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It’s a lunch bag! It’s a place mat! It’s the answer to every germaphobe parent’s prayers.

While there are all kinds of kids lunch bags and boxes that I find are really durable and effective, I’ve long been a fan of the lunch bags from Built NY — in no small part because the size and styling means I can borrow them from my kids. And now...

What the hell is a backpack fairy? The back to school episode. | Spawned episode 47

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

This week on Spawned with Kristen + Liz we’re talking back to school! It’s awesome! And yet…it’s exhausting! Take a listen as we commiserate, laugh, offer helpful tips, and gawk at the most insane first day of school traditions that we found on...

7 tricks to help kids pack their own school lunches. As in, them, not you!

by Cool Mom Staff | School Gear, Tips + Tricks

We’re all for making those crazy school mornings as un-crazy as possible, which is why we’re big fans of having our kids pack their own lunches the night before. Yes, even our little ones! It can be done, promise. Not only does having kids pack their own...

34 of the coolest lunch boxes and bags | Back to School Guide 2016

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

While we admit we don’t always love packing lunches every morning, we do love picking out cool new lunch boxes for our kids each year in time for back to school. And so, our Cool Mom Picks 2016 Back to School Guide continues with tons of our favorite finds this...

Support the National Parks Foundation with these cool Camelbak water bottles

by Kristen Chase | Doing Good, Family Travel, Food + Recipes

A new water bottle is one of our back to school staples, and we’ve always been big Camelbak fans in my house. So how cool that they’ve teamed up with the National Parks for this new collection of water bottles that actually give back when you buy them....

The lunch box napkins that can help kids make new friends

by Kate Etue | Living

I’m not even ready to think about back-to-school season yet, but it’s coming — and sooner than later for parents like me in the south! While I’ve never been the type of parent who attempts to learn Bento arts or make a panda bear rice ball for...

5 of the cutest backpacks and lunch boxes to give you a head start on back to school

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

With lots of kids heading back to school in early August, and September really not that far behind, it’s not too soon to start thinking about back to school. Especially when they’re some of the most adorable backpacks and lunch boxes you’ll see, and...

16 adorable free printable lunchbox notes for kids: From Minecraft, to Star Wars, to fill-in-the-blank with your own words of love.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

I am never going to be the mom who makes that impressive bento lunch for my kids, featuring a Chewbacca made out of sesame noodles. But I am in fact that mom who stashes a bunch of free printable lunchbox notes in the drawer under the kitchen counter, and when I...

The coolest lunch boxes and bags for kids of all ages | Back to school guide 2015

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

Our longtime readers may know that we always get excited for the back to school season, mainly because of back to school shopping. Okay, also because we have an excuse to get the kids to bed a little earlier. But mainly it’s the shopping. There’s just...

How to keep your kids from forgetting their lunch boxes. Maybe? Hopefully?

by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear

When I saw the brand new Skip Hop Forget Me Not backpack and lunch bag sets earlier this year at Toy Fair, it was like an instant, I HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS. And now, at long last, they’re available for purchase from their site, our affiliate Amazon, or...