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Holiday craziness and stress: Let’s sloooooow things down a little, please? | Spawned ep 174

by Cool Mom Staff | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Holiday Picks, Podcast, Tips + Tricks

If you feel like the holiday season came sooner this year — along with the holiday ads, the holiday sales, the Mariah Carey videos, and the holiday pressure, it’s not in your head. There are lots of reasons we’re feeling it more this year, and social...

5 fun Thanksgiving crafts for kids that double as your Thanksgiving table decor

by Kate Etue | DIY

Having some themed Thanksgiving crafts on hand is a great way to entertain your younger holiday guests over what can be a long day, but I’m never quite sure what to do with all the finished projects after the kids are done with them. So, this year I’ve...

Build positivity with these 5 printable gratitude journal pages for kids

by Kate Etue | DIY

When I started keeping a gratitude journal with my daughter last year, I was struck by her comment one night at bedtime: “Doing this makes me so happy.” All the research I’ve seen seems to support her reaction; keeping lists of the things...

Free Thanksgiving coloring pages to help children express gratitude

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Holiday Picks

While there’s no shortage of websites out there that offer free Thanksgiving coloring pages for children surrounded by lots of blinking ads and downloadable PDFs of dubious quality, we have an alternative: A selection of nicely designed, artful Thanksgiving...

A collection of culturally and historically accurate Thanksgiving coloring pages for children

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Holiday Picks

This year, I’ve been on a mission to track down more culturally and historically accurate Thanksgiving coloring pages for my own kids and for our readers. Because most of us know by now that, however uncomfortable it may be, the story of Thanksgiving that so...

Can’t we all just get Along? Brutally honest answers to Thanksgiving questions | Spawned ep 93

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz is one of our very favorite annual episodes: Answering all of our listeners’ and readers’ burning Thanksgiving questions! Wondering how to get the men to actually do dishes this year? Trying to feed 12 people with...

7 Thanksgiving activity printables to keep kids busy before turkey

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY, Holiday Picks

What would we do without Thanksgiving activity printables this week! After all, cooking for Thanksgiving can intimidate even the most seasoned cook, let alone when you’re surrounded by young kids who are a little too eager to “help.” (Or in my case,...

10 extra awesome Thanksgiving hostess gifts under $30 to make you extra welcome

by Georgette Gilmore | Holiday Picks, Kitchen + Dining

While most of us want to know what we can cook, bake, or otherwise whip up when we head out for Thanksgiving dinner, sometimes there’s a host or hostess who gives you the old, “just bring yourself!” But since we know you should never show up at a...

8 of the most adorable kids’ crafts using fall leaves. After they rake them. Hopefully.

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY

Well, it’s officially November. And while it’s been a warm October for a lot of us, there’s no fighting the fact that it’s now fall. We know kids everywhere are excited, too, so we’ve rounded up 8 fun, easy crafts using gorgeous fallen...

Last-minute Thanksgiving help! Everything you need including recipe help, drinks, decor, printables + crafts for the kids. Now go forth and be thankful!

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks, Tips + Tricks

If you’re like me and Thanksgiving totally snuck up on you this year (seriously, today?), fear not! The CMP team has been hard at work for weeks now, sharing the most helpful resources and great advice to help you master the big day. From the most foolproof...