Cool Mom Picks opens an indie shop and we couldn’t be more thrilled
Update: Regretfully, the great.ly shop is no longer in operation. We hope you’ll find other cool stuff you love throughout our site. We are so pleased to announce the launch of the Cool Mom Picks Boutique at the wonderful new website Great.ly. This makes us so...
5 of our favorite Pinterest pins this week
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like this every day. 1. A charging kit for every traveler that happens to be the prettiest we’ve seen. 2. Keepsake mom jewelry that’s subtle and symbolic. 3. Cute sandals we’re...
Hit the motherlode of custom gifts for mom at Hatch
We spend a lot of time curating the best of the best custom gifts for mom–or dad or grads or pretty much anyone. What can we say, we love customizing gifts which can turn a perfectly lovely present into a more special keepsake. Now with Mother’s Day around...
Custom jewelry from kids’ artwork: The Mother’s Day gift that makes everyone cry.
One of my favorite Mother’s Day gifts–or Father’s Day gifts or holiday gifts, for that matter–is taking my kids’ artwork and having it turned into something custom and special, whether it’s jewelry or a key chain. I’ve now...
Personalized silhouette gifts that make a mom get out the tissues
As modern as my tastes tend to be, I have a thing for personalized silhouette gifts for Mother’s Day, especially when they can be customized with your own family members’ profiles. For years, we’ve included the indie shop Le Papier Studio on the site...
Custom jewelry for mom: Shop now for Mother’s Day gifts to remember
While I’m happy with flowers or a hand-scribbled card, custom jewelry for mom has always been a great go-to gift on Mother’s Day. One of our favorite jewelry shops, Charm & Chain, has some great modern custom jewelry options, but there’s one...
Personalized number jewelry from Julian & Co add up to perfect, times infinity.
We love artists who help you project your unique self in fabulous and affordable style. And for fabulous mom keepsake jewelry (or for any woman, really) we especially heart the creative selections from Julian and Co. We have fawned over their tiny monogrammed...
A lovely keepsake Valentine’s Day necklace for moms (and it’s affordable too, hint, hint)
I’m a sucker for personalized jewelry, especially on Valentine’s Day, but not so stoked about the expensive pricetags. But when I found these affordable heart necklaces at My Tiny Star Shining, I felt like Oprah. “You get a necklace! And you get a...
Custom portrait pendants: A modern mom jewelry alternative. (Just uh, don’t wear your own portrait.)
The classic locket in which we keep our gorgeous children close to us at all times is a wonderful tradition but we always love seeing updates, from custom Instagram photo necklaces to USB necklaces with hundreds of photos of your beloved brood. There’s also the...Father’s Day is Coming!
Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
We started Cool Mom Picks in 2006 to help make life cooler, more meaningful, and more fun for parents of all kinds.
Trivia: It was called Cool Mom Sh*t for the first two days. (Yeah, we rethought that.)
We had no idea our site would grow to become a major lifestyle network, that we'd end up sharing our finds with the TODAY Show and Martha Stewart, that we'd be able to make a real difference for so many small businesses and women-run companies, or that we'd end up with an incredible community of the coolest readers on the planet. (If we do say so ourselves).
We did.
And we still love what we do every single day.
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Covid Support + Quarantine Help for Families
* Our complete Covid-19 and quarantine archives
* Expert tips for talking to your kids. Very reassuring!
* Helping teens who are struggling
* Quarantine birthday party ideas
* Fun ways to celebrate your graduate
* Board games to play over Zoom or Facetime
* Pantry-stocking tips from someone who's trained her whole life for this
* Meal planning tips during quarantine to stretch your budget and your time
* The best ways to clean and disinfect your phones and gadgets
* 10 books to help our kids + teens cope with anxiety
* Safety tips for ordering take-out and delivery
* 15 awesome podcasts to keep kids engaged
* Simple ways to connect with our own moms and grandmas when we're apart
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