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The coolest free printable Year of the Goat coloring page to ring in the Chinese New Year

The coolest free printable Year of the Goat coloring page to ring in the Chinese New Year

by Kristen Chase | DIY

For a little Chinese New Year celebration this evening, I’ll be tracking down some delicious take-out dumplings at my local Chinese food joint (in lieu of my Chinese mom’s amazing cooking, sniffle), and printing out a few copies of this free Year of the...
23 ideas for fun, educational indoor activities for preschoolers and young kids. Because we need all the ideas we can get!

23 ideas for fun, educational indoor activities for preschoolers and young kids. Because we need all the ideas we can get!

by Christina Refford | DIY

After the initial “yay, snow!” cheers comes the realization that you now have to come up with educational activities for your preschoolers or kindergarteners, to help keep them busy–and ideally, learning–all day long. And while I totally...
Family road trip tips: Tons of sanity-savers, tricks, and essential products to keep the back seat under control and save your vacation.

Family road trip tips: Tons of sanity-savers, tricks, and essential products to keep the back seat under control and save your vacation.

by Kate Etue | Family Travel

A lot of us are heading out for family vacations this month, and while a lot of parents consider a long car road trip with the kids the seventh circle of hell, I like to think of it as…a character building experience. But as tired as I get of hearing, “How much...
2 cool new coloring books to inspire creativity in older kids

2 cool new coloring books to inspire creativity in older kids

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

I never think we can have enough coloring books around the house–or stashed in the travel bags for road trips and plane rides. As much as I love handing my kids plain sheets of paper for open-ended creativity, there’s something about coloring in the lines...
15 of the coolest back to school printables: Back to School Guide 2014

15 of the coolest back to school printables: Back to School Guide 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

As parents, one of our favorite things about the web is the ability to find so many cool–often free–printables for kids of all kinds that make us all look like crafty geniuses. They’re especially abundant this time of year, as back to school...
9 cool, free summer coloring pages. Because…it’s summer!

9 cool, free summer coloring pages. Because…it’s summer!

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Happy summer solstice everyone. Whether you’re celebrating or just enjoying having your kids wake up at 5:15 AM with the sun, we thought we’d share a few cool free summer coloring pages we’ve seen around the web, just to get the kids into the spirit....
10 cool DIY gifts from the kids: 2014 Father’s Day Gift Guide

10 cool DIY gifts from the kids: 2014 Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Staff | Father's Day Gifts

While Pinterest is a great source for DIY gifts for dads (hey, we kind of like our own DIY and Printables board) it can be hard to sort through it all to find the good stuff. You know what we mean. So as we wrap up our 2014 Father’s Day Gift Guide, we searched...
A free printable Mother’s Day crown that celebrates your queen for a day

A free printable Mother’s Day crown that celebrates your queen for a day

by Christina Refford | DIY

We may never be royals, as the song says, but I know that my kids will still treat me like a queen on Mother’s Day. And since every queen deserves a crown, I love this clever printable Mother’s Day card that doubles by a crown. I know it would look really...
PhotoPlay! The cool coloring book gets bigger and better.

PhotoPlay! The cool coloring book gets bigger and better.

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

When I first got my hands on the open-ended coloring book Fotoplay! back in 2012, I fell in love with the way photographer M. J. Bronstein used her snapshots as prompts, encouraging kids  to draw all over them to create their own personal masterpiece. Her new coloring...
The Pigeon Needs a Bath: Yay for the newest book from Mo Willems!

The Pigeon Needs a Bath: Yay for the newest book from Mo Willems!

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids

I am an unapologetic Mo Willems groupie, in part because I don’t think the author/illustrator has ever had a miss. Now, the .500 streak continues with his newest in the popular Pigeon Series, The Pigeon Needs a Bath. All just in time for our favorite wry,...
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