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What to do if you forgot to get a Mother’s Day gift

1) Make a donation in her name to a an organization like Global Giving which will send an e-mail confirmation right away. 2) Send this aweeeesome custom Mother’s Day video courtesy of Moms Rising. Seriously, you totally have to do this whether or not you forgot...

Looking for last minute Mother’s Day gifts? (And don’t do that “who me” thing. We know you are.)

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

The fact is, we’re all busy and busy doesn’t always bode well for the good gift intentions that we always have. But if you’re shopping for last minute Mother’s Day gifts for that favorite mother, grandmother, or best friend mother in your life,...

Oh, this old thing? It’s just my impossibly fashionable Sudoku book.

by Rita | Toys + Playthings

Whether you need a last-minute Mother’s Day gift or just want to appear more stylish than everyone else while waiting for the pediatrician, I love the Posh Puzzle books by The Puzzle Society. These are the people who bring you nationally syndicated crosswords...

Mother’s Day gifts that give back to one of the best dot-orgs of all

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

I love the idea of a Mother’s Day gift this year that gives back in some way, and I especially like the idea of giving back to the March of Dimes, a cause near and dear to our hearts since the recent loss of a prominent blogging mom’s little girl to...

Nothing says I love you quite like recycled cardboard

by Cool Mom Staff | Random Coolness

I love the idea of making a small Mother’s Day gift (or really, any gift) more special through presentation, so these heart gift boxes caught my eye right away. Made from recycled cardboard and then laser cut to look cool, the inside is about 4″x3″...

Mother’s Day gifts for the mother of all mothers (or at least the mother of you)

by Cool Mom Staff | Random Coolness

Holy weepy grandmother – I just discovered the personalized plates from Aedriel Dixon’s etsy shop and if that’s not going to have Nana or Bubbie or Gamma flying through the Kleenex Designer Florals on Mother’s Day then I don’t know what...

DAD IS SLEEPING AS HE ENJOYED THE WHISKEY AT THE PARTY and other hilarious emails from your mother

by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Adults

For years, I’ve saved the emails my mom has sent me. Some are funny, some are sweet, some are nothing anyone else would appreciate besides maybe my brother. I thought I was the only person nostalgic enough to do such a thing, until I discovered Love, Mom:...

Another way to hang your kid’s pretty face on the wall

by Carrie | Art + Decor

For as long as I can remember, my grandmother had silhouettes of her six kids hung along the fireplace. I loved the fact that just by looking at the profiles of these children I could identify the adults around me. I was happy to discover how Pretty Faces has...

Gift baskets for Mother’s Day filled with hope

by Mir | Doing Good

This Mother’s Day, you can honor thy mother (or a mother you love) by helping mothers in crisis. And I don’t mean “oh no, the babysitter canceled at the last minute.” More like women affected by humanitarian emergencies around the world.The...

The most charming necklaces for Mother’s Day

by Cool Mom Staff | Fashion

I’m not one to wear a lot of jewelry — -heck, I don’t even own an engagement ring — but I still love unique, sentimental items, which is why the one-of-a-kind custom charm necklaces from Heart & Stone Jewelry would totally make my...