Put that boring pair of slippers back on the shelf. We've found the perfect gift for the grandparents who already have everything. It's cool, it's educational, and it involves spit and bragging rights. The Geno 2.0 DNA analysis kit from …
Full disclosure: I was at Home Depot the day after Thanksgiving, picking out the perfect tree that I'll probably keep until it's brown and desiccated on Valentine's Day. I've got plenty of space for a gigantic Douglas fir, no family memb…
We're pulling out the Christmas decorations and dusting off the ornaments around here, and I'm realizing that one easy way to spruce up my holiday decor is with a fresh, new tree skirt. But have you ever searched for a modern Christmas t…
Let's face it: Some nativity sets are just begging to be played with. Their tiny animal figurines and family of little dolls is simply irresistible to little hands. And as anyone who's ever tried to convince a preschooler that these are …
You can only put so much candy coal into an adult's stocking, so here are 17 fabulous but irreverent stocking stuffers for adults who've been mostly nice...but a little naughty. Or for those who just need a good laugh this holiday season…
While I think using an heirloom Hanukkah menorah that has been passed down from previous generations is a lovely idea, it's also nice to have a menorah just for kids, to help get them as excited about lighting the candles as they are abo…
Looking for a cool holiday gift this season? Well, we do have 350 cool gift ideas in this year's holiday gift guide , including a whole category of empowering gifts for girls who are going to grow up to run the world. And now here's one …
Confession: The end of daylight savings is killing me. It's dark by dinner time, the cold is creeping in, and the stress is high, and I just want to hibernate forever. One surprising thing that's helping me? Candles. They add warmth, a b…
If you’re looking for some of the best Cyber Monday shopping deals and discounts around the web today, we’ve we've put together only the biggest and best (sorry, get $1 off purchases of $100 -- no room for you here) all from our favorite…
We love supporting our favorite small businesses every day of course, but to encourage you to make the most of Small Business Saturday, so many of them have offered up the best shopping deals and discounts today. We’ve rounded up more th…
We are so, so excited to present our 2016 holiday gift guide , with over 350 gifts for everyone on your list. This is our eleventh annual gift guide (can you believe it?), and we're thrilled that along with the big shops we all love, we'…
If you’re looking for some of the best Black Friday shopping deals and discounts around the web, we’ve rounded them up for you right here, along with the best Black Friday tech deals over on Cool Mom Tech . We’ll continue to update the p…
It's time for me to start thinking about sending out our Christmas cards again. Yikes! I haven't even scheduled a family photo session and I still need to update my address book. School and work and sports -- not to mention the major dis…
We love it when two trusted favorites come together to make a product we believe in -- and that our kids think is super cool. Behold this rad collaboration between fashion icon Tokidoki and ZoLi, trusted makers of cool water bottles and …
Kristen and I have never run this as a partisan or a political site, but that's not to say that our values aren't pretty clearly reflected on these pages. Our long-time readers know we are, and have always been, about inclusivity. Positi…
I can still vividly remember the playdate I had for my toddler the same week we laid new carpet in our house. You know where this is going, right? Within minutes, the mom's mega-venti-grande-whatever coffee was all over the place. And ye…
The last time I hosted an election night viewing party with friends was back in 2000 when our friends resignedly left around midnight, with no winner decided. (It's a good thing or they might have been camped out on our living room floor…
I've been needing a new mattress for a while now, but the idea of spending $2,000 (or more, yeesh!) on a traditional box spring and mattress set has kept me from heading to the stores to try them out. Because with multiple kids at home, …
When Kristen and Liz started Cool Mom Picks, their desire was to highlight cool, indie shops that make innovative products with fresh ideas for kids and families. A decade later, that's still our driving passion, and the chic handmade ba…
We all have talented spawn, which means we all have an old box stuffed full of artwork or a tower of papers threatening to flood the closet. And, we've been (and still are!) big fans of services that allow you to take photos of doodles a…
It used to be that clothes and gifts made from recycled materials compromised on style. But these days, companies are finding creative ways to make fabulous products using resources we already have, making a huge, positive impact on the …
The holidays are fast approaching, which means it's party season! I'm thinking all about Halloween this week, but before you know it we'll be planning New Year's parties. Not to mention the, oh... 1,285 family birthdays that my family se…
The self-deprecating mom advice book is a genre I can get behind, but it's not always done well. I'm still recommending the edgy Sh*tty Mom series and the offbeat Let's Panic About Babies , but a lot of the other titles start to run toge…
Sara Blakely has been fantastically successful helping us hide our post-baby bellies with her magical Spanx products, but now she's asking women to show off their bellies all in the name of charity. Her new book, The Belly Art Project , …