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Cool Galentine’s Day gift ideas for your BFF, Leslie Knope style

Cool Galentine’s Day gift ideas for your BFF, Leslie Knope style

by Delilah S. Dawson | Valentine's Day

Galentine’s Day is February 13, and if you don’t know about it yet, prepare to become a fan. It was created by Amy Poehler’s Parks & Recreation character, Leslie Knope, to celebrate strong female friendships. In Leslie’s own words: Oh,...
14 non-candy Valentine ideas for kids with printables: Perfect for classroom parties or kids with enough candy in their lives

14 non-candy Valentine ideas for kids with printables: Perfect for classroom parties or kids with enough candy in their lives

by Kate Etue | Valentine's Day

A couple years ago, we shared 10 wonderful non-candy Valentine’s Day treat ideas for the classroom, and this year, I’ve put together so many more. And they all come with free printables, whoo! We love giving out little treats with our kids’ printable...
11 anti-Valentine’s gifts for people who hate Valentine’s Day (you know who you are!)

11 anti-Valentine’s gifts for people who hate Valentine’s Day (you know who you are!)

by Liz Gumbinner | Valentine's Day

Each year, we love putting together Valentine’s Day gift ideas, but I admittedly have had a love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day throughout my life. Love the opportunity to tell people in my life I love them, hate the pressure, love helping my kids...
Valentine’s Day as a parent. It’s…different.

Valentine’s Day as a parent. It’s…different.

by Liz Gumbinner | Valentine's Day

However you celebrate today, moms and dads, you deserve it! Lots of love, Liz, Kristen + the Cool Mom team.
14 sexy at-home date-night ideas for parents…after the kids have gone to bed

14 sexy at-home date-night ideas for parents…after the kids have gone to bed

by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks, Valentine's Day

More often than not, our romantic date nights take place at home, with the baby monitor set up and Netflix turned down low so it doesn’t wake the kids. Our budget (or the kids’ schedules or 100 other things) often keeps us home, and when it comes to...
8 sweet Valentine’s Day crafts your kids can make their BFFs.

8 sweet Valentine’s Day crafts your kids can make their BFFs.

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY, Valentine's Day

This year we’re making sure that friend love doesn’t get neglected on Valentine’s Day, and so I’ve rounded up 8 awesome crafts that celebrate  your kids’ BFFs in the most adorable ways. Because while I can barely tell you the names of my...
The cutest best friend jewelry that goes beyond the split heart necklace

The cutest best friend jewelry that goes beyond the split heart necklace

by Lexi Petronis | Fashion, Valentine's Day

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.

These cool scratch-off Valentine’s Day cards are an instant win.

by Caroline Siegrist | Valentine's Day

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!”

17 truly funny Valentine’s Day cards, from silly to “oh no you didn’t!”

by Georgette Gilmore | Cards + Stationery, Valentine's Day

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.

10 free printable classroom valentines for older kids, from unicorns to vikings to Ziggy Stardust.

by Kate Etue | Valentine's Day

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

15+ fun, affordable Valentine’s Day gifts for kids all under $15 each

by Kate Etue | Valentine's Day

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

12 creative Valentine’s gifts all supporting indie shops

by Liz Gumbinner | Valentine's Day

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...
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