If you're not yet aware of Lingua Franca , well come right here, my friends! Rachel Hruska's luxury, celeb-approved, hand-embroidered cashmere sweaters and accessories have blown up certain circles of the internet this year -- the main o…
I'm so excited to look for cool family Halloween costumes this year! We've moved past the babywearing costumes stage now that my son is old enough to trick-or-treat, but he's young enough to accept pretty much whatever costume I dress hi…
Okay, so I laughed out loud when I stumbled across this "I Smell Children" Hocus Pocus Doormat From Seattle Etsy shop Stroll the City . It's just perfect for updating your Halloween decor -- creepy/funny enough to make cynical teens laug…
When my daughter came home from camp this summer, all she wanted to do was braid everyone's hair. Except... none of us really have long enough hair to braid. That's when I decided to search Amazon for a hair mannequin head so she could b…
Online safety and cyberbullying have surpassed the list of parents' concerns over even drugs and alcohol. And we get it -- we have kids who are online too and it can be a little scary to let them loose on the Internet. In fact, 28% of st…
This is a sponsored message from Candlewick Press Will the exhausted Mr. Snore ever get some shut-eye at the busy Sharemore hotel? Kids will giggle from cover to cover as they follow his adventures up each floor of the tall hotel, only t…
After the past week we've had , spotting these illustrated political women icon stickers on a friend's Facebook feed kind of made my day. Let me just say, this is a tiny grassroots effort by artist Gabriela Indivero -- it's not an Etsy s…
If you're familiar with Cool Mom Picks, you know that we started this site to help discover cool new businesses and products, support women entrepreneurs, and share their amazing stories. That's why I'm so thrilled to tell you about some…
For all of us Mo Willems fans with a big Elephant and Piggie shaped hole in our hearts , there's good news! And it comes in the form of...unlimited squirrels. Well, technically there are 16 squirrels in total, but with the zany, over-the…
What a week. That's all you have to say right now to nearly any woman in your life, and she will know exactly what you're talking about. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's credible, difficult testimony in the Kavanaugh hearing (i.e. not a trial…
This year, if your kid wants to be a unicorn with a glowing horn or a chomping dinosaur or even a fairy with motorized wings for Halloween, you can say with all confidence, "Sure, kiddo! And you can even make it yourself." (If only we co…
Now that we've found new school clothes and back-to-school gear for all our kids (well, mostly), parents are now moving onto worry #2 -- how to avoid back-to-school sickness. My family has already been through hand-foot-and-mouth disease…
Oh hey! In today's New Thing To Be Rightfully Outraged Over we're going to go with Halloween costumes that glorify sexual assault. Yeah, you read that right. Thanks to Mark Graham on Twitter, I was alerted to a GYN costume -- which is co…
Well isn't it nice when a Facebook ad informs us that TOMS just extended their surprise sale! They're offering up to 50% off lots of styles , or BOGO as we frequent shoppers like to say. That you means you get double the cute shoes and d…
If one thing is clear it's that our kids' generation is growing up in the throes of activism, and we love it. So we're always sharing ways to help support their passion to make the world better, from books that teach kids how to be activ…
It can be hard to remember when we're so busy with the minutiae of each day, but the ultimate goal of parenting is to raise responsible, independent adults. And, well, that starts before they actually hit the age of 18. The dance of educ…
With tomorrow, September 22 being the 25th anniversary National Public Lands Day , that means it's one of 4 days of the year that you can get free admission to more than 400 National Parks that ordinarily charge admission. And it's not j…
We've all got trips we've wanted to take ourselves, or gift to someone else, whether it's that 50th anniversary celebration for our parents, the last-ditch babymoon, or the "who needs a 25th high school reunion?" girls weekend. Now thank…
From the moment we discovered Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli, we knew it was bound to be a massive hit. A book full of diverse, inspiring women's stories complete with great writing and stunning …
Let's talk about mini crossbody handbags, my friends. If you haven't yet gotten your hands on one these little numbers, they're lining up to be one of fall's biggest (and uh, smallest) trends. I've been coveting one for practical reasons…
There is so confusion about the difference between Latino and Hispanic, whether you can use the terms interchangeable, and whether they're two different things. So with this week kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October …
As devoted Queer Eye fans -- and that includes Kristen and my kids, too -- we might have squealed, just a little, when we found this super limited edition Jonathan Van Ness Own It, Gorg t-shirt from Represent Clothing. Doesn't it say eve…
We're all longtime fans of Cratejoy gift boxes, which are packed with beautifully curated goodies for all kinds of impossible-to-shop-for people in your life. And now that they've announced that their upcoming Cratejoy for a Cause box to…
I first discovered artist TL Duryea's daily portrait project at the beginning of the year. It was through her portrait of Judge Rosemary Aquilina who presided over the Larry Nassar - US Gymnastics hearings. I was just floored at how beau…
