by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
Planning a family vacation sounds fun… until you start pricing it out. Flights for everyone, a hotel that doesn’t feel sketchy, a rental car big enough for your crew—suddenly you’re questioning all your life choices. This is where Priceline becomes your sanity saver....
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
If your kids are finally old enough to start exploring the world on their own—but you’re not quite able to sleep at night thinking of them backpacking across Europe solo—Contiki is your new best friend. It’s the perfect blend of freedom for them and peace of mind for...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel
Hey there, fellow moms and travel lovers — if you’re dreaming of family adventures without the chaos of digging through junky diaper bags, let me introduce you to No Reception Club. This brand is all about smart, well-designed travel gear that actually makes life...
by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel, Kids, Tips + Tricks
Planning a family trip to Italy sounds just about perfect—until you realize how tough it is to find a destination that works for both the kids and your sanity. Real luxury is finding a hotel that handles the details, so you can spend less time coordinating and more...
by Cool Mom Team | Kids, Family Travel, Kitchen + Dining, Tips + Tricks
We’ve got a gaggle of snackers in our homes, so cool snack containers for kids are an absolute must. They’re a far more eco-friendly choice over plastic bags, which as we all know by now, not only saves waste but plenty of money over the long run. Plus,...
by Laurel McMillan | Baby, Family Travel, Tips + Tricks
Traveling with a baby can be exciting, but challenging when it comes to ensuring their comfort and safety on the go. As an infant occupational therapist, I love the opportunity for babies and families to experience new places together, see new sights, and have all the...
by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks, Baby, Family Travel
It was time for us to bring back some solid tips for staying in a hotel with toddlers, babies or even older kids. Because this week, we all started seeing this “TikTok hotel hacks” article going around and sheesh! It seems the article was made more for...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks, Family Travel
If you’re looking for tips for flying with toddlers, you’ve come to the right place. Even though my four kids are now teens, they were once toddlers, and we used to travel a lot. That means there was a time when I was on a plane with toddlers and babies,...
by Kristen Chase | Living
On every episode of our podcast Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we share our cool picks of the week. We even started an email full of them every week. And now, we give you, our favorite cool picks of the year. Granted, it’s pretty hard narrowing it down to just 10...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks
Whether you’re still working from home, or have gone back to your place of employment, work-life balance can be difficult to find as busy parents. The juggle was always real, but now it feels really difficult to keep up. So, it’s probably no surprise that...