15 of the most gorgeous printable holiday crafts for kids and families. Better get those printers warmed up!

by Christina Refford | DIY

Each year, I love rounding up the best printable holiday crafts that so many amazing designers, artists, and all-around crafty people develop so that people like me can create beautiful things with our kids. In fact, they make it so easy for me to print out not only...

6 favorite Pinterest pins of the week: It’s holiday time, big time.

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like these from our site and beyond, just in time for holiday help.   1. Free printable holiday gift tags and labels–with a sense of humor. 2. Awesome STEM gift for crafty kids. 3. Free...

8 fun Hanukkah gift ideas for kids, one for every night. Shopping done!

by Stacie Billis | Uncategorized

Compared to last year (holy Thanksgivukkah!), it may seem like we have tons of time to prep for Hanukkah, but I have a feeling that the time will fly. Quickly. Before we know it, we’ll be on the hook for eight crazy nights of festivities and, probably Hanukkah gifts...

Our favorite Pinterest pins of the week: Holiday season edition

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like these daily, from our site and beyond.  Can you tell we’ve got holidays on our brains?   1.  A very cute free printable Advent calendar for kids. 2.  Creative holiday photo card idea...

12 free (or mostly free) Thanksgiving printables from place cards to gift tags to coloring pages for the kids.

by Christina Refford | DIY

We’ve given you some delicious turkey, mashed potato, stuffing, and cranberry sauce recipes, now let us help you finish up your planning with some easy Thanksgiving printables for gift tags, decor, even coloring pages and craft projects for the kids that will...

Modern holiday table setting tips: A huge array of ideas to keep it easy, affordable, and fun!

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Let me first be totally upfront: The idea of setting a holiday table kind of terrifies me. I am not someone who can just effortlessly whip up an Elsa’s castle centerpiece made of handmade gingerbread, or pick up a calligraphy pen and go to town on place cards. I...

It’s here! It’s here! Our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide has arrived.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We are so SO excited to present our 2014 holiday gift guide, our biggest and best yet, if we do say so ourselves. You’ll find 20 pages of absolutely amazing holiday gift ideas (over 200 to be exact) for everyone on your list in every price range, all scoured from the...

Our new favorite spot for printable toys: Smallful

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

One of our great joys with this site is supporting small businesses and fellow indie publishers. (Hey, we still have a blogroll. Remember those?) And now one of our favorite bloggers and friends, Mari Richards of the fantastic design site Small for Big, falls squarely...

12 of the most spectacular advent calendars to help you count down to Christmas

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

Before you deck the halls, make sure you have your advent calendar ready so you can count down the days to the night before Christmas. It’s a tradition that my kids enjoy so much,  we have a few set up around the house to remind us how much longer they have to...

We’ve got your DIY washi tape Christmas crafts covered with, well, A Washi Tape Christmas

by Kate Etue | DIY

I know, Halloween is barely over and here I am talking about Christmas. But before you know it we’ll all be pinning cookie recipes and gift wrap ideas, so we might as well get ahead of the holiday craft game too. Washi tape crafts have been a hot trend for...