by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year
Our final Editors Top 10 of the Year pick seems the perfect one to close out 2017 — and really, to lead us into 2018. There’s always been a current of social good through our site from the day we started it, as we’ve highlighted incredible charities,...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Books for Kids
The truth is, we want to give a shout out to the many wonderful children’s authors this year who dedicated their energies to supporting, uplifting, and empowering girls — and to those publishers who gave them the opportunity. But the one that really steals...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year
During a time that so many people are waking up to the essential need for diversity reflected in all aspects of life, we’re so thrilled to see that toy makers are getting it too. Especially one of the biggest in the world. Which is why we’re cheering for...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Kids
This year we featured a few super cool card games that we just can’t stop playing with our own families. And no, we’re not talking Go Fish or Gin-Rummy! So we decided the awesome family card game trend deserves a spot on our Editor Top 10 Picks of the Year...
by Lexi Petronis | Doing Good
We love giving back all year round, but right now, we find ourselves especially drawn to those organizations working so hard to make positive changes for girls and women in 2018. If you’re looking at a way to maximize your giving right now (especially...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year
Read Rihanna’s mission statement for her new Fenty Beauty line and it was a contender for our top 10 of the year before we even tried it. The brand was “created for everyone: for women of all shades, personalities, attitudes, cultures and races. I wanted...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Kids
We knew you when, Mindy Thomas! Well, she was already a huge star on Kids Place Live, but now her new NPR podcast with co-host Guy Raz has blown up the airwaves. And for good reason. Wow in the World is a truly fantastic listen for kids of all ages. Whether...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Kids
If your house is covered in LEGOs like our homes are covered in LEGOs, you’re probably as excited as we were to discover this LEGO tape. Yes, your kids can actually stick it to surfaces, then build on it with their LEGO blocks, which is why it’s one of our...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year, Kids
The second we spotted these Unicorn Vans in bigger kid sizes, we knew they would make our kids freak out. And well, they did, along with our Facebook fans, and their lucky kids. See the rest of our Editor Top 10 Picks of the Year here! Now, we’ve seen our fair...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors Best of the Year
2017 has arguably been a year for women and girls and you’ll see that reflected in a lot of our top Editors Top Picks of the Year. So next up, we’re giving a shout out to the wonderful, woman-run, indie label Yellowberry. And more specifically, their...
