Beating the winter blahs with a shot of color to your table

by Liz Gumbinner | Kitchen + Dining

Lately, I love the idea of my dinner table feeling coordinated but not entirely matchy-matchy. And then I saw these gorgeous handmade cloth napkins at the Shapes Colors Etsy shop and thought, yes! Just like that! The artist, San Francisco mom Samantha Cisneros,...

‘Tis the season for snood scarves

by Kristen Chase | Fashion

Since moving up north after almost ten years enjoying mild southern winters, I have become addicted to chunky scarves, like these snood scarves from IRISMINT on Etsy which I’m pretty sure I’d wear non-stop until spring. Each piece is made completely by...

The coolest kids’ clothes and accessories: Editors’ Best of 2014

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Editors Best of the Year, Kid Style

While we love finding the cutest baby clothes for showers (and our staff members who are going through some sort of group fertility thing this year) as our kids get older, we’re so happy to get to look for more cool clothes for older kids and tweens,...

Adorable, free printable holiday gift tags from illustrators you may already know and love

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

If you’re like me, you have yet to take all those parcels and toys out of their hiding places and start hunching over the gift wrap and ribbon to get them all gift-ready. One of my plans is to make use of some of the truly gorgeous printable gift tags  that our...

5 of our favorite Pinterest pins – Holiday help is here!

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us for great ideas like these from our site and beyond.   1. One of the easiest, most adorable DIY Christmas gifts from kids. 2.  Nice ideas for gift-wrapping a bottle of wine. 3. If you’re heading out of town, you...

Great handmade craft gifts that kids can make themselves

by Kate Etue | DIY

We are always pinning DIY projects that kids can actually do (with maybe just a little help here and there, of course) on our Printables+DIY Pinterest board.  When it comes to getting gifts from my kids, I always love the handmade ones the best. It doesn’t...

Cool craft kits for kids that give back

by Kristen Chase | DIY

If you’ve got big kids like mine who love to DIY, then you need to snatch up one of these KidKnits craft kits for kids that help give back to people in need. Founded by 9-year old (yes, 9!) and avid knitter Ellie, KidKnits is a non-profit organization that helps...

13 tips for a more sustainable holiday that can save you a ton of money.

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

These days, there’s no shortage of ways to save money, which is certainly welcome over the holiday season and our growing shopping lists. And it’s not just about coupons, discounts, and deals, which we love, of course. Taking steps to live more sustainably...

11 essential cleaning tips before your holiday party. Whether you’re a neat freak or a “hide everything in the closet” kind of person.

by Julie | Uncategorized

It’s that time of year when pretty much everyone is entertaining. And yeah, we all know how to run the vacuum and wield a toilet brush (or hire someone else to do it, if you’re lucky), but as the resident Cool Mom Picks neat freak, I’ve got a few...

We pity the fool who doesn’t love this Mr. T holiday onesie

by Kristen Chase | Baby, Kid Style

If there was anything ever that made me think to myself boy I wish I had a baby right now it’s this hilarious Mr. T holiday onesie by Cool Mom Picks favorite Mi Cielo. This isn’t the first time I’ve been in love with the baby gifts from Mi Cielo. You...