by Christina Refford | Valentine's Day
You don’t have spend hours to find the best Valentine’s gifts on Etsy for your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, partner, or sweetheart. Because we did it for you! We get it: searching for creative Valentine’s gifts is hard in general, let alone...
by Cool Mom Team | Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day has a tendency to skew all lace and hearts and sweetness, so as moms of boys, we wanted to find some cool gifts they would appreciate too. Of course these gifts are not just for boys, because cool Valentine’s gift ideas know no gender...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Gift Guide
No matter how long you’ve had a mother-in-law in your life, finding a perfect gift for your mother-in-law can be so hard. Especially when she’s a VIP member of your family. While some mothers-in-law are verrrrry specific with the kinds of gifts they like,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Gift Guide
Over the last two years, I’ve browsed Oprah’s Favorite Things List of holiday gifts so thoroughly that I started a tradition here of sharing my favorites from her favorites. And you liked them! So much so, it can even be hard to get your hands on some of...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Gift Guide
Each year, we love sharing our favorite affordable gift ideas for everyone on your list, and this year, we’ve gone back to one of our most popular guides and updated it fresh for 2023. Behold: 60+ incredible gift ideas under $15 for adults — none of them...
by Christina Refford | Doing Good, Holiday Gift Guide
This Giving Tuesday, there is no shortage of worthy organizations to support. From Veterans charities, to those trying to help civilians in need in Israel and Gaza, to the organizations pushing back against the ongoing threat of gun violence in our local...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Gift Guide
Each year we share the best Black Friday deals online to help you manage your time, your budget, and get back to family faster. Here, find the big brands we can’t resist along with the small businesses we love. (And tomorrow for Small Business Saturday,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Gift Guide
With Hanukkah coming up early on December 8, it’s time to share some of the best Hanukkah gifts for kids in 2023 — that actually are Hanukkah gifts. Because for the past year, and especially right now, a lot of us are really thinking about what it means to...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Gift Guide
If you enjoy counting down the days to Christmas as much as we do, you’ll want to grab one of these fantastic 2023 Advent calendars ASAP! The best ones get scooped up fast. And while the holidays may seem very far away right now, experience tells us that...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
Back to school time isn’t just about shopping! (Not that there’s anything wrong with shopping, of course.) One of our favorite annual traditions is sharing our favorite back to school printables in our Back to School Guide to help make the school year...
by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
So many parents have learned over the past few years that setting up a study space at home is more important than ever. Maybe you homeschool, maybe your kids just need a dedicated space for homework, or maybe they’ve got virtual tutoring or other extracurricular...
by Kate Etue | Back to School Shopping, DIY, Tips + Tricks
When we think back to school season, we’re also thinking about those time-saving hacks we dust off to ease out of the summer groove and ready for our September (or August!) routines. While our Annual Back to School Guide mostly features the coolest new...
