by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Tips + Tricks
While some aspects of parenting little ones have gotten easier over the years, thanks to baby food makers, nursing stations in airports, and 24/7 streaming cartoons (ha), potty training is one thing that remains a major source of stress and frustration for so many...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings, Books for Kids, Doing Good
Each year on Veteran’s Day, we love finding new organizations that support the families of military service men and women. And wow, I am so thrilled to learn about United Through Reading and their 40 Million Stories campaign. This non-profit gives the more than...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good
The images and stories of the Western Wildfires — the Hill and Woolsey Fires in the LA area, and the Camp Fire in Northern California that has entirely decimated the town of Paradise — have been nothing short of horrifying. With upwards of a...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Whatever your feelings about what happened on November 6, 2018, we hope you can agree that it was an exciting, historic day for women. Over 100 women in Congress! YES! So, on this week’s episode of Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we’re talking about Election...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
This is a sponsored message from GameStop If your family has video games, gaming systems, or pop culture tees and gifts (hey there, Fortnite fans!) on their holiday wish lists you’re going to want to check out this weekend’s huge GameStop PRO DAYS sale....
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
I just received a news alert that our strong, feisty, beloved SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fell and fractured three ribs last night. It’s happened before (she evidently “did not skip a beat” during that time, according to the court because,...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
You may have heard of Aquila children’s magazine, the cool indie kids publication from the UK, because they’ve been around for 25 years. And they’ve announced they’re going to open their subscriptions up to the USA too, and I’m so...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Last night’s election was historic in so many ways, with representation that’s starting to better reflect the actual composition of the country. We now have the first Black woman in Congress from Massachusetts: Ayanna Pressley. The first Black woman in...