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The Ultimate Star Wars Guide: Dozens of geeky gifts, party ideas, DIY projects, recipes, and random Force-inspired insanity.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Party Ideas, Toys + Playthings

Okay, so the world is obsessed with Star Wars right now in light of the premier of The Force Awakens. And hey, we count ourselves among you all. Now we can’t exactly say we’ve covered Star Wars “since before it was cool” because 1.) no such...

10 scary Halloween decorations that you can DIY… if you dare

by Christina Refford | DIY

Now that my kids are a little older—and a little braver—we can finally bump up the fear factor when it comes to decorating our home for Halloween. That means that the smiling cartoon ghosts and friendly pumpkin faces are about to be replaced with decorations that are...

12 creative ideas for the world’s best Peanuts themed party. (Good grief, these are fun!)

by Cool Mom Staff | Party Ideas

With the new 3-D Peanuts Movie coming out soon, we know there’s been a lot more buzz about Charlie Brown, Snoopy and his friends among our kids — and we’re so happy! We’re all big fans of the Peanut gang going way back, and if you’re...

10 creative Zombie party ideas that are more creepy-fun than outright disgusting.

by Christina Refford | DIY, Party Ideas

If cackling witches and spiders that drop from doorways aren’t quite creepy enough for you for Halloween, perhaps a zombie-themed party is more your speed. I started looking for some fun zombie party ideas now that my kids are getting older, but I realized so...

More than 40 of the coolest Star Wars birthday party ideas for your little Padawan

by Christina Refford | Party Ideas

We imagine a whole lot of parents out there are starting to plan some amazing Star Wars birthday parties and are going to be looking for some creative, cool ideas. After all, in just a few months, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens will be released and a whole new...

Web coolness: The cutest cookies, Viola Davis’ daughter steals the limelight, and a Star Wars fan film to make you smile

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some links we’ve liked reading around the web this week. Hope you like them too. It’s cookie baking season! And Cool Mom Eats has the most adorable cookie ideas like these Hugging Bear Cookies. (It’s okay to squee. And blame it on your...

12 easy party planning tips, tricks and time-saving hacks. Because oof, party planning.

by Cool Mom Staff | Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks

If it’s not clear, we all love parties around here. But planning and hosting them? Well, that can be a challenge, especially if you’re a busy parent. But fear not! We’ve put together a ton of ideas to help make parties even easier. In other words, we...

How to throw an Emoji party: The ultimate roundup of seriously awesome snacks, invitations, activities + other ideas.

by Liz Gumbinner | Party Ideas

It’s unmistakable, emoji are everywhere! So of course my kids are begging for an emoji party. They are like the new My Little Pony. The new Cabbage Patch Kids. The new Pet Rocks. (Ha.) I am waiting for Time Magazine to give their 2015 Person of the Year cover to...

The ultimate roundup of fun, affordable Minion birthday party ideas that you can actually do!

by Christina Refford | Party Ideas

The Minions are coming! The Minions are coming! Today’s premiere of the aptly titled Minions movie is bound to turn even more kids into fans of those yellow goofballs, meaning you may find yourself planning a Minion-themed birthday party for your own little...

Ways to have the best 4th of July. Happy 239th birthday America!

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

Happy 4th of July everyone! Wow, there’s so much to celebrate right now. Our advice for the day: Be safe out there. Fire up the grill. Make the best BBQ sauce ever. Eat all the foods. Distract the kids with a fun fireworks app while you eat all the foods. ...

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Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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).