Fitness gift idea: This celeb-favorite athletic wear brand gives back to kids in a meaningful way

by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Doing Good

We’re always fans of finding gifts that give back to meaningful causes during the holiday season (or all year long, really) and one of my favorite new finds is a woman-run businesses that’s also supporting one of my favorite causes: helping us raising the...

The personalized baby gifts for kids whose names will never be on a gift shop keychain

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby

For those of us who had 16 Jennifers and Michaels in every class, it’s no surprise our kids’ classe are now filled with names like Atticus, Harper, Caleb, and Arun. Even if there’s more than one Mikayla, it’s likely that one is a McKayla, one...

The very cool new color-your-own dress for kids could be the hit of the holidays

by Kate Etue | Kid Style

Who knew coloring would have become such a huge trend in 2016?Maybe it’s a welcome break from so much screen time or just a way to keep ourselves sane in a crazy year. Because now our girls can even color in their own clothes, with the Christmas-themed Tons of...

The hottest new designer for kids is… your kid. Eat your heart out, Stella McCartney!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Kid Style, DIY

Whether your little artist is more of a Versace or a Van Gogh, they can become the hottest new designer… and wear a creation of their very own. Picture This is an awesome new mom-run business that will print your kid’s drawing directly onto a dress,...

Super rad Father’s Day T-shirts? Check.

by Christina Refford | Father's Day Gifts

Whether the special father in your life goes by Dad, Pop, or Daddy-O, you can celebrate the year he earned that title with one of Branded’s personalized cotton tees. We love this idea for the coolest Father’s Day T-shirts, which, by the way, we...

Vans shoes, even customizable for your budding fashion designer

by Kristen Chase | Kid Style

I just so happened to be in a Vans store without children last weekend (dreamy, right?) and whoa, just when I thought some of my favorite shoes couldn’t get any cooler, they did. If you’re like me and are shopping for spring and summer shoes for your kids,...

Putting your heart where your head is

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Kid Style

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, cold weather, and rebellion streaks, I spotted this adorable girls mohawk snowboard hat on Etsy, beautifully handmade at the Washington State shop, Tory Makes. It can be sized for punk rock babies through preschoolers, teens and...

12 of the coolest personalized Father’s Day Gifts: Father’s Day Gift Guide 2015

by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts

We are so excited to launch our 2015 Father’s Day gift guide, because as our longtime readers know, we just love tracking down fantastic gift ideas for the dads we love in our lives. (Yay cool dads!) So we’re starting out with the coolest personalized...

A monster t-shirt kids are guaranteed to love. Because they design it.

by Kate Etue | DIY

It’s hard to find a kid who doesn’t love customizing things to make them their own, from a blank notebook to their bedroom walls. And while I’d rather not have the interior of my car “customized” with stickers, I do want to foster my...

Personalized gifts for dad: 2014 Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts

We’re thrilled to present our annual Father’s Day gift guide series, starting off with the coolest personalized gifts for the men in our lives we love. But hurry–personalized gifts need to be ordered stat! This year, we’re also so happy to...