by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor
Just when I thought I could never love another print as much as I love my Michelle Obama print, along comes this amazing She-Series collage poster from Karen Hallion featuring so many of my favorite self-saving, empowered female heroines from books, movies, and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Living, Fashion
If you plan on taking advantage of the big Columbus Day sales today, our advice remains the same as it does on Black Friday or Cyber Monday or any other sale day — stay home! Or…go out, shop from your phone while you avoid the crowds in your favorite...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
Okay, so I laughed out loud when I stumbled across this “I Smell Children” Hocus Pocus Doormat From Seattle Etsy shop Stroll the City. It’s just perfect for updating your Halloween decor — creepy/funny enough to make cynical teens laugh, but...
by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech
Online safety and cyberbullying have surpassed the list of parents’ concerns over even drugs and alcohol. And we get it — we have kids who are online too and it can be a little scary to let them loose on the Internet. In fact, 28% of students have...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
I first discovered artist TL Duryea’s daily portrait project at the beginning of the year. It was through her portrait of Judge Rosemary Aquilina who presided over the Larry Nassar – US Gymnastics hearings. I was just floored at how beautifully she...
by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech
This is a sponsored message from the MomClone app If you’ve ever wished there were an easy sign-up app for your classroom, book club, or kids’ sports teams and extracurricular activities that was designed the way moms actually think and work, you need to...
by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor
If you regularly have to drag your kid (or yourself) out from behind a Harry Potter book, or you’ve ever been asked to personally sew a Gryffindor scarf for a Halloween costume, we’ve got great news. Because there’s an expanded new Harry Potter...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
With a new school year here, on this episode of Spawned, we’re taking a close look at 5 popular time-management techniques from experts, to compare them, debate the merits, and describe how they can work best for parents. If you’ve been wrangling a...
by Kate Etue | Storage + Organization, DIY
I’ve done some browsing to find some of the best printable academic calendars, or as you may call them, school year calendars. You know — the ones that start in August or September, when the school year does, and go on through next summer. Because...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults
In case the book title How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute sounds like something that’s not for you…you’d be wrong. Because it’s written by the hilarious, down-to-earth, wonderfully...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
While we’re enjoying a little time off for summer, we’re updating some of our greatest hits Spawned episodes you might have missed — starting with “organizer for the real world” (as we call her), Laurie Palau of Simply B Organized. She...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
This is a sponsored message from Author Buzz Make room on your bookshelf! From powerful book club reads to thrilling mysteries to fascinating historical fiction, here are 7 highly-acclaimed new summer novels for you to discover all from authors you may already love...