5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

Here are a few of our favorite picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. This free kids’ app is so amazingly simple, which is exactly why we (and our kids) love it. 2. Which app does Angela from The Office use to keep her daughter entertained on...

This style-savvy stroller bag moonlights as a messenger bag

by Melissa | Baby

It’s always tricky trying to figure out which bag to bring with me on when I’ve got the stroller in tow. My usual diaper bag is way too heavy and tends to topple the stroller if my son hops out. My purse, on the other hand, is too small for outings with...

Buy one, gift one, make someone’s day: kindness comes in travel size

by Stephanie Slate | Family Travel

We adore this new trend of “buy one, donate one” products, in the model of TOMS Shoes. And now there’s one more, from a mom of two who took a personal tragedy and turned it into a truly inspiring company. After the near-drowning of her three-year-old...

5 brilliant ways to store (and display) your kids’ artwork

by Kristen Chase | Storage + Organization

I’m just under two months into the school year, and with three school-aged children under the roof, I am swimming in artwork. The bulletin board, the stacks on my counter, my poor fridge! Then just yesterday, I got the nerve to toss about half of it…and my...

5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

We’re all about laps, apps, and yapping with the stars–at least, according to some of our favorite picks from the last week. 1. Want a happier lap? We’ve got the perfect bedroom accessory. (Get your mind out of the gutter–it’s a tech...

5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

What is that pagoda of power in the photo? What’s even better than Pinterest? Where the heck is my iPhone? To answer these questions, we present some of our favorite picks from the last week, just in case you missed them. 1. If you’re in the market for a...

Party perfection: raise the roof AND raise money for your fave nonprofits

by Lexi Petronis | Helpful Services

Planning a kids’ party isn’t for the faint of heart, even though the end results (adorable cake-face photos! happy wee ones!) are always worth it. Let’s face it: life is crazybusy. So I can totally see why more and more parents are turning to...

A stylish solution for storage needs

by Kirsten | Art + Decor

Finding storage solutions is one of our obsessions. I love buckets and bins, but I need them to be on budget and, just as important for me, not boring to look at. Chewing The Cud has solved both of those problems by creating these adorable fabric storage buckets...

Custom embroidery on just about any kids’ gifts you can imagine

by Stephanie Mayers | Helpful Services

We all know that personalized items make a baby’s or kid’s gift ten times more special. While many of the big catalog stores offer custom embroidery, they’ll usually only personalize their own brand’s items–which is kind of limiting. So...

Great organization solutions now that September is here (sigh)

by Liz Gumbinner | Storage + Organization

While spring may be best known for cleaning, for me, September is my big organization solution month. As the kids get back to school and we start falling into routines, I feel like if I don’t get organized now, I’ll never catch up. I went through our...