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Pi Day pencils: Geekery at its most pointed
With today being Pi Day, I cannot advocate for scribbling the first 10 or so digits of Pi on one's sneaker soles before a test in math class. (Not that I'd ever know of such things.) But I can certainly go for the transparency of the awesome set of Pi pencils found at...
Modern floral Easter dresses for girls: 8 picks our girls love as much as we do
Easter is coming, and for my daughter, that means Easter dresses. She can't wait to pick out a new dress that she'll feel beautiful -- and comfortable -- in. For her, that means a more modern Easter dress, without smocking or seersucker or itchy crinoline. No lace, no...
Trend alert: diaper bags are going chic with black and white this spring
We're happily getting ready for kid number four at our house, and with that, a return to diapers. While I'm not exactly excited about the wiping bottoms part, again (because, really, who is?), I am excited to find a new chic diaper bag to tote around all my stuff....
7 drugstore beauty products that are better than the expensive stuff
Recently I shared my top 7 beauty splurges that I think are worth the money. And I still do. but to be clear, I think there are tons of great drugstore beauty products out there, and I don't think that everything in the world is worth a splurge. In fact, there are...
10 super simple tips for modeling healthier behavior for your kids.
We admit it, we're not always the perfect models of healthy behavior. And we know our kids take in eeeeverything. But old habits die hard, whether it's making a few questionable food choices in front of our kids (ahem), or driving two blocks to the store when we...
8 flattering fit and flare dresses that curvy women can wear this spring.
So I get an email this weekend from Nordstrom informing me that the new spring dresses are coming in, and I have to admit, my excitement about warmer weather tends to be tempered a bit with, oh man...please tell me it's not a pencil dress year. And that peplums have...
11 creative painting projects for kids who need something new. Get out the brushes! Or…bubble wrap?
We admit that sometimes we avoid the really fun painting and craft projects that include supplies other than the box of nice, neat, perfectly sharpened colored pencils we know will minimize cleanup time. (The glitter glue, that's a whole other story.) But then we...
The NSFW socks from Blue-Q
We love seeing crazy fun socks for women have become such a massive trend. And since I'm hoping that my socks continue to be not-boring, I started digging around for more statement-making socks. And naturally we fell down laughing when we saw the sassy socks from...
One good thing you can do in one minute today to change the world.
If you've been reading Cool Mom Picks for a while now, you know we're strong advocates of increasing opportunity for women and girls across the globe in all kinds of ways. Sometimes it's promoting businesses that support women in need, like FashionABLE, Raven &...
9 fun, easy Easter crafts you can make with everyday household objects.
Spring is in the air and our kids are clamoring to make some easy Easter crafts -- the holiday will be here before you know it! So this year, I'm looking for some fun, realistic (ahem) craft ideas for Easter that incorporate things I have at home already. These easy...
Sharpie Easter eggs! 19 of the coolest no-mess ideas that make Easter egg decorating easy.
Sharpie Easter eggs are some of our favorite no-mess, no-dye Easter egg ideas over the years. What's cool for us as parents is that not only is there less to clean up but hey, what kids don't jump at the chance to play with a forbidden Sharpie? So, I've sought out 19...
An honest review of Marie Kondo’s newest book, Spark Joy: Does it light a fire or lack a certain spark?
It was with immense excitement that I ordered Marie Kondo's newest book, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up. After all, it's been a year since I wrote about her first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese...
The political baby onesie that hopefully every party can agree on.
I know I'm not alone in wanting to hurl my laptop out the window many times during what's probably been the most contentious election cycle of my lifetime. So I had to just stop, smile and breathe a little sigh of relief when I saw the new Let's Be Friends baby onesie...
Micuna’s cool modern baby furniture from Spain, now finally available in the U.S.
I've had my eye on Micuna, a popular, gorgeous line of eco-friendly, modern baby furniture made in Spain, for a while now. But shipping from Europe is kind of a nonstarter. Well, now parents of new babies -- at least who happen to have an ample nursery decor budget --...
The Gift of Failure: 3 tips from Jessica Lahey to help you raise more self-reliant kids
With the prevalence of helicopter parenting these days, it's no surprise we're seeing kids becoming much more dependent than independent -- and let's face it, we're seeing more really tired parents. But it can be challenging for parents who are used to doing so much...
The Ruth Bader Ginsburg coloring pages. Free, printable, and making history.
You can't have a conversation about Women's History Month without including second female Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She's fought tirelessly for women her whole career, and following the success of the best-selling Notorious RBG by Irene Carmon and...
My First Book of Girl Power. Lasso of Truth, not included.
Hold on to your bracelets of submission, ladies. We've found a smart new gift for girls. My First Book of Girl Power by Julie Merberg teaches our little girls what it means to be strong, important, and powerful. The geek in me loves that I've found a cool, comic...
More than 40 cool Star Wars The Force Awakens birthday party ideas: invitations, decor, treats, and activities. Now THAT’S how the force works!
Since the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, kids all over planet Earth and Jakku are begging for a Star Wars Force Awakens birthday party that incorporates Rey, Finn, BB-8, and yeah, Kylo Ren along with our favorite pals from the original franchise....
Creative kids can now design their own dream dollhouse and take it everywhere they go
We're big fans of toys that inspire creativity in our kids. And if they're small enough to fit in a backpack, even better. The Dollhouse Book by Rock and Pebble is perfection. This house-shaped cardboard-cover book is a 30-page blank canvas, literally, for your...
Happy birthday Dr. Seuss! You’re still alive in our hearts and on our bookshelves.
Every year, we so love honoring the birthday of Dr. Seuss and celebrating all the wonderful work he created for generations of children. Of course his many books and their important lessons are the most dear to our hearts, but he's created so many wonderful characters...
The SodaStream Power sparkling water maker: Is it really worth it?
I admit I have always coveted a SodaStream ever since I tried an earlier model at my parents' house. However theirs seemed pretty big to me, and I live in a small apartment, where we're supposed to subscribe to the rule about not owning single-purpose appliances...