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7 smart tips for staying in a hotel with toddlers. (Real tips, not those ridiculous TikTok hacks)

7 smart tips for staying in a hotel with toddlers. (Real tips, not those ridiculous TikTok hacks)

by Kate Etue | Baby, Family Travel, Tips + Tricks

It was time for us to bring back some solid tips for staying in a hotel with toddlers, babies or even older kids. Because this week, we all started seeing this “TikTok hotel hacks” article going around and sheesh! It seems the article was made more for...
10 of the coolest backyard water toys to help beat the heat at home (including, yes, a Barbie Movie kiddie pool.)

10 of the coolest backyard water toys to help beat the heat at home (including, yes, a Barbie Movie kiddie pool.)

by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings

This is a terrific time to find some cool backyard water toys for the kids, because they’re all on sale, and let’s be honest, we’re all feeling the heat this summer. Back in 2020 we first shared our favorite backyard water toys when we were all stuck...
Outrageously fun swim goggles for kids:  7 styles for aspiring mermaids, mermen, and merpeople

Outrageously fun swim goggles for kids: 7 styles for aspiring mermaids, mermen, and merpeople

by Caroline Siegrist | Kid Fashion

One of my favorite things about taking my son to swim lessons is seeing all the fun swim googles for kids that have become so popular over the last few years. Eyelashes goggles! Rhinestone goggles! Shark’s teeth goggles! Sequined goggles! Where were these when I...
Game on! These 6 fun group board games are perfect for summer camp. Or just summer friends.

Game on! These 6 fun group board games are perfect for summer camp. Or just summer friends.

by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings

When I send care packages to my boys at summer camp, I generally include snacks and silly toys for them to goof around with. And in Liz’s post packed with the best ideas for summer camp care packages, she talks a lot about sending fun board games the whole bunk...
5 ways summer camp can help your kids grow emotionally: From a mom who’s seen it first-hand.

5 ways summer camp can help your kids grow emotionally: From a mom who’s seen it first-hand.

by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Tips + Tricks

I am what you’d call a camp evangelist, especially after seeing all the ways summer camp has helped my kids grow. And I’ve had a long time to be able to see that growth — our youngest is about to finish her ninth (!) year at the same camp, while her...
23 ways to celebrate the Fourth of July for kids (even if you don’t feel like waving a flag).

23 ways to celebrate the Fourth of July for kids (even if you don’t feel like waving a flag).

by Christina Refford | Party Ideas

While 4th of July is a time to celebrate freedom and the best of America, lately I know so many of us are having a hard time feeling celebratory. It’s hard to feel like waving a flag when many of our rights are under attack right now, including those of us who are...
The coolest lanyard pattern instructions that every camper needs.

The coolest lanyard pattern instructions that every camper needs.

by Lexi Petronis | DIY

Lanyards are a summer camp mainstay — remember making them back in the day? But like so many things from our own childhoods, these knotted summer crafts have only gotten way cooler. Lanyards (also called scoubidous, scoobies, boondoggles, scooby doggles, gimps,...
10 ways to make the most out of the last weekend of summer, most of them free

10 ways to make the most out of the last weekend of summer, most of them free

by Cool Mom Staff | Living

With the final unofficial days of summer so close (wah!), we’ve got one more long weekend to milk the most out of the late sunsets with the family. So we’re bringing back this post from a few years back, when our editor Liz offered up 10 wonderful little...
10 of our most popular summer articles to help get you through the season

10 of our most popular summer articles to help get you through the season

by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Living

This week we’re doing something I don’t think our team has done in 15+ years — we are taking a full staff summer break. (Whoo!)  Some of us are traveling, some of us are hanging with the kids, some of us are counting the seconds to Ted Lasso season...
We found 8 stylish, athletic two-piece swimsuits for teens who aren’t feeling the teeny bikinis

We found 8 stylish, athletic two-piece swimsuits for teens who aren’t feeling the teeny bikinis

by Kate Etue | Fashion, Kid Fashion

While some of our daughters are rocking the teeny bikini this summer, others are more interested in athletic two-piece swimsuits that let them be as active in the pool or on the beach as they’d like. It turns out it’s a little harder to find stylish but...
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