24 pop culture Easter eggs featuring your kids’ favorite characters: Parenting win!

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Easter Gifts

If your kids are looking for their Easter eggs to have a little more personality this year, we’ve found tons of ways to make some fabulous pop culture Easter eggs, all representing some of kids’ favorite characters. While it’s always fun just to dunk...

Herschel Supply backpacks + Mickey Mouse add up to retro cool.

by serena | Kids

Since what’s old is new again, how are we not surprised that America’s favorite mouse is now part of a cool new collaboration with those Herschel Supply backpacks that are now favored by hipster kids everywhere. Starting today, you can find retro Mickey...

Sponsored Message: Flare Play gaming platform streams kid-friendly video games and educational content, right on your TV

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

This is a sponsored message from Flare Play Kids love video games, but understandably, parents can justify the gaming time better when kids are actually playing something educational. That’s where Flare Play comes in to make everyone happy. This new gaming...

Feelings, nothing more than feelings: Inside Out now available on DVD and digital download

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

If you missed Disney Pixar’s Inside Out when it came to the theaters, perhaps you thought that getting kids to watch an animated movie about “feelings” would be about as exciting to them as one of those hour-long health movies that they have to watch...

21 of the coolest free Halloween printables for kids. Because we’re all for fun that costs zero dollars.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

As we start to get excited for Halloween around here — as in, endless costume discussions considering my girls have a new idea every 17 minutes or so — I’ve been distracting them with Halloween crafts projects, front door decor request, and coloring...

The most beautiful Disney invitations, and they happen to be online.

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery, Party Ideas

If you have a Disney crazy kid (do I need a pun in here about kids not being able to “let it go?”) you’re going to love this one: Paperless Post, our go-to site for high quality online invitations and stationery has just announced a new line of...

13 really smart tips for ensuring a great Disney World vacation with a baby.

by Kate Etue | Family Travel

Thanks to a Disney-fanatic grandmother, we’ve just returned from our fourth trip to Disney World since my kids were born. And yes, I know we are lucky! However while it is indeed a magical place, there are definitely some challenges if you’re thinking...

The motherlode of free printable paper dolls for pop culture junkies

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Several years ago, my youngest daughter fell in love with paper dolls, so I scoured the Internet for tons of free printable paper dolls for her, then shared my favorite ones with you all. Well now she’s gone through them all–multiple times. She’s...

Awesome ideas for Frozen movie party recipes—because kids just can’t let it go.

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

If your kids are anything like mine—or every other kid I know—they are way into Frozen. Still. Until they let it go (cheap shot?), I say we embrace it. For me, this means whipping up Frozen-inspired recipes that are perfect for a movie-viewing party, a Frozen themed...

5 of our favorite tech picks you don’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

In case you missed them, here are 5 of our most popular posts from Cool Mom Tech this past week.   1. We need these brilliant gadgets all over our house stat. 2. A really good reason to buy a new car. (Or if you’re like us, wish you needed one). 3. If your...