by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts
I’m convinced that personalized Mother’s Day gifts make the absolute best presents. Why? Because they show that the giver has actually thought ahead, and because they’re designated specifically for Mom. As someone who lives in a household where...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks, Style + Beauty
Who here has wanted to consign or resale clothes but just didn’t know which service was the best, who would make it easiest, or even where to start? The Real Real? Vestiaire? Poshmark? Tradesy? threadUp? I don’t know either! But it’s time. Soon after...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
With the strong, courageous teens of Parkland Florida’s Majory Stoneman Douglas High inspiring so many of us over the past two weeks (jeez, has it only been two weeks?) Kristen and I been thinking so much about kids and activism. In part, because we’re...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
While I’m not at all someone who believes that positive thinking cures all ills, brings all joys, and sends millions of dollars pouring into your bank account (as I said pretty clearly on our recent episode of Spawned), I do understand that positive thinking...
by Stacie Billis | Tips + Tricks, Living
The holidays were a blur for me, and not for the usual reasons. I recently moved into a temporary 7-month rental while we do some much-needed home renovations to our home. And oh boy, after 13 years in one spot, was it a doozy of a move. Not only did I have to pack up...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
As a new mom, I’m excited to see a growing trend toward empowering children’s books and magazines, especially ones that encourage kids to discover their own unique voices and interests. My latest favorite discovery is Bravery Magazine, a new, beautifully...
by Lexi Petronis | Tips + Tricks
I was really excited to spend a little time looking for easy, creative holiday gift wrapping ideas, especially as someone who blames her lackluster holiday gift wrapping on the kids (shhh). I’ve always wanted the gifts to look festive and pretty; I think...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz is one of our very favorite annual episodes: Answering all of our listeners’ and readers’ burning Thanksgiving questions! Wondering how to get the men to actually do dishes this year? Trying to feed 12 people with...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks
As a dedicated public school parent, two things have become abundantly clear to me over the years: 1) Schools are woefully underfunded and 2) Any school is as good as the commitment of the school community. I’ll skip number one right now because seriously,...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
We are always so grateful to those class moms (and dads, of course — let’s get more of you!) who volunteer their valuable free time to do what’s often a thankless job. So with school in full swing for most of us, or just getting ready to kick off...