by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Skin purifying vaga-cials? Eyebrow merkins? Scalp Botox? Nose hair extensions? Ready to laugh, friends? This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we combed the internet for the wackiest, wildest, most bizarre beauty trends — and then we made a few up too. Take...
by Caroline Siegrist | DIY
When you have young kids, you tend to find inspiration in cute Sharpie Pumpkins or maybe painted pumpkins — perhaps with a little pastel paint and some glitter glue? But when your kids get older, it’s all about having the creepiest pumpkins — the...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion
We’ve seen plenty of inspirational art and motivational mugs, but never have we even seen… panties. Well, until now, thanks to Innertruth Panties, a line of embroidered underwear with inspirational messages. On the inside. Admittedly, I giggled, but then,...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, a brutally honest, very funny, no-holds (or anatomical references) -barred discussion about girls, periods, and yep. Vaginas. Because you can’t talk about periods without talking vaginas. And the more we say the word,...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
You know, on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we’ve covered a lot of important info to help our listeners navigate this crazy parenting thing: Bullying, picky eaters, playdate hell, political unrest, mental health, the eye-rolling tween phase…you name it. But...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
We are always so grateful to those class moms (and dads, of course — let’s get more of you!) who volunteer their valuable free time to do what’s often a thankless job. So with school in full swing for most of us, or just getting ready to kick off...
by Caroline Siegrist | Uncategorized
I’ve only been a mom for five months, but it’s long enough to know that mommy shaming is a very real thing. Whether it’s the sidelong stare from a stranger while you breastfeed in public or the loaded question, Oh, your baby doesn’t eat 1000%...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
We’re back! After a little summer time off (we missed you all!) we’re back with a new Spawned podcast episode, chatting candidly with Laurie Gelman, humor writer, mom of two, former broadcaster, and current author of the hilarious new Class Mom: A Novel....
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
My daughter has been completely obsessed with Hamilton because she is a normal 2017 kid. And as an artist, she’s just as obsessed with these Hamiltones Hamilton crayons by Thespian Swag. Enough that she’s been forwarding me pictures of them for days. Now...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion
There’s a lot of chatter going around that things just haven’t been right with the world since Prince and David Bowie left it. I’m kind of in agreement. So I’m all for bringing them back in any way possible — like this totally rad...