by Holly Rosen Fink | Family Travel, Tips + Tricks
Teens can be picky, and I don’t have the easiest teenagers myself. So on a recent long weekend getaway in San Diego, I planned out our days carefully with them in mind and hooray, it worked! Planning is the key to a good family vacation with teens. Especially when you...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings, Books for Kids, Kid Style
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing on July 20th, and our kids are so excited about it. Considering it’s an event that happened way before they were born, I love their enthusiasm. In fact, my son just checked out a bunch of moon...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media, Family Travel, Kids
I often feel the resident New York City local mom whose inbox and DMs are filled with requests for “what Broadway show should I take my kids to?” And I don’t mind a bit. With two kids obsessed with musical theater, all of us lucky enough to live a...
by Caroline Siegrist | DIY, Easter Gifts
If your older kids are totally over PAAS kits for Easter egg decorating, I’ve got you covered! I’ve tracked down 8 cool Easter egg ideas for tweens and teens to suit all kinds of tastes. From pop art and comic inspiration, to Star Wars and retro 80’s...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Cool Tech
Let’s face it, parents: screens are here to stay. So why are we still so ambivalent about them? Maybe being unplugged isn’t actually the best way to help our kids thrive in this digital world. On this week’s Spawned podcast, we’re chatting with...
by Caroline Siegrist | Toys + Playthings, Art + Decor
As a parent who’s trying to motivate my young son to be kind and behave well without the promise of copious amounts of sugar, I was so pleased to find these truly wonderful Be Kind stickers at Star Salts Etsy shop. CMP is an rstyle affiliate They caught my eye...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
This post was created in partnership with Paramount Pictures Ever since the Wonder Park movie trailer debuted, our kids have been asking, “can we go? Can we go?” And now that the movie is coming out this Friday, March 15, they don’t have to wait much...