by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks, Podcast
Every year, we do an entire show dedicated to help you with your last-minute holiday shopping. Lucky for you, we’ve got an entire holiday gift guide full of awesome gift ideas, many of which are from handmade artists, indie artisans, and small businesses. So, on...
by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks
Some of our favorite gifts to give (and receive) are custom gifts because they feel so personal. And really, what’s more personal than a loved one’s handwriting? That’s why we fell instantly in love with these custom handwriting cuff bracelets by...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Holiday Picks, Style + Beauty
While our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide is up and running with hundreds of gift ideas, there are still a few very specific types of people on our lists that you might be shopping for. In my case, I’m thinking of all the incredible, engaged, active, activist women who...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
If a dollhouse is on your kids’ holiday wish lists, don’t forget to include some dollhouse dolls so that they can get right to the business of playing (while you clean up wrapping paper). But unlike dollhouses which come in lots of different styles, from...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks
We are always on the lookout for the best teacher gift ideas every year, and it may in fact be one of the top gift questions we get from readers every year about this time. (Then again in May.) And hey, I get it; if there are any people on my holiday shopping list...
by Caroline Siegrist | DIY, Holiday Picks
We’ve had so much find finding creative 2018 Advent calendars for kids. And even if you don’t think the holiday season needs more presents and candy (agree to disagree), I think you might change your mind when you see these awesome calendars. Whether your...
by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor
Just when I thought I could never love another print as much as I love my Michelle Obama print, along comes this amazing She-Series collage poster from Karen Hallion featuring so many of my favorite self-saving, empowered female heroines from books, movies, and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor
Okay, so I laughed out loud when I stumbled across this “I Smell Children” Hocus Pocus Doormat From Seattle Etsy shop Stroll the City. It’s just perfect for updating your Halloween decor — creepy/funny enough to make cynical teens laugh, but...