Blankie Tails Sleep Sacks | Editors Top 10 of the Year

by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Baby

Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are...

This Girls Tees | Editors Top 10 of the Year

by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year

Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are...

The work and words of Emily McDowell Studio | Editors Top 10 of the Year

by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year

Welcome to our editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are all...

Merry Christmas, cool moms!

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

From our families to yours, we hope you have the merriest of Christmas holidays this year. It’s been our pleasure, as in years past, to bring you the coolest of everything on the web. Your readership means the world to use and our families, and for that,...

Christmas morning fun that doesn’t cost a thing: Try this free printable Christmas Secret Decoder Wheel

by Christina Refford | Kids

Wish you could slow the kids down just a little bit on Christmas morning? Then check out BugabooCity’s free printable Christmas Secret Decoder Wheel that will pause the tearing of wrapping paper long enough for your kids to play detective and find a...

Creative holiday gift wrap and printable gift tags: A roundup of our favorite ideas

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

If you’re like me, you’re already kind of dreading the annual, late night “OMG we have to wrap every one of these gifts after the kids get in bed” conversation on the 24th. Or, if you’re like half the people in my Instagram feed,...

The sweetest, easiest, last-minute DIY gift from the kids to the grandparents. And you already have the supplies.

by Kate Etue | DIY

If you’re looking for some last-minute Crhristmas gifts that can add a few more goodies under the tree, I’ve got a sweet, sentimental idea for you. It costs nothing (well, maybe a few cents), and it might just end up being the favorite gift of the year....

5 tips to help you take better holiday photos of your kids

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

We know the holidays are full of photo opps, and lots of parents taking advantage of them. We also know that kids can be notoriously difficult to photograph, especially when there are presents and cookies to distract them from being their adorable selves on camera....

How to cope with grief and loss (and support others who have) with author Kate Inglis | Spawned Ep 137

by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast

At some point in all our lives, we’ve experienced a loss, whether it’s an immediate family member of our own, or someone close to us who has lost a loved one. And we all navigate the process of grief, from our own to supporting someone else who’s...

The 6 big eyewear trends for 2019 and how you can wear them with style

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

I’m looking at the hot new eyewear trends for the coming year, and I’m so excited! My sunglasses definitely need an update — one of the downsides of rarely losing my glasses, is that everything I own now is looking kind of dated or is kind of beat...