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Setting up a study space at home: Tips to make it one your kid will actually use

Setting up a study space at home: Tips to make it one your kid will actually use

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, Kids' Furniture, School Gear, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks

So many parents have learned over the past few years that setting up a study space at home is more important than ever. Maybe you homeschool, maybe your kids just need a dedicated space for homework, or maybe they’ve got virtual tutoring or other extracurricular...
This non-profit creates absolutely free, Instagram-worthy room makeovers for adopted kids and foster families

This non-profit creates absolutely free, Instagram-worthy room makeovers for adopted kids and foster families

by Kate Etue | Art + Decor, Doing Good, Kids' Furniture

Several months ago I stumbled on the work of the non-profit group Bloom Family Designs on a friend and fellow adoptive-mom’s Instagram feed. This organization creates beautifully designed rooms for adopted and foster kids — at absolutely no cost to the families....
This piggy bank helps put kids on a great track to smarter money management

This piggy bank helps put kids on a great track to smarter money management

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

We’re big believers in helping kids to be mindful about how they save and spend their money, and we’re so excited to find this beautifully designed Give Spend Save piggy bank to help reinforce what we’re all helping teach our children anyway. CMP is...
The most magical pieces of the new Harry Potter collection from Pottery Barn

The most magical pieces of the new Harry Potter collection from Pottery Barn

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

If you regularly have to drag your kid (or yourself) out from behind a Harry Potter book, or you’ve ever been asked to personally sew a Gryffindor scarf for a Halloween costume, we’ve got great news. Because there’s an expanded new Harry Potter...
8 cool, modern coin banks for kids who have outgrown piggies

8 cool, modern coin banks for kids who have outgrown piggies

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

The kids in my life aren’t into the whole piggy bank aesthetic anymore. Like, at all. But I think they’d love one of these cool, modern coin bank alternatives to the original to help them save their pennies, dimes, and coveted quarters. It’s a great...
8 awesome inspirational prints for little boys who could use some empowerment too.

8 awesome inspirational prints for little boys who could use some empowerment too.

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

As a mom-to-be, I’ve been looking for some inspirational prints for boys that I can hang on the nursery walls. After all, I’ve already started my campaign to create a compassionate son, starting with the essential feminist onesie, which was the first item...
We’re in love with these Rookie Humans crib sheets for amazing naptime instagrams without all the effort.

We’re in love with these Rookie Humans crib sheets for amazing naptime instagrams without all the effort.

by Caroline Siegrist | Baby

If you follow the magical baby portraits at Wengenn in Wonderland or the instagram glory of Laura Izumikawa, you know that naptime photography is no joke. I’m mesmerized by the way these moms create whimsical worlds for their babies and keep them peacefully...
7 clever stuffed animal storage solutions: Our favorite ideas for all your kids’ fuzzy friends

7 clever stuffed animal storage solutions: Our favorite ideas for all your kids’ fuzzy friends

by Caroline Siegrist | Storage + Organization

It seems like one of the great organizational issues that all parents have in common is finding stuffed animals storage solutions for those dozens of critters that seem to accumulate out of nowhere. When I was a kid, it was Beanie Babies that started to flood my...
How to set up a playroom for kids when you don’t have a lot of space: 8 expert tips.

How to set up a playroom for kids when you don’t have a lot of space: 8 expert tips.

by Cool Mom Staff | Storage + Organization

We love the idea of our kids having their own playroom, but not all of us has an actual room to spare for play. Still, that doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice half your living room or give up your dining room table. There are so many ways to create an amazing...
3 extremely cool world map decals to get kids excited about geography

3 extremely cool world map decals to get kids excited about geography

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

If your family is anything like ours, you’re only now getting caught up on lost sleep from the Olympics. But in its wake, the games leave us all with a healthy dose of wanderlust and interest in oh, say…Tonga. For no apparent reason. So, we’ve...
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