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9 smart, beautiful flower alternatives for Mother’s Day that will last a whole lot longer than a bouquet.

by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | Living, Mother's Day Gifts

Mother’s Day will be coming up before you know it, and while we love getting fresh cut bouquets of flowers, there are other options! Consider these flower bouquet alternatives for Mother’s Day that will last way past the big day. Yes, it may seem a little early,...

Join The We Time Project! A little bit of community and learning. A whole lot of fun.

by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media

It’s a year into this pandemic (like pretty much officially now), and if you’re like us, you’re longing for connection with people. Well, people not in your home. We want to do something with other people! And that’s no surprise. We’re...

Succulent of the month: An adorable and affordable gift idea for the person who has everything

by Christina Refford | Art + Decor, Living

Need a creative gift that doesn’t cost a fortune and will have the recipient saying, you got me WHAT?! in a happy, not horrified, way? You’ve got to check out the Succulent-of-the-Month subscription club from Succulent Studios. When I saw the company pop...

9 adorable ideas for making a summer fairy garden for the kids

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | DIY

Fairy gardens are such whimsical additions to outdoor (or indoor) gardens everywhere, especially if you’ve got kids. It’s an adorable way to get them excited about getting outdoors, getting their hands dirty, and learning more about the real magic of...

Plant Stamps: Seeded stickers that do more than ruin your car windows (says this mom)

by Delilah S. Dawson | Cards + Stationery

Stickers can be the bane of a parent’s existence, especially when they’re plastered to the car windows or gumming up the vacuum cleaner. Ask me how I know. But a mom-and-pop company from Massachusetts caught our attention among the Martha Stewart American...

I am Groot. Well, these cool, sprouting pencils are.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

Thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy, a sentient tree who can only say three–fine, four–words is this summer’s coolest superhero. And when I think of how cool these plantable, sprouting pencils will look once they bloom in a pot of soil, all I can think...

9 garden toys and gifts for kids that will help get their hands dirty.

by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings

If you have yet to get your kids into gardening, you’re in for a treat – kids are naturals. Last year my husband built us a small garden box in the back yard, and my kids and I planted some seeds and watched them grow into tomatoes and squash and peppers,...

Edible Schoolyard NYC gets busy in Harlem

by Kate Etue | Doing Good

I get so excited about school programs that are innovative and exciting for kids, and one of my favorites is the seed-to-table education offered by Alice Walter’s esteemed Edible Schoolyard program. In New York’s East Harlem neighborhood, where Edible...

Get dirty this summer with 52 cool gardening project for kids

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

We’ve featured some really great micro-gardening tools here over the years, like the cool Click & Grow smart herb garden, which helps to create gardening projects for those of you with kids — but not a lot of space for traditional sowing and planting....

Pretty herb labels that help you tell your sorrel from your sage

by Liz Gumbinner | Storage + Organization

It’s the time of year that I can go for a nice, beautiful little indoor herb garden on my urban windowsill. I love the idea of always having fresh basil for pesto, and fresh mint for lemonade or iced tea. A Click and Grow Smart Herb Garden is a great way to...

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