
How one teacher appreciation bouquet is helping keep a lot of kids safe. | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from Teleflora With Teacher Appreciation Week coming up May 8–12, and the end of the school year in sight, here's one gift to help show thanks for your children's teachers, while also supporting an important charity that's keeping...

Coloring your child’s hair at home: Tips to make it hella easy.
I was so proud of myself, the first time my daughter wanted to color her hair at home and asked for a pink stripe in her hair. I did all the research (what's easiest, safest, least messy ) and finally settled on dyeing it with...Kool-Aid. Good gravy, what a mistake!...

An irresistible collection of teeny, tiny, extraordinarily big family adventures
The brand new children's book, Atlas of Miniature Adventures is the most charming, wonderful, travel-meets-trivia book. Author Emily Hawkins and illustrator Lucy Letherland sure know how get even the most cynical, "can't we just stay on the couch and play video...

Kids and social media: Smart tips and helpful advice from BTDT parents | Spawned episode 71
As the editors of Cool Mom Tech, we're often asked by parents how to navigate the ever changing landscape of social media with their kids. So, we decided to spend this episode of our Spawned podcast answering questions and offering our thoughts and experiences with...

How to get the perfect brow: 5 essential tips from NYC’s top brow expert
So let's talk brows. Or more specifically, how to get the perfect brow. Because as I've said before, if there is one single thing you can do to make you look polished -- even if you wear no other makeup -- it's making sure your brows look great. In fact, I so fell in...

A law to force parents to RSVP to kids’ parties: We’re in!
Who among us hasn't sat around thinking, if I ran the world... Well, I was recently asked and it took me, oh, about a minute to decide what I would do if I assumed the throne. Now of course I'd want to devote billions of dollars or pounds or yen or rupees toward...

The ultimate guide to last-minute Easter ideas: egg decorating, recipes, crafts, printables, and more!
Easter is just a hop, skip, and a jump away, but if you still haven't made a crack in your Easter list yet...it's all good. Let's breathe together. - This post has been updated for 2018 - There are still a few days left until the Easter bunny visits, so we put...

The limited-edition Bugaboo Niark1 stroller: Parenting gear with serious street cred.
My youngest is just about to age out of her stroller, which is a shame because the brand new Bugaboo Niark1 stroller limited-edition accessories is crazy cool. In this collaboration, Bugaboo gave French graphic artist Sébastien Féraut (a.k.a. Niark1) free reign to...

A fierce new shop supporting equality, inclusivity, and self-sufficiency for women everywhere. Hell yes!
As you may be well aware, women continue to have to fight for equal pay and equal rights, but there is great strength in numbers, as the Women's March on Washington has shown us. When we work together, our power is great. That's why I was so happy to see the new indie...

Launch Ladies: The new children’s book all about the trailblazing women of space exploration.
We're all about women in STEM here at CMP, so I was stoked to discover Launch Ladies, a new children's board book celebrating the inspiring women who've pioneered in the field of space exploration but may not be household names like their male counterparts. Yet. But,...