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The Ultimate Star Wars Guide: Dozens of geeky gifts, party ideas, DIY projects, recipes, and random Force-inspired insanity.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Party Ideas, Toys + Playthings

Okay, so the world is obsessed with Star Wars right now in light of the premier of The Force Awakens. And hey, we count ourselves among you all. Now we can’t exactly say we’ve covered Star Wars “since before it was cool” because 1.) no such...

12 creative ideas for the world’s best Peanuts themed party. (Good grief, these are fun!)

by Cool Mom Staff | Party Ideas

With the new 3-D Peanuts Movie coming out soon, we know there’s been a lot more buzz about Charlie Brown, Snoopy and his friends among our kids — and we’re so happy! We’re all big fans of the Peanut gang going way back, and if you’re...

10 creative Zombie party ideas that are more creepy-fun than outright disgusting.

by Christina Refford | DIY, Party Ideas

If cackling witches and spiders that drop from doorways aren’t quite creepy enough for you for Halloween, perhaps a zombie-themed party is more your speed. I started looking for some fun zombie party ideas now that my kids are getting older, but I realized so...

14 wildly cool, creative sibling Halloween costumes to inspire you beyond superheroes and princesses.

by Kate Etue | DIY, Party Ideas

It may not be fair — or the best system — but I admit I give out a little more candy to the kids who come to my door in creative and clever themed Halloween costumes. And when they’re cool sibling Halloween costumes that work together, well I kind of...

The Incredible Intergalatic Journey Home: A new personalized book that’s out of this world

by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Kids, Party Ideas

When we first discovered the Lost My Name books, well, sold. They were about the most beautifully conceived, perfectly executed, personalized books for kids we had ever seen. We’ve since bought them as gifts and recommended them to tons of of our own friends. So...

More than 40 of the coolest Star Wars birthday party ideas for your little Padawan

by Christina Refford | Party Ideas

We imagine a whole lot of parents out there are starting to plan some amazing Star Wars birthday parties and are going to be looking for some creative, cool ideas. After all, in just a few months, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens will be released and a whole new...

The motherlode of free construction party printables for your little builder

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Party Ideas

If you’ve got a construction themed party on the brain, well first, you have to check out the awesome DIY dumptruck cake idea we included in our post on how to 18 easy cake decorating ideas for a store-bought cake. Then, you have to sign up for emails from our...

The most fun your kids have ever had with a paper cup

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas

Choosing the coolest party supplies for your birthday is a time-honored tradition at our house, and this year I’m pretty sure the winner will be these adorable color your own paper cups from the Oh Happy Day party shop. These coloring cups are like a fun craft,...

12 easy party planning tips, tricks and time-saving hacks. Because oof, party planning.

by Cool Mom Staff | Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks

If it’s not clear, we all love parties around here. But planning and hosting them? Well, that can be a challenge, especially if you’re a busy parent. But fear not! We’ve put together a ton of ideas to help make parties even easier. In other words, we...

How to throw an Emoji party: The ultimate roundup of seriously awesome snacks, invitations, activities + other ideas.

by Liz Gumbinner | Party Ideas

It’s unmistakable, emoji are everywhere! So of course my kids are begging for an emoji party. They are like the new My Little Pony. The new Cabbage Patch Kids. The new Pet Rocks. (Ha.) I am waiting for Time Magazine to give their 2015 Person of the Year cover to...

Great party favors for 3 year olds? Reader Q+A

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas

If you could do a post on cool favor ideas, that’d be great! My daughter’s third birthday is coming up this fall, and I like to get children’s party favors for 3 year olds that won’t be thrown away when the guests get home! -CMP reader...

The most beautiful Disney invitations, and they happen to be online.

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery, Party Ideas

If you have a Disney crazy kid (do I need a pun in here about kids not being able to “let it go?”) you’re going to love this one: Paperless Post, our go-to site for high quality online invitations and stationery has just announced a new line of...

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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).