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The strong athletic girls t-shirts that honor her passion for sports.

The moment I saw this strong athletic girls tee collection at This Girls Tees, I wished they’d been around when I was a kid. Sports were a big source of confidence for me as a shy kid, and so I’m all about encouraging young girls to get on the field...

Backpack bling for your junior bookworm

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion

These days, enamel pins or uh, backpack bling has become essential accessorizing for the back-to-school crowd. So of course, mom that I am, I love the new collection of enamel pins featuring children’s book characters. How many have your kids read? Related: 9...

Keds and Rifle Paper Co put out more gorgeous shoes, you know…for kids.

by Lexi Petronis | Kid Fashion

We’ve never been shy to share our love for Keds, nor our love for Rifle Paper Co. They teamed up in the spring to make an awesome line of flowery women’s sneakers that we still adore, but now? The Keds x Rifle Paper Co. includes their trademark gorgeous...

9 clever, cool kids’ tees for book lovers | Back to School Guide 2018

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, Kid Fashion, School Gear

We of course love t-shirts for our kids featuring their favorite superheroes, pop culture references, rock bands, and athletes. And our kids love them too. But there’s something extra special about the t-shirts that show the world who our kids are, and not just...

One girl gang you’ll want your kid to run with

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion

Last year, I was instantly taken with Wee Rascal’s t-shirts for kids that turn historical figures into hip idols. From Maya Angelou to MLK, there’s a hero or heroine for every kid to proudly wear on their chests. But if you can’t pick a favorite? Now...

Why Pharrell Williams would like it if you bought one of our favorite kids’ backpack brands

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion, School Gear

We’re big fans of Parkland Bags, the label making the affordable, great-looking, eco-friendly backpacks that you might have noticed all over our back-to-school shopping guide this year. They’re all made from recycled water bottles, which already puts them...

Personalized keychains and backpack charms to send kids back to school with a smile

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion, School Gear

It’s an annual tradition for us that when it’s back-to-school season, each kid gets to pick out one charm or backpack charm to hang on their backpacks. In a desperate attempt to steer my youngest from a poop emoji squishie (sigh), I may point her towards...

5 of the top back-to-school fashion trends, and where to find them for less.

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, Kid Fashion

I happen to love back-to-school shopping, but I know not everyone does. Especially when it comes to kids and fashion trends. Because it can be a little torturous to figure out: A) …what your kids like that they used to not like but now suddenly do like. B)...

Pajamas that pay it forward.

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion

While it’s still a billion degrees around here, soon enough our kids are going to be needing long-sleeve pajamas and extra bedding before we tuck them in each night. So before you grab a new pair on your next trip to the mall, please check out the adorable new...

6 of the best tips and tricks for cleaning kids’ sneakers. Because summer shoes stink.

by Kate Etue | Kid Fashion, Tips + Tricks

My kids’ shoes never smell quite as bad as they do in summer. It’s the downside to me telling them to get outside and get active everyday. Muddy, sweaty, grass-stained shoes aren’t easy to clean, but I’ll take it over bored and inside all day...

Gorgeous feminist shirts from a woman-owned company supporting causes we love? Trifecta!

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Fashion, Kid Fashion

Ever since turning into the kind of a woman who wears slogan t-shirts with abandon (thanks, state of the world!) I have tried to work hard to know who the company is, and not just what the t-shirt says. That’s why I adore companies like Brave New World Designs,...

Our favorite indie kids’ designer has a new line that’s just…wow.

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Kid Fashion

Both Kristen and I have girls who literally grew up in Courtney Courtney dresses. Courtney Chu’s hugely popular designs (as in, people avidly refreshing her web shop to pounce on new releases the second they’re announced) are all spectacularly crafted,...

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).