DIY Passover craft for kids: The cutest printable 10 plagues finger puppets.
Like we’re not going to have enough fun at our seder this year with our new Hamilton Haggadah, now I find this: An awesome set of free printable Passover 10 plague finger puppets found at Tori Avey’s blog. Oh, like you already have a Cute Cartoony Person...
9 of the prettiest floral Easter egg decorating ideas. Lovely!
My kids are huge fans of the fun pop culture Easter eggs we’ve featured at Cool Mom Picks and the cool ice cream cone eggs over at Cool Mom Eats. Plus, these galaxy eggs are geeking them out too. But I have to say, I love pretty floral Easter eggs in springtime....
10 fun and easy Easter crafts using everyday, regular old household objects. Yay!
I am especially egg-cited about these egg-ceptionally (ha!) fun and easy Easter crafts made entirely with household objects. No schlepping to the store, no waiting in line, no expensive price tags…just good old-fashioned crafting with what we have laying around...
7 yummy food-themed Easter egg decorating ideas
These fun food-themed Easter egg decorating ideas may not trick my kids into thinking they’re actually eating pineapple or a hamburger, but I still think they’re a cool way to switch up our normal egg-dyeing routine. If you want to try your hand at...
The most amazing DIY unicorn eggs for Easter. Because, whoa.
I’ve been looking for some fun ways to up our Easter egg decorating game this year. You know, beyond the very reliable Paas kit I usually grab in the checkout line at the grocery. Enter, unicorn eggs. The most amazing DIY unicorn eggs for Easter at Little...
9 fun and easy rainbow crafts to brighten up your St. Patrick’s Day
We’re willing ourselves out of this snowstorm to focus on sunshine and pots of gold at the end of rainbows on St. Patrick’s Day. I searched through our favorite craft and blogger sites to find the most fun and easy rainbow crafts for kids, most of which...
4 fabulous DIY Mardi Gras masks for kids to save you a trip to New Orleans
Your kids may not be ready to attend the parades in NOLA just yet, but they can get into the spirit with fabulous, feathery, jeweled-up DIY Mardi Gras masks for kids. So for those of us who’ll be eating our King Cake at home, it’s a good time to start...
11 DIY Valentine’s gifts kids can make themselves (we promise!) | Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2017
Some of my all-time favorite gifts from my kids are the ones they’ve made for me. But, I have to be realistic with my expectations. I don’t have a craft supply closet that can rival Michael’s. Or a craft supply closet at all, for that matter. So I...
19 wildly creative, free printable valentines for the classroom
Here at Cool Mom Picks we’re hopelessly devoted to finding the best of the best free printable Valentine’s Day cards and these that we’ve tracked down happen to be wildly creative! They not only make much easier (really, so much) for our kids to...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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