by Kate Etue | Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks
New Year’s Eve at home with the kids isn’t a new idea for this year. In general, New Year’s Eve parties for parents are more about trying our very best to stay up till midnight (though 10 PM is more like it) and drinking sparkling cider with our kids...
by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks, Kids, Toys + Playthings
It’s final countdown to the holidays, which means  last-minute gift ideas, which means subscription gifts for kids, which are always some of our favorites to give — last minute or not! Wwe know from experience that our kids love to receive boxes in the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media, Kids, Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks
It’s official: I’m writing about safe trick-or-treat alternatives after weeks of putting it off. The CDC has even officially recommended against trick-or-treating during COVID-19, at least in the traditional way, and oof. I need some safe  trick-or-treat...
by Christina Refford | DIY, Doing Good
It’s encouraging to see how many parents have asked us for voting activities for elementary students or any kids too young to vote this year. Â With the election just a few weeks away, our kids have surely heard us talking about different candidates, issues, and...
by Kate Etue | Doing Good, Kids
Raising money for UNICEF at Halloween has become a tradition for many of our readers and their kids, and it’s a cause we’ve supported since the very beginning of our site. That’s a long time! So we’re thrilled to announce that this year, even...
by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media, Kids
This is a sponsored message from Coding with Kids With all the gaming kids are doing this summer,  it’s pretty cool that there’s a way parents can help turn their love for say, Roblox or Minecraft, into an educational STEM opportunity — all at an...
by Kate Etue | Kids, Party Ideas, Toys + Playthings
We’ve all had a lot of (ahem) together time recently, and we’re honestly starting to get a bit bored the same board games. There’s only so many rounds of Apples to Apples I can play before it’s not so funny anymore. So lately, we’ve...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
Real parenting talk: Emotions are up and down in the age of Covid, times are stressful — in fact we both just got the “school is cancelled for the whole year” notices. Sigh. We definitely are not trying to “win” quarantine with 800...
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