More coolness from recent weeks…
11 of the coolest personalized Valentine’s Gifts: Valentines Day Gift Guide
Hooray! It's the launch our 2015 Valentine's Day Gift Guide, jam packed with the coolest Valentine's gift ideas for everyone on your list. We're starting today with personalized Valentine's gifts, and we scoured the web to find the very coolest. (Hope you agree!) Not...
A fun tissue holder to get kids smiling through the phlegm.
Kids will always have runny noses. Always. So I'm all for adding a little fun to the dreaded Parental Nose Wipe with this adorable Whale Tissue Holder we spotted at Etsy shop ShopSparklyPony. We think that kids' tissue holders can be a little corny at times, but this...
9 very creative Valentine’s cookies on Etsy. In case you’d rather spend your time on….other things.
I absolutely love homemade treats for Valentine's Day, but not all of us have the time--or the talent, speaking for myself loudly and clearly. Also, shipping cookies yourself to a loved one who's out of town can be less than ideal, as I once discovered firsthand. So...
Givenchy Noir Couture Mascara: Call us its new biggest fans.
I've been using the same awesome drugstore-brand mascara for as long as I can remember because, well, it works and costs me less than $10. But I was introduced to the Givenchy Noir Couture mascara on a recent trip to Sephora, and let's just say I've never seen my eyes...
Good reason to order your Valentine’s Day flowers now from The Bouqs
Oh, how I would love to see bright beautiful flowers arriving at my doorstep for Valentine's Day, especially midway through this cold winter where everything outside my window is frozen. And those of us who are planning to give or hoping to receive flowers for...
Poesy rings by Monica Rich Kosann: When ring around your collar is a very good thing
I've coveted the beautiful personalized jewelry by Monica Rich Kosann ever since we first discovered it years ago, but the new Poesy rings in her ever-growing array of keepsake jewelry are probably my favorite yet, and just in time for Valentine's Day. I've admittedly...
7 DIY Valentine’s Day candy recipes that you can make with kids.
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be all about candy, of course. But I don’t see why it shouldn’t be, if you make the candy from scratch, with love. Okay so maybe I'm justifying. but still, these DIY Valentine’s Day candy recipes--all of them easy enough for your kids...
Anti Valentine’s Day flowers for all the single ladies. Because we deserve them too!
Being a single mom on Valentine's Day just means I focus my love on my four kids, but that doesn't mean I'm not just a little bit jealous of all the Valentine's Day flowers being exchanged between couples. That's why I had to chuckle when I discovered the Anti...
Tattly tattoos do good. And it’s great.
It's no secret that we're huge fans of Tattly tattoos, but even more now that they've teamed up with charity:water to help raise money for an awesome cause. The Craziest Thing tattoo not only has a message I'd more than happily wear on my arm (or back or leg), but 80%...
Bringing a little smile to your kid’s room with a chair
On a day that I'll take any rays of happiness to brighten up a dreary, snowy day, I smiled the moment I stumbled on the bear and rabbit play chairs by Oeuf furniture--makers of the most beautiful, modern kids furniture. In either a light birch or a dark walnut, the...
Personalized Valentines cards with extra heart
I know that for some couples out there, when it comes to Valentine's Day, it's the card that counts. So I'm always searching for really special V-Day cards that could make special gifts all on their own. I recently spotted these lovely, made-to-order personalized...
A LEGO Hogwarts that’s not to be believed.
I am always a little proud of myself when I help my kids with a difficult LEGO design, or find just the piece they've been searching for in our big bin, but my accomplishments pale in comparison to what one dedicated mom in Seattle did with those little plastic...
Mistobox: A coffee subscription box for the indecisive, or the very very decisive.
If you have yet to catch onto the whole coffee subscription box trend, you must have been living in a yurt in some remote location for the past few years. In which case, welcome back! Also, I bet you missed coffee you didn't have to cook yourself over an open fire. So...
The Valentine’s gift for the baby who stole your heart
It's coming up on Valentine's Day, which means it's the time we start looking for cute Valentine's gifts for babies that don't make our teeth hurt from the sweetness. One of my favorite fallback recommendations is the personalized heart tattoo onesie, and this one...
6 wooden blocks crafts to make those old toddler toys new and fun again
I've been cleaning up and paring down lately, and that includes some of the wooden blocks my kids got as gifts when they were young. So I started thinking about upcycled wooden blocks craft ideas that might breathe some new life into them. While a fresh coat of paint...
Cool Mom Picks on Facebook and beyond, so you never miss that one awesome post you’ve been waiting for.
Yes, it's true, we love Facebook, we love Twitter, we love social media in general, which is where you'll find us every day, passing our favorite can't-miss posts from Cool Mom Picks. Plus there's more, like awesome sales, helpful tips, fashion picks, and other cool...
Where to to see all the 2015 Oscar best picture nominees. (Especially if you’re parents and you’ve only seen Big Hero 6.)
Every year since having kids, the huge build-up to Oscars night is followed by the sad realization that most of us have seen maybe...one of the best picture nominees? If we're lucky? Oh, parenthood. However AMC theaters is continuing a genius tradition to help you...
The Mini Life: When you feel like you’ve seen every baby and kid gift out there, here’s where to go.
I'm always happy to introduce you to beautifully-curated independent web boutiques and here's one more new one that's caught my attention since its launch just a few weeks ago. Mini Life is an exquisite children's lifestyle boutique packed full of gorgeous toys,...
Home T shirts : When you’re proud to be…well, from wherever you’re from.
I smiled right away when I discovered Home T shirts, and you probably will too. Because hey, Texans aren't the only ones happy to show a little state pride. These super soft, US-made adult tees, kids tees, and baby onesies cover all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, Cuba,...
How to make loom bands with your fingers: 10 awesome patterns and video tutorials
The Rainbow Loom band bracelets (and necklaces, charms, rings, headbands, oh my) we've shared here are just as popular as ever, as kids find new ways to put them to use. Now, the trend is to ditch the looms entirely and learn how to make loom bands with your...
Baby pants made just for all-star crawlers
It was so exciting to watch my daughter learn to crawl--until she bypassed the area rug and face-planted onto the hardwood floor. We used to joke that she needed knee pads, so I'm excited to find Go Little One Go anti-slip crawling pants for babies, just in time...