by Cool Mom Team | Gift Guides, Living, Tips + Tricks
Setting up a smart home doesn’t mean turning your living room into a tech showroom or draining your savings. Honestly, it can be as simple as plugging in a few key devices that make your day-to-day a little easier. If you’ve been curious about smart home tech but...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Kids, Living, Money Management, Tips + Tricks
Between phone plans, school clothes, baby gear, and the occasional “how is this audiobook $18?” moment, raising kids gets expensive fast. The good news? Some of our favorite brands are stepping up with kids savings programs offering great value....
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Living, Tips + Tricks
Spring wardrobes don’t refresh themselves, but Gap Factory’s current deals make it a whole lot easier to stock up. With up to 75% off across the site, plus an extra 15% off at checkout, this is the kind of sale that makes you want to clean out a drawer or two. Think...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Cool Tech, Money Management, Tips + Tricks
Managing a household budget doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Between bills, groceries, surprise school fundraisers, and the occasional “how did we spend that much at Target” moment, it can feel like your money’s running faster than you are. Here is where the...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good, Living, Tips + Tricks
No pressure. No perfection. Just small, meaningful ways to do better by the planet as a family — one choice, one habit, one brand at a time. This Earth Day, we wanted to offer something more grounded than a list of trendy eco products. So we pulled together a mix of...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Living, Money Management, Tips + Tricks
Spring usually starts with the usual reset – donating clothes, clearing out the random cabinet full of mismatched sippy cups, maybe even organizing your inbox. But it’s also a good time to look at the quiet stuff. The things that don’t take up space but somehow...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Cool Tech, Kitchen + Dining, Living, Style + Beauty, Tips + Tricks
Ever buy something that actually makes your day easier, asking yourself – why didn’t I have this sooner? No gimmicks, no clutter—just smart, useful, and well-loved finds that help with self-care, home life, and everyday routines. Whether you’re upgrading...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Tips + Tricks
Over the past few years, I’ve committed to my favorite charities and causes by changing my donations from end-of-year or once-in-a-while to an automated recurring monthly contribution. I’ve learned that it’s a really solid, easy way to help...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks, Storage + Organization
We would probably all love an extra hour in the day. Or two. Or six. Especially with the busy holiday season upon us right now. But since we’re not magicians and we don’t own a time machine (yet), the only way we’ll be able to find extra time is if...
by Caroline Siegrist | Storage + Organization, Art + Decor, Tips + Tricks
One parenting conundrum that seems timeless: the search for creative ways to display kids’ artwork. From the preschool doodles and finger paint portraits to the kindergarten collages, to the papier maché sculptures that would look just perfect…where,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Tips + Tricks
I am what you’d call a camp evangelist, especially after seeing all the ways summer camp has helped my kids grow. And I’ve had a long time to be able to see that growth — our youngest is about to finish her ninth (!) year at the same camp, while her...
by Cool Mom Team | Kids, Family Travel, Kitchen + Dining, Tips + Tricks
We’ve got a gaggle of snackers in our homes, so cool snack containers for kids are an absolute must. They’re a far more eco-friendly choice over plastic bags, which as we all know by now, not only saves waste but plenty of money over the long run. Plus,...
