by Caroline Siegrist | Storage + Organization, Cards + Stationery
If you’re anything like me, the end of 2016 may have hoping that 2017 will somehow offer something better than where we feel we are now. However that’s something that happens by planning and doing — not just hoping. Which is why finding...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Hope today brings you everything magical you’re hoping for, whether it’s a fancy gift, your favorite cookies, a Netflix binge-fest, quiet time with your family, a day with no political arguments, a really good port, the ultimate holiday playlist with no...
by Caroline Siegrist | DIY
I know that the days before Christmas can seem unusually long, especially when kids are out of school and the presents are taunting them (my nieces’ word, not mine). So if you’ve got a household of over-excited kids, we’ve got just the thing to help...
by Lexi Petronis | Uncategorized
We totally get the last-minute holiday gift problem. Believe us! I mean, we may have started working on our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide in, like…May, but hey, we’re busy moms. And we’re busy shopping for you! So no judgments at all if you’re...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
If you’re like us, then you could reallllly use a laugh right about now. The last-minute holiday rush. The news. More news. Well, you get the idea. So, on this episode of Spawned we scoured the web for some of the best holiday humor we could find. Ridiculous...
by Georgette Gilmore | DIY
On your mark, get set, wrap those gifts! And, as always, we’re coming to the rescue with 15 of the most festive, fun, and free printable gift tags for all your holiday gifts. Some of the printables on this list were in our round up last year, and we love them so...
by Georgette Gilmore | DIY
I love the simplicity of brown paper packages tied up with string as much as the next person, but sometimes I’m in the mood for more creative holiday gift wrapping to make my presents really stand out under the Christmas tree or by the menorah. There are no...
by Caroline Siegrist | DIY
For the little girls in my life, ages 6–9 has been a craftaholic phase. One that’s moving away from cardboard and pipe cleaners and more toward DIY craft kits for kids that result in beautiful finished products they can keep themselves or give to others —...
by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics
If you’ve got a stylish woman in your life, I’ve got some really fantastic ideas for you for beauty stocking stuffers. My checklist: They have to be practical, useful, affordable (well, relatively) and yet still totally fun to receive. Maybe things she...
by Caroline Siegrist | Doing Good
It should be obvious by now that here at Cool Mom Picks, we love presents. (We have 350 of them in this year’s holiday gift guide, which we think you should check out, if you haven’t already.) But even more, we love when our gifts give back in big ways....