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Move over, Oprah: How to make a YOUR favorite things gift box for your BFF.

We recently discovered the coolest gift idea when our friend Tina Roth Eisenberg at Swiss Miss shared a Favorite Things Gift Box she received from her friend Jessica Kausen. Jessica filled a box with a few of her own favorite things (no offense, Oprah) along with a...

The Halloween socks your kids will beg to wear all year.

by Kate Etue | Baby

While we love putting together Halloween costumes for babies, no want wants a fussy baby stuck in an uncomfortable costume that looked cute on Pinterest. We’re all for Halloween costumes and accessories that babies can wear again. So when we spotted those cute...

6 kids’ back-to-school essentials to get at the J.Crew Factory sale right this second

by Lexi Petronis | Kid Fashion

Like you, I’m a fan of sales. I’m also a fan of of J.Crew — especially for kids’ clothing, because it’s always the perfect blend of well-made and “I wonder if they have that in my size.” So when I saw that everything on the...

Awesome socks that pay homage (or is it toe-mage?) to pioneers of STEM and art.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Kid Fashion

Our friends at Chatty Feet have done it again, updating their killer collection of artist and pop culture socks for kids and adults. I’m such a fan, I’m currently wearing Andy Sock-hole right now — but only because Feetaso is in the hamper. Yay for...

How you can do your back-to-school shopping affordably, while helping kids in need.

by Cool Mom Staff | Kid Fashion

We love when big brands put energy toward doing good, especially when it positively impacts the lives of children. That’s why we’re so pleased to be teaming up with JCPenney, to help spread the word about their wonderful new Pair Up program and just in...

The perfect stocking stuffer is…more stockings. If they’re these rad Star Wars socks.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion

You can only gift so many Star Wars shirts and toys, and — wait. Who am I kidding? You can never gift too many Star Wars shirts and toys to the fan in your life. And these posh Star Wars socks are the perfect geeky gift they’ll enjoy all year. And...

Shark Week is coming! Get ready with our 10 favorite shark picks for kids

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

Though the Fourth of July may be the number one holiday of the summer, Shark Week comes in a close second. It’s pretty popular among our readership because our kids get a good excuse to watch an entire week’s worth of programming about our favorite toothy...

Why Bombas socks are the bomb

by Kristen Chase | Fashion

With summer slip-on shoe season finally here, it’s also officially stinky feet season, which is why I’ve been on the hunt for peds that don’t suck. You know, those no-show socks that keep your feet dry while you wear your favorite TOMS, Chuck...

The NSFW socks from Blue-Q

by Christina Refford | Fashion

We love seeing crazy fun socks for women have become such a massive trend. And since I’m hoping that my socks continue to be not-boring, I started digging around for more statement-making socks. And naturally we fell down laughing when we saw the sassy socks...

Super fun, mismatched socks for kids that also teach a good lesson. (Yes, really.)

by Kate Etue | Baby, Kid Fashion

My kids come downstairs with mismatched socks all the time, but I learned to let it go long ago. Who needs to match, when wearing stripes and polka dots together is so much more fun? (Also, it makes putting away the laundry way, way easier.) Recently we found an...