It's true! Our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide is here, and we're so excited, we just cannot hide it. Sing it with us. Sorry, we're a little sleep deprived because we've been scouring the web as we do every year now for 12 years (yes, 12!) to fi…
We all try to give back all year round, but Giving Tuesday (that's today!) marks a special opportunity to make sure we get a little extra generosity in to our favorite charities before the year's end. And the best part is, whatever you d…
On this Giving Tuesday, we're 100% for you donating whatever money, time, and resources you can the causes you care about most. And we know there are a lot of them. While you're at it, consider another group that could benefit from your …
Every holiday season, we parents want to give back to the teachers who spend the rest of the year giving so much to our kids. And, truthfully, finding the right teacher gift is hard. Really, what gift strikes a balance between "thank you…
Friends, may we present...the best Cyber Monday 2017 shopping deals and discounts around the web. No "2% off with a $1000 purchase" deals. Just the very best stuff from the shops we love, big and small. Things have come a long way since …
Between Black Friday , Small Business Saturday , and Cyber Monday , there are a lot of dedicated shopping days in your life right now. But Shop for Good Sunday is another to add to the list — and you should add it, because today is about…
Way back before Small Business Saturday, there was Cool Mom Picks. Kristen and I originally started our site as a way to support cool small businesses, mom-run companies and makers (F.K.A. "artisans") that could use a signal boost. So wh…
If you’re looking for the very best Black Friday 2017 shopping deals and discounts around the web, we've got you covered! And by best, we mean...best. Like, no junky stuff, no "buy one, get one for 6% off." Just the best deals for the sh…
It's getting chilly outside, and we've even had snow in the forecast down here in Nashville! (Although it missed us, whew.) So, I guess it's time to start thinking about kids' snow boots for the winter, for those of us who never think ab…
Over the last few months I've received a stack of advance review novels that's now literally taller than I am. But from the pile of books, three great middle-grade novels in particular have caught my attention. Each explores themes of ju…
My daughter has a pretty firm holiday wish list drawn up already, but I still want to find a few surprises to add in for her. Because it's so much fun to watch the kids open something they weren't expecting to get, especially when it's s…
This is a sponsored message from MEGA If you love saving money around the holidays, now's the perfect time to stock up on gifts your kids will love with some big Black Friday deals on Mega Bloks and Mega Construx products, exclusively at…
Given the work I do daily with so many amazingly strong, tuned-in, competent juggling moms, a little bit of smoke comes out of my ears every time I read lines like, it’s so important to set aside "me time" every single day to be an even …
You all know we like giving you stuff, right? Right! So to make a few families' holidays a little more fun, we're excited to give away $1000 worth of Micro Kickboard scooters for the whole family. How cool is that? This contest is now ov…
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…
Target rolled exclusive weekend deals every weekend in November and December and as a dedicated Tarzhay shopper, I am all about this! Especially since today's deal is a whole 25% off toys at Target . What better way to say, "attention ho…
I don't think it's a surprise that our kids are obsessed right now with mermaid blankets , mermaid Vans , and mermaid pillows -- and that we adults are fully giving into the obsession. In a world gone somewhat mad, a little fairy magic c…
I have had the best time scouring Etsy to find some of the coolest, handmade modern Christmas Stockings that all support talented indie makers. Some even have personalization, should your kids fight every Christmas morning about which be…
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 sho…
There's a fine line between wearing something kitschy-cool for the holidays and looking like you barely survived a sale bin eruption at the craft store. I'm going to put these new glow-in-the-dark Christmas light TOMS shoes firmly into t…
Kids' to-do lists for winter are so different from ours: Play in snow, stomp in mud, refuse to come inside without bribe of hot chocolate. So kids' winter coat requirements are different, too. They need warmth, serious durability (especi…
This post is sponsored by Nintendo, who is awesome for letting us do this. The 80s and 90s were...quite a time. And so we cordially invite you to laugh with (at?) us as we depict some of the stuff we don't miss a bit. From the hell of ca…
I'm not going to pull punches here; like a lot of parents, I'm concerned about so many American kids growing up in an age where the normalization of a lot of really awful stuff -- hatred, bigotry, misogyny, xenophobia, mass shootings -- …
When we shop around for our kids' stocking stuffers, our longtime readers know that our hearts always grow three sizes when we share handmade items or those that support indie shops and businesses. With that in mind, have we got a websit…
