by Cool Mom Team | Living
Diwali. Being the light we share. Guest contributor: Nirasha Kumar Growing up as a minority in South Africa, living under an Apartheid regime, I was forced to live only with people who looked like me, That meant that for me, the spirit of Diwali was merely going along...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
I want to be cynical, because you know, Barbie, but something moves me about the new Barbie Inspiring Women set of collector’s dolls that I stumbled on last night as I browsed the Target site. To think that in my childhood, Barbie was…well, Barbie, and now...
by Caroline Siegrist | Uncategorized
Whether the Christmas season is a stressful time for you or a glorious season of joy, I believe with all my heart that it will be infinitely improved with this Dolly Parton Advent calendar Yes, a Dolly Parton Advent calendar! The very thing we didn’t know we...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings, Easter Gifts
With Easter around the corner (this Sunday!!!), I’m thinking about how I’m going to fill three Easter baskets and dozens of plastic eggs before this holiday hops onto the scene. Instead of running all over the place, hitting the drugstore before Easter...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
I totally get the last-minute holiday gift problem. Believe me! I mean, we may have started amassing ideas for our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide in, like…February, but hey, we’re busy moms. And we’re busy shopping for you sometimes at the expense of our...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
All year long, we adore sending subscription gifts for kids, which are always some of our favorites to give — and also, happen to make perfect last minute gifts for birthdays, holidays, or other celebrations. Our kids love to receive boxes in the mail each...
by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Entertainment + Media
The day it was released on Netflix, I watched Shondaland’s Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, the new documentary about Debbie Allen Dance Academy and their annual production. Before I knew it, I was crying. While I danced as a child, I was never a ballet...
by Caroline Siegrist | Uncategorized
You might think experience gifts are out this year, with the pandemic is still raging, but I’m here to tell you they are very much in. They’ve just gone virtual. And yes, I realize we all have serious Zoom burnout at this point, so if you’re looking...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Political gifts from some of our favorite shops over the years, and some new ones I just had to share The truth is, it took me so long to get this post up this year because every day I found something new and amazing I wanted to highlight. At some point I had to just...
by Caroline Siegrist | Uncategorized
I think I speak for all of us when I say, wow, that was awful. If you too desperately need some end-of-the-year levity, check out these funny Christmas cards that riff on all things 2020 — from masks to Zoom to that big election you may have heard something...
