by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks
I’m just about ready to think about all things Thanksgiving, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that NOW is the time to order an amazing Advent calendar so you can start the countdown to Christmas on December 1st. The best ones goes fast! Which is...
by Kristen Chase | Doing Good
Every year, the USPS gets tons of letters to Santa from children from all over the country, many of whom come from low-income families where the holidays present quite a hardship. Well, this year, the USPS is helping to make these kids’ wishes come true with...
by Kate Etue | DIY, Holiday Picks
Have your kids written their letters to Santa yet? If not, you need to download this adorable dear santa set of printable stationery from one of our favorite indie shops, Caravan Shoppe, right now. You’ll have printable letters to Santa and Rudolph in your inbox...
by Kate Etue | DIY, Holiday Picks
This year’s DIY slime craze isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, if my kids’ obsession is any indicator. So when I saw this DIY Santa Slime tutorial at The Best Ideas for Kids I knew I had to bookmark it. Honestly, how brilliant is this as a gift idea...
by Lexi Petronis | Gift Guides, Holiday Picks, Kitchen + Dining
Leaving cookies for Santa is one of the most magical things about Christmas in my family. Cookies are somehow there on Christmas Eve, and gone on Christmas morning! What is this sorcery?! So when I saw the personalized cookies for Santa plate in our 2017 Holiday Gift...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
Each year around this time, we sit back (sometimes with popcorn) and we watch the passions ignite and the tempers flare and the tears flow as parents, psychologists, and armchair experts of all kinds debate the merits of Santa. It’s amazing how many strongly...
by Christina Refford | DIY
Though I spend an awful lot of time picking out the perfect gifts for the people on my Christmas list, there are many times when a gift card really is the perfect gift, which is why I’ve rounded up ten DIY gift card holder ideas to dress that little card-sized...
by Christina Refford | DIY
It’s beginning to look like it’s time to start wrapping the gifts, so we’re coming to the rescue with 20 of the cutest, coolest, and most beautifully designed printable gift tags and gift wrap for the holidays, from all over the internet. This list...
by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks
There’s really not much you can do to make a baby cuter at the holidays, because the tree, the lights, the adorable little red sweater and well, it’s a party full of screaming ovaries. But add in the Santafier pacifier, and you might people spontaneously...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
Santa may have a team of elves working for him (not to mention a name-taking Mrs. who pretty much keeps the whole show together), but the rest of us are running on fumes by Christmas Eve, and with little back up to boot. Still, cookies must be made. Because once every...