Web coolness: Toys in space, the best ads for parents, and unbelievable cakes that are out of this world
Here are some things we’ve loved reading around the web this week. We hope you do too. This LEGO Spaceship Alphabet sure is out of this world! Honored to have participated in this PR Week Magazine parenting roundtable, which looks at how marketing to parents is...
The best advice for pursuing your passions and finding success. (Or at least we think so.)
One of the things I love about the Cool Mom Picks community is how entrepreneurial so many of you are. Every week we hear from bloggers finding their voices, start-up owners pursuing long-held dreams, mothers returning to work in new fulfilling ways, and of course all...
Web Coolness: Happy Mother’s Day for grandma too, modeling joy, and getting in the picture
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too! Awesome: Four generations in the same photograph, by Moose Photography. Make Grandma’s Mother’s Day really special with this free printable Grandma Book. When...
Web Coolness: super girls, Mother’s Day gifts, and what the working mom debate should be about
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too! How awesome is Alexandria Law’s illustration that was inspired by a little girl sporting her favorite superhero gear? Check out her ongoing collection of drawings in...
Survive pumping at work with the Milk it Kit
When I returned to work after my oldest was born, I felt fortunate that I was often able to slip home or bring her with me to breastfeed because, I’ll be honest, pumping at work made me a little nervous. I could barely use a breast pump at home, let alone in my...
Mom entrepreneurs: your bible has arrived.
One of the things that I love best about Cool Mom Picks is its suppport of entrepreneurs, and mom entrepreneurs especially. (Also the fact that they don’t call them “mompreneurs” but that’s subjective.) So of course I’m excited to...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
Technology is all about learning, growing, and now, going to camp at the Apple Store. Here are some of our favorite picks you might have missed from the last week. 1. With these ten smart tips for photographing your kids, you’re sure to get the perfect Easter...
Presenting the Productivity Guide for Working Parents (And who doesn’t need that!)
As busy parents ourselves, we know (we know! we know!) how valuable our time–and space–can be. Fear not; we’re here to help you out. That’s why we’re so happy to introduce a month-long series on Cool Mom Tech, the Productivity Guide for...
5 amazing daycare options that aren’t what they used to be.
It’s kind of amazing how far daycare has come. Whether you’re reclaiming date night or just need a few minutes to work (or read) in peace, specialized work/play centers are popping up all over the country to supervise your kids when you can’t. Some...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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