids in our lives, if you could have anything delivered to your mom, what would it be? Let’s just say our kids know us very, very well! Also, who has a direct line to...
15 ideas for last-minute Mother’s Day gifts she’ll love. There’s still time!

15 ideas for last-minute Mother’s Day gifts she’ll love. There’s still time!

by Cool Mom Staff | Mother's Day Gifts

If you haven’t secured the perfect Mother’s Day gift yet, rest easy. Okay, not that easy, because it’s literally just a few days away. But if you hustle, we can still help you out with these awesome last-minute gifts that don’t feel improvised...
25 special Mother’s Day gifts under $25, which we totally want ourselves

25 special Mother’s Day gifts under $25, which we totally want ourselves

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts

Mother’s Day gifts don’t have to be extravagant or expensive to be wonderful — something I’m very appreciative of considering the price of everything from groceries, to gas, to how many kids are we putting through college? In fact, my favorite...
8 wonderful Mother’s Day gift book ideas to celebrate all she is, and all she loves.

8 wonderful Mother’s Day gift book ideas to celebrate all she is, and all she loves.

by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Adults, Mother's Day Gifts

This year, I’ve been on the hunt for Mother’s Day gift books, because even the mom who has everything can always use an inspiring, uplifting, sentimental, or just thoughtful new book. Consider that a Mother’s Day gift book can be for any mom who...
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