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Make your dreariest mornings a whole lot brighter with these 5 mugs. (Coffee helps too.)

We could all use a little nudge to get moving some mornings, especially after a horrible night sleep with a teething infant or a sick child. And what’s way more helpful than a friend chanting “it takes a village,” or your partner reminding you...

Tweed wolf: Gorgeous custom photo books with someone else taking care of the customizing.

by Kate Etue | DIY

Have you ever wished someone else would just take your camera roll and turn it into a gorgeous custom photo album? Me too. And, we’re in luck. The relatively new service, Tweed Wolf does it all and beautifully — and just in time for Mother’s Day...

The cool custom cut-paper portraits we really, really want for Mother’s Day.

by Kate Etue | Art + Decor

I think any parent would be so happy to be gifted a portrait of their child for Mother’s Day. Not the old-fashioned, over-posed kind of photo but something unique, handmade, custom-created. I so admire indie artists who create images of families that still...

Have bike, will travel: The super cool Durban bikes

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

Anyone who has seen my garage knows that we do not lack for bicycles. But, I always wished for a bike small enough to just toss into the trunk of my car alongside the kids’ scooters for weekend rides in the park or on the boardwalk. Which is why I was extremely...

The NSFW socks from Blue-Q

by Christina Refford | Fashion

We love seeing crazy fun socks for women have become such a massive trend. And since I’m hoping that my socks continue to be not-boring, I started digging around for more statement-making socks. And naturally we fell down laughing when we saw the sassy socks...

Modern DIY baby blanket kits for moms who love to get crafty

by Kate Etue | Baby

Thanks to my mom, who put me in sewing camp when I was a kid (for real), I know a little bit about patterns, pleats and patchwork. While sewing doesn’t evoke some kind of longing for the carefree days of my youth, I do get pretty sentimental over making...

The perfect little affordable best friend gifts. Or really, anyone gifts.

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Cards + Stationery

I’m on the lookout for some cute small gifts to give out to some of the people I love, or even for my girls to give to their own BFFs. And then I came across the collection of awesome eco-friendly, recycled brown kraft paper journals from Journaling Jane on Etsy...

Toys for adults: 9 super cool options that you’ll have to hide from the kids

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

This year, we notice just how much we’ve been writing up cool gift ideas and toys for kids and mentioning, but we’d like one too. It’s like the fantastic innovations in toys plus our need as adults not to feel quite so adult is colliding, and...

3 of the ultimate gourmet food gifts for anyone on your list with great taste. And a sense of humor

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes, Holiday Picks

From the day that Mouth.com launched we were like…whoa! If we had come up with a Cool Mom Eats retail site it would be just that — wonderfully curated gourmet food gifts and subscriptions, all from the best artisanal indie makers from around the country....

19 beautiful gifts that give back beautifully, on #GivingTuesday or any day at all.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Holiday Picks

Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways — not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to “charities.” While we try to share these kinds of gifts year round, it...