by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Tech CMP-Style, Tips + Tricks
With high school graduation time here, I’ve been getting so many questions from friends about appropriate high school graduation gift ideas that kids will actually want. So I’ve been asking around, and the answer is most often, “cash.” Followed...
by Cool Mom Staff | Mother's Day Gifts
If you haven’t secured the perfect Mother’s Day gift yet, rest easy. Okay, not that easy, because it’s literally just a few days away. But if you hustle, we can still help you out with these awesome last-minute gifts that don’t feel improvised...
by Cool Mom Staff | Mother's Day Gifts
Among the most popular Mother’s Day gifts now and forever: Self-care gifts for moms. (And grandmas and stepmoms of course.) We are all increasingly aware that, especially since COVID, moms are working harder and longer than ever before, often juggling paid work...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks, Living
Hygge gifts may be a new category for a lot of us who don’t have families from Denmark, but it’s something we could all use more of these days. It’s the Danish concept of coziness — a lifestyle all about finding comfort, pleasure, and warmth in...
by Liz Gumbinner | Style + Beauty, Valentine's Day
I have always loved the range of cool Valentine’s Day jewelry for women, like me, who aren’t quite into the traditional stuff. Nothing wrong with a solid sterling Tiffany heart necklace of course! But if you’re shopping for Valentine’s Day...
by Christina Refford | Valentine's Day
Valentine’s gifts for best friends isn’t always something that comes top of mind when we’re shopping for gifts for the kids or our significant other. But c’mon — could we have gotten through the past couple of years without all the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, DIY, Holiday Picks
I know we’ve been sharing gifts galore, because hey, that’s what we do this time of year. (And quite well, I might add. Ahem.) But I want to call your attention to one more gift idea that checks all my favorite boxes — it’s from an independent...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks
Personalized gifts have always been among our favorites, but finding affordable personalized holiday gifts — well, we really love a challenge. So we’ve found more than a dozen for you all, to help you select something extra-thoughtful for anyone on your...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
Each year, we love sharing our favorite affordable gift ideas for everyone on your list, and this year, we’ve gone back to one of our most popular guides and updated it fresh for 2022. Behold: 64 incredible gift ideas under $15 for adults — none of them...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks
No matter how long you’ve had a mother-in-law in your life, finding a perfect gift for your mother-in-law can be so hard. Especially when she’s a VIP member of your family. While some mothers-in-law are verrrrry specific with the kinds of gifts they like,...
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