by Lexi Petronis | Toys + Playthings
Just when you were thinking the unicorn trend was passing…haha, just kidding! With all our Lisa Frank loving hearts, we all know that unicorns will never go out of style! And that’s just one of the reasons I was so excited to find these new Send a Unicorn...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
This is my favorite recurring post every year on Cool Mom Picks, in which we collect all the best children’s books of 2017 lists from all over the internet — from big publications like the New York Times to our favorite indie bloggers with great taste in...
by Georgette Gilmore | Fashion
We featured the Speakeasy Works Equality wristlet as one of our favorite feminist gift ideas all created by women in our recent Holiday Gift Guide. And even though the holidays have passed, we all love it so much we think it makes an amazing gift for yourself to get...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Books for Kids
The truth is, we want to give a shout out to the many wonderful children’s authors this year who dedicated their energies to supporting, uplifting, and empowering girls — and to those publishers who gave them the opportunity. But the one that really steals...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Kids
This year we featured a few super cool card games that we just can’t stop playing with our own families. And no, we’re not talking Go Fish or Gin-Rummy! So we decided the awesome family card game trend deserves a spot on our Editor Top 10 Picks of the Year...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Adults
It’s been a tough year for women, but we’re convinced that the future is female, and that includes 2018. So in the spirit of sisterhood, supporting the work of more diverse voices, and in general, just discovering something new and wonderful to read right...
by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics
If you’ve ever read any of our gift guides, you know we love to give and receive (hint hint) beauty gifts any time of year at all. They’re a brilliant, easy gift for those of us last-minute shoppers, and yet they never feel last minute at all. Whomever is...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
This morning, our editor Liz got to drop by the TODAY Show studios to share a few last-minute toy ideas and gift picks with Megyn and her fantastic audience. If you’re looking for a few of the ideas, we’ve put them all together for you below! And for even...
by Kristen Chase | Toys + Playthings
I grabbed the game Superfight for this year’s summer road trip with my kids, and we’ve haven’t been able to stop playing it. So if you’re looking for a fun, no-skill-required game to play with family over the holidays, bring to parties, or just...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
It isn’t often that my kids get excited for a game release that isn’t electronic — because let’s be honest, when do we get a countdown to anything besides video games or Star Wars branded stuff? But in the case of Not Parent Approved,...