Announcements, Invitations and Cards

If you can read this, thank a teacher with one of these free, customizable, Teacher Appreciation Week ecards

by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery, Kids

As I was browsing ecards for teacher appreciation week, I was thinking that when I wrote about 8 creative ways to thank our teachers during a very different Teacher Appreciation Week last year, I had no idea that a full 12 months later, many of our teachers and kids...

We’re supporting these amazing indie stationery shops right now that need us. Can you join us?

by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery

This global pandemic has impacted so many small businesses we have loved for years, from indie bookstores to local restaurants. And, now, one of our favorite letterpress cards and gifts shop, Sapling Press has raised the alarm that they — along with about 250...

For just $15, you can send little boxes of joy to the people you’re missing

by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery

As we enter the hundredth or so month of this COVID-19 craziness, I have been thinking so much about all the far-away friends and family I’m missing this summer: The nieces and nephews I cannot hug. The great aunt I won’t see down the Jersey Shore. The...

The perfect graduation card for the Class of 2020

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery

Whether you need a graduation card to honor a high school senior, a college student, or maybe even a middle schooler, things are…a little different in 2020. While Christina has shared some amazing ways to honor your 2020 graduate during Covid-19, there’s...

Cards honoring women’s achievements beyond motherhood and marital status. (Shocking, I know.)

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery

I just got wind of Statement Cards, a new line of greeting cards designed to honor women’s successes beyond the traditional congratulatory occasions. You know, like engagements, weddings, pregnancy and childbirth. Not that there’s anything wrong with any...

18 funny Father’s Day cards on Etsy to make Dad laugh as much as he does at his own jokes (maybe)

by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | Cards + Stationery

Soon we’ll all be celebrating Father’s Day and you know what that means: dad jokes! And…our annual roundup of funny Father’s Day cards So I’ve tracked down this year’s crop of funny Father’s Day cards on Etsy that will maybe help you beat...

15 seriously funny Mother’s Day cards for moms who can appreciate a good laugh

by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | Cards + Stationery

Every year, we search far and wide (well, spend a lot of time on the internet) to find you the funniest Mother’s Day cards. Because some moms just appreciate a little sarcasm and wit over a flowery, sentimental message (But hey, that doesn’t let you off the hook for...

These Harry Potter bookmarks make reading more magical.

by Georgette Gilmore | Cards + Stationery

We discovered Re-marks at Toy Fair 2018, a company offering great USA-made jigsaw puzzles, coloring books, and bookmark, all with eco-friendly materials. But it was their Harry Potter book collection of Quotemarks that had us under their spell. Related: 13 great...

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...

20 of the guaranteed funniest Christmas and holiday cards you’ll find anywhere

by Cool Mom Staff | Cards + Stationery, Holiday Picks

Every December, we love seeking out the funniest Christmas cards and holiday cards out there, and this year is no different. I mean hey, we adore the holidays, but let’s be real, they can be a bit…stressful. So thank goodness for cookies and cocktails and...

5 sleepaway camp postcard sets that are cool enough for cynical kids.

by Georgette Gilmore | Cards + Stationery

Since old fashioned pen to paper is usually the required form of communication at camps, cool sleepaway camp postcards make it easy! They keep writing short and sweet, don’t require envelopes, and if you give your kid a set all stamped and ready to go, the odds...

15 of the funniest Father’s Day cards that will have him laughing til he cries

by Georgette Gilmore | Cards + Stationery

Father’s Day is coming up, which means we’ve been busy searching for the coolest, most unique and fun gifts for dads. And one of our favorite roundups we do every year is finding the funniest Father’s Day cards, because we’re suckers for a good...

Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!

Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

We started Cool Mom Picks in 2006 to help make life cooler, more meaningful, and more fun for parents of all kinds.

Trivia: It was called Cool Mom Sh*t for the first two days. (Yeah, we rethought that.)

We had no idea our site would grow to become a major lifestyle network, that we'd end up sharing our finds with the TODAY Show and Martha Stewart, that we'd be able to make a real difference for so many small businesses and women-run companies, or that we'd end up with an incredible community of the coolest readers on the planet. (If we do say so ourselves).

We still love what we do every single day. And we're so glad you're here.