by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery
We’ve reached the end of the school year (hooray!), but before our kids run out of those school doors for summer, let’s encourage them to write a short-but-sweet teacher thank you note. After all, a personal note from their students is the #1 pick from...
by Lisa Barnes | Doing Good, School Gear
Two years ago, Crayola introduced the Colors of the World crayons, which included a veritable rainbow of 24 skin tone crayons that not only celebrate diversity, but create an opportunity for kids to learn respect for others and more fully represent themselves. The...
by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes, Valentine's Day
I may have just written about 20 of the most delicious Valentine’s food gifts that go beyond a box of chocolates, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also want my own box of beautiful and delicious chocolates for Valentine’s Day. But not just any box of...
by Christina Refford | DIY, Holiday Picks
We love looking for easy last-minute DIY holiday gifts each year that show our friends we care, especially during such a trying time. But not all of us are gifted crafters who can knit a pair of mittens while watching a Christmas movie, Â or eke out the time for a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks, Living, Style + Beauty
Oprah’s Favorite Things list rarely steers me wrong. Her exclusive-to-Amazon gift finder is how I found the Trufflin’ Sriracha and Ranch Gift Set last year, which I bought for myself, then my parents, then re-ordered again for myself because whoa. (Oh...
by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery, Kids
As I was browsing ecards for teacher appreciation week, I was thinking that when I wrote about 8 creative ways to thank our teachers during a very different Teacher Appreciation Week last year, I had no idea that a full 12 months later, many of our teachers and kids...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks
I totally get the last-minute holiday gift problem. Believe me! I mean, we may have started amassing ideas for our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide in, like…February, but hey, we’re busy moms. And we’re busy shopping for you sometimes at the expense of our...
by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Kids
This is a sponsored message from Candlewick Press It’s hard to believe that it’s officially the 20th anniversary of Newberry Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, the modern classic by Kate DiCamillo that’s captivated the imaginations of hundreds of...
by Christina Refford | DIY, School Gear
If there is any year we should all be making sure we send an extra thank you to our favorite teachers, it’s this one. They’re reimagining their entire spring curriculum so that kids can continue to learn from home, they’re getting up to speed on...
by Kate Etue | DIY, Valentine's Day
Trying to find classroom activities for Valentine’s Day parties that are fun enough, cool enough, easy enough, and affordable enough isn’t a simple task. Plus, not every kid is comfortable with the “tell every kid in your class you love them”...
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