by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech
We love apps that let our younger kids explore, play, and get creative all in a safe, controlled environment. And recently, we shared two apps on Cool Mom Tech on behalf of our sponsor Kinsane Entertainment that do just that. Since the response has been so positive...
by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
As we start to get settled into our back-to-school routines — and that includes realizing what gear is missing from last year, what we’ve forgotten to pick up, and what our kids have already lost (gah!) it’s the perfect time to welcome back our...
by Caroline Siegrist | Back to School Shopping, School Gear, Tips + Tricks
Lately I’ve been thinking about the kinds of comfort items I can pack to help relieve some of my son’s back-to-school anxiety. He’s starting preschool for the first time (wow!) which means I’m expecting knots in the stomach, sweaty hands, and...
by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Shopping, Tips + Tricks
I’ll be honest, I don’t have a whole lot of time for planning creative’ first day of school photos for my kids. Between making sure everyone remembers to put on shoes after a no-shoe summer and packing up 47 pounds of school supplies, our first day...
by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear, Kid Style
We’re big fans of Parkland Bags, the label making the affordable, great-looking, eco-friendly backpacks that you might have noticed all over our back-to-school shopping guide this year. They’re all made from recycled water bottles, which already puts them...
by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
Once you’ve bought those requisite black marble composition books and No. 2 pencils, it’s time to fun things up! We find that just a few affordable but still cool back-to-school supplies can get kids so much more excited about getting back to the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
We can’t believe it’s already back-to-school shopping time, but indeed it is! And since cool preschool backpacks for back-to-school are one of the top priorities of parents with kids heading off to school for the first time (sniff), we thought that would...
by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, Kid Style
I happen to love back-to-school shopping, but I know not everyone does. Especially when it comes to kids and fashion trends. Because it can be a little torturous to figure out: A) …what your kids like that they used to not like but now suddenly do like. B)...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
This is a sponsored message from ClassBundl If you’ve ever spent too much time, energy and money trying to gather up every item on that detailed list of your kids’ annual school supplies, meet ClassBundl. This service offers completely personalized,...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
This is a sponsored message on behalf of the toys seen here. There are two words moms and dads dread during the long, long days of summer: I’m boooored. That’s why seasoned parents have come to understand the importance of fun summer toys, and how they...