Put a poem in your pocket: A fun way to celebrate National Poetry Month

by kristin | Uncategorized

By this point in the school year, my kids know not to expect the sorts of lunchbox love notes they got from me daily in September. But there are a few days on the calendar that inspire me to scribble something special to surprise them: Valentine’s Day (of course), St....

Happy birthday Jane Goodall! 5 fun, easy ways to introduce her to your kids

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good

Is there one kid in the world who isn’t fascinated by animals? (Answer: no.) So today, Jane Goodall’s birthday, is a perfect opportunity to cozy around your tablet or computer together and dig into her life just a bit. Especially if you think her legacy is...

Powerpuff yourself! Townsville needs you!

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media

Have you ever fancied yourself fighting two-dimensional crime alongside Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup? Well get on it! Thanks to the super fun new Powerpuff Yourself website from Cartoon network, you can create your very own Powerpuff Girl avatar faster than you can...

7 creative, stylish ways to help you eliminate desk clutter once and for all

by Cool Mom Team | Storage + Organization

If you spend as much time at your desk as each of us do, then you probably understand the challenge of keeping it organized. In fact, you might have incorporated that into one of your New Year’s resolutions. (Again?) We so get it. The struggle is real....

Join us for a Twitter Social to help you get into the holiday shopping spirit

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

With the holidays right around the corner and our 2015 Cool Mom Picks Gift Guide almost here (tomorrow!), we’re excited to be teaming up with our gift guide sponsor Sudo for a fun Twitter Social to chat about online holiday shopping, one of our all-time favorite...

A ton of empowering Halloween costume ideas for women and girls. In other words, no sexy cop, sexy nurse, or sexy serial killer.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

I knew the whole sexy Halloween costumes for women thing had jumped the shark (the sexy shark?) when I saw a sexy Freddy Krueger costume in our local costume shop. Not even kidding; we talked about it on a recent episode of Spawned. So if you — or your...

#62MillionGirls are not able to go to school. Here’s one easy thing you can do about it.

by serena | Doing Good

Today is the International Day of the Girl. And while we talk so much here about how important it is to empower and educate our girls every day, if they’re not even in school, both of those things are nearly impossible. So we thought one of the best things we...

Everything you need to know about Handmade at Amazon: Is it the Etsy competitor everyone says it is?

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

We started Cool Mom Picks shortly after Etsy launched, and we’ve been big fans ever since, discovering and happily sharing some of the coolest indie artisans and their handmade goods here on our site for nearly ten years now. So as huge supporters of the...

Peanutize yourself! Then be best friends with Lucy and Snoopy like you always wanted to.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media

Yes, it’s to promote a movie, but that’s never stopped us from playing with something totally fun online, like the new Get Peanutized website, in which you can turn yourself into a Peanuts character.  You know you want to. Hop online and in seconds...

12 fun, easy fall nature crafts for preschoolers: Let the season begin!

by Kate Etue | DIY

Our kids are all officially back to school this week — whoo! — but that also means that some of us now have bored preschoolers at home part of the time, missing their big siblings. They don’t want to miss out on the excitement their big brothers and...