by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery, Valentine's Day
If I had to contribute one bit of mom wisdom to the new parents of the world, it would be to always have a stack of kid-friendly cards at the ready. My favorites have been the ones with space for your own children to scribble a drawing or scratch out their names, and...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Santa got some help at our house this year thanks to a bunch of super generous friends and family. So after my kids enjoy a few days in a toy-filled trance, they’ll be responsible for sending out thank-you cards. With the awesome color yourself holiday thank you...
by Kristen Chase | Cards + Stationery
This is the first of Cool Mom Picks’ four-part series on organization, sponsored by the most delightful momAgenda, makers of smart products like the the myAgenda Desktop planner, which happens to be perfect for busy people–not just moms!We’re finally...
by Susan | Cards + Stationery
Looking for a gift that’s Just Right for your child’s teacher? A wee gift that says “We appreciate everything you do!” without getting too personal? Lovely monogrammed notecards are always a good bet – you know, to write thank you notes...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Chasing after three young kids alone is a pretty good excuse for getting out of a lot of things, but that doesn’t mean I don’t feel guilty about it, in particular, my tortoise-speed ability to send any kind of snail mail note.So instead of giving up...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I always give props to greeting cards that make me laugh out loud. And I don’t mean that ironic kind of laugh out loud, like the rhyming cards your great aunt sends you that have been in her dresser drawer since 1974. So when I started browsing Uncooked Greeting...
by Kristen Chase | Cards + Stationery
What’s that line about how a woman’s work is never done? That’s probably why I’ve always hoarded notepads and sketch books and blank journals to help keep me as organized as possible. So I love this handmade busy busy busy book filled with...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
It’s starting to feel like contest judging week at Cool Mom Picks. Which is fantastic, considering how much we like giving things away to deserving people. But this time, we need your help. And you can win stuff too.One of our favorite sponsors, Minted (and a...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
Eh, I’m over the ironic birthday cards with the cartoon characters telling you how saggy your boobs are or how you’ll burn down the neighborhood with all those candles. Sure they were cute when I was 22 but maybe they hit a little close to home now? With...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
We’ve been huge fans over the years of Shutterfly’s photobooks which make affordable gifts guaranteed to bring the tears (in a good way). And now they’re getting the word out about the ability to turn the photobooks into make-your-own photo learning...
by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery
I had three kids in under four years, but it’s the parents who have twins who earn my respect for living with double the chaos. Maybe that’s why I love B Designs’ minimalist letterpress twins birth announcement which conveys the joy over the new...
by Mir | Cards + Stationery
Remember when we were kids and there were books with ridgy plastic covers where the picture seemed to move? I had one where a fish appeared to swim across the cover. I thought it was magic. Snapily allows you to make those, except with your own pictures, and in the...