Easy Summer Travel Week pick: SuperGoop Swipes

by Christina Refford | Beauty + Cosmetics

Unless your family summer plans involve hibernating in the local million-plex theater and surviving on popcorn and Twizzlers, you can be assured of one thing: There will be sun. Which means we mamas can’t leave home without packing plenty of sunscreen. But since...

Easy Summer Travel Week pick: Phil & Teds Metoo travel high chair

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

One of the greatest joys of travel is not having to cook, do dishes or feel the slightest bit insulted when one of my kids pushes something off their plate. Yes, I do love eating out, though I know all too well what can happen when I arrive at some funky little eatery...

Presenting Easy Summer Travel Week with Cool Mom Picks and Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

We’re thrilled to be partnering with Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine this week to present some of our favorite picks to make summer travel a bit easier with baby in tow. Check out our picks each day this week, then make sure to click over to Pregnancy &...

5 stylish must-haves for traveling with kids

by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel

If you’re looking for some cool gear for your family’s summer travels, we’ve got you covered, from you cool mamas of babies, to kids old enough to walk four feet in front of you in the museum and pretend they don’t know you. Click over to the...

Being on the go with kids just got a little more educational

by Catherine | Cool Tech

I kind of love that my children love my iPhone, because their love of my iPhone means that I have one more tool for distracting them when we’re traveling, or even just making a run to the grocery store, because, seriously, there are only so many times that one...

Eating out just got way more family-friendly

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

When it comes to eating out with my kids, we make sure to go to our favorite family friendly restaurant early in the evening with an arsenal of activities to keep them occupied. Seriously, I think planning a wedding is easier. But thanks to Knock Knock’s fun new...

Family travel, four-star, and discount all in the same breath.

by Mir | Uncategorized

When my husband and I talk about taking a trip, it always goes along the same script:”How about here?” “Too expensive.””How about here?” “No good with kids.””How about here?” “Are you...

Babymoons go trendy

by Betsy | Family Travel

Doesn’t it seem like all the hip hotels cater to the barely-legal, barely-dressed, reality-stars-in-the-making crowd? Well, it’s nice to see one of the super cool hotel chains doing a little sumthin’, sumthin’ for the grown ups now....

School lunch packing made easy

by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness

Back when I used to pack my own lunches for work, I can’t tell you the number of times I lost or tossed (oops!) perfectly good silverware. And now that I’m in charge of my daughter’s noontime meals, I’m afraid the apple doesn’t fall far...

Car games. Remember those?

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

Long ago when my parents would drag us on a 10 hour family road trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, my brother and I would occupy ourselves with all sorts of fun travel-friendly activities, none of which included a DVD player. Imagine that!While I definitely pack our...