Could you use a little box of joy these days?

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

Our friend Marisa Cummings, the accomplished illustrator and force behind  Creative Thursday, has launched an adorable box of happiness and inspiration, as she calls it. Or, more succinctly, a Box of Joy. They’ve been so popular that there are only a limited...

12 unique tattoo ideas for parents, beyond your kid’s name on your back.

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

I loved tattoos ever since I got my first one back in college (sorry, mom), but after having kids, I was all about searching for unique tattoo ideas for parents. For me, it was about honoring the journey of becoming a mom, as well as keeping a little part of my kids...

11 wonderful inspirational nursery prints that you might not think to buy for a baby’s room

by Kate Etue | Kids

I’m long past the days of decorating a baby’s room (sniff), but when you find inspirational nursery prints this wonderful and beautifully designed, it’s a wonder we ever used to settle for those ubiquitous licensed children’s characters or...

12 wonderfully empowering Mother’s Day gifts for progressive moms

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts

I happen to have a mother who’d be more happy with a political biography or a “smash the patriarchy” print for Mother’s Day, than a salt scrub. (Not that she’d turn down a nice salt scrub.) It got me thinking, that I’m sure...

The cool custom cut-paper portraits we really, really want for Mother’s Day.

by Kate Etue | Art + Decor

I think any parent would be so happy to be gifted a portrait of their child for Mother’s Day. Not the old-fashioned, over-posed kind of photo but something unique, handmade, custom-created. I so admire indie artists who create images of families that still...

The coolest Easter Peeps diorama contest entries, FTW!

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Easter Gifts

Easter traditions, in no particular order: 1. Dye eggs. 2. Find eggs. 3. Open baskets. 4. Steal all the Reese’s eggs from the kids. 5. Look at all the winners of all the Peeps art contests. Related: Fun ideas for what to do with Easter Peeps (besides eat them...

15 pretty Easter flower crafts for kids of every age, from easy to whoa!

by Kate Etue | DIY

There’s nothing quite like bright bursts of color dotting the landscape to wake me up and out of winter’s hibernation. And you can bring all the colors of spring into your home with these 15 pretty flower crafts you can make with the kids,even if the real...

Where’s Warhol? Not hiding in a red and white striped shirt, that’s for sure.

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

When I first saw a copy of Where’s Warhol?, I had to laugh at this clever twist on the incredibly popular Where’s Waldo books that I devoured when I was a kid. I mean, Andy Warhol was better known for donning a platinum wig than a red-and-white striped...

11 creative painting projects for kids who need something new. Get out the brushes! Or…bubble wrap?

by Kate Etue | DIY

We admit that sometimes we avoid the really fun painting and craft projects that include supplies other than the box of nice, neat, perfectly sharpened colored pencils we know will minimize cleanup time. (The glitter glue, that’s a whole other story.) But then...

The ultimate awesome gift: Your own custom box of Crayola crayons.

by Christina Refford | Easter Gifts, Toys + Playthings

I still remember how special it would feel to get a brand new box of 64 Crayola crayons just for myself — and that was before Crayola My Way, a super cool new way to create a box of totally custom Crayola crayons. Not only can you personalize the outside of the...