16 truly special Valentine’s gifts for best friends who could use a little extra love right now
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...
Irreverent cross stitch kits from Subversive Cross Stitch: The holiday gift probably not for your in-laws.
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...
17 personalized holiday gifts you can still get in time for Christmas (and Hanukkah too!) | Holiday Gifts 2022
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...
Amazing gifts under $15 for adults: 64 cool finds for everyone on your list
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...
24 perfect gifts for your mother-in-law (or stepmother or aunt or cool grandma) | Holiday Gifts 2022
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,...
The 10 coolest Ted Lasso gifts for fans who can’t wait for Season 3.
The AFC Richmond fans say it’s the hope that kills you, but we’re here to say that it’s really the anticipation — of Ted Lasso Season 3, of course. Luckily, it will be appearing on our screens in 2023, and we can almost taste the homemade...
10 of my favorite holiday gifts from Oprah’s favorite things list 2022
Last year I browsed Oprah’s Favorite Things List of holiday gifts so thoroughly that I thought — whoa, what if I share my favorites from her favorites? So I did. And you liked them! So much so, it was hard to even get your hands on some of them. Like those...
Over 20 of the best Advent calendars for 2022: From the magical to the luxurious, to… goofy dad jokes?
I’m just about ready to think about all things Thanksgiving, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that NOW is the time to order an amazing Advent calendar so you can start the countdown to Christmas on December 1st. The best ones goes fast! Which is...
Ted Lasso’s new Little People Collector set: Believe!
We’ve been gushing about Ted Lasso for a while on Cool Mom Picks, and now I get to gush about the new Ted Lasso Little People Collector set from Fisher-Price, featuring six of the most iconic characters from the AFC Richmond locker room. Here’s where I...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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