Here’s a fantastic deal on a Trade Coffee subscription gift. Just in time for Mother’s Day!

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts, Food + Recipes, Kitchen + Dining

For years, we’ve been recommending cool subscription gifts that make great gifts, and that includes Trade Coffee. So we’re happy to partner with them on a fantastic deal — right in time for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. too. Right now,...

Can you really be a feminist dad? Jordan Shapiro on fatherhood, masculinity, and gender roles in parenting. | Spawned 232

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults

While we love all of our Spawned guests, there are some interviews that truly reshape our views on parenting. That’s just how we feel about this chat with global education expert Jordan Shapiro. He changed our views on kids and technology thanks to his...

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,...

6 cool ways to support indie bookstores right now. They need it…and we need them.

by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment + Media, Doing Good, Tips + Tricks

I’d like to put in a plug for supporting indie bookstores right now, even if it takes a little extra effort. I’m seeing a lot of people trying to get through this looooong February (what’s that even about?) by recommitting to reading. I mean hey,...

7 adorable Valentine’s Day gifts for babies: An excuse to celebrate something, anything, these days.

by Caroline Siegrist | Valentine's Day

If you ask me, there’s nothing as cheerful as shopping for Valentine’s Day gifts for babies. Necessary? No! Adorable? So much yes. And as a mom of little ones who really needs an excuse for some cheer and celebration — especially with no date night...

Most lists of the best baby gifts aren’t really the best. But this one is. Guess how we know…

by Liz Gumbinner | Gift Guides, Baby

For more than a decade now (wow), our team has been carefully curating our guide to the very best baby gifts of the year and 2021 is no different. We are beyond thrilled to launch our all new Baby Gift Guide 2021. Whoo!!  I mean, if there’s ever a year that new...

We found the very best Schitt’s Creek gifts for all the fans on your holiday gift list

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media, Holiday Gift Guide

Well of course we had to share our favorite Schitt’s Creek gifts this year! After all, you might realize that one of favorite holiday gift recommendations each year are the up-to-the-minute pop-culture gifts, like Fleabag gifts in 2019, 90’s TV pop culture...

Tim Burton and diaper bag: Two phrases we never thought we’d hear together.

by Kate Etue | Baby

For some of us fans, the Tim Burton cult favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas is not just a movie you watch around Halloween. And then some of those people grow up to become moms. And when they do, now at last they will have access to the very diaper bag they never...

These inclusive baby books are made for LGBTQ parents, single parents, adoptive parents — hey, parents who fit into all three groups!

by Kate Etue | Baby

Spoiler alert: LGBTQ parents want to track babies’ milestones too. Seems like kind of an obvious statement in 2020, but so few baby memory books fit that need. In fact, it can be pretty hard to find baby books that don’t still offer prompts like “how...

Presenting 200+ of the best baby shower gifts of 2020. We’re so excited!

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Gift Guides

We are so excited to relaunch our popular Baby Shower Gift Guide 2020, featuring all the best baby gifts of 2020 in every price range. Whoo! From sweet deals on baby gifts under $15 to luxury splurges the make us go, whoa, you’ll find the coolest ones here....