An honest review of Glossier Balm Dotcom Universal Salve | Damn You, Social Media Ads

by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics

I can’t be the only one seeing Glossier ads all over my Facebook feed. Those videos of dewey-skinned young lovelies applying their skincare products and popular lip balms were too much for this beauty product fan to resist! So in our latest installment of Damn...

Glow-in-the-dark pacifiers for Halloween! Or you know, baby’s first rave.

by Lexi Petronis | Baby

On Halloween, bigger kids may get all the action when it comes to face paint, fake fangs, multicolored hair, creepy costumes, and spooky masks. But glow-in-the-dark pacifiers? These suckers (ha) are babies-only. Related: 7 easy, creative baby Halloween costumes you...

A personalized children’s book that shows all kids that they can be anything they want.

by Georgette Gilmore | Books for Kids

We’re always on the lookout for children’s books that feature diverse characters, depict positive gender-neutral roles, and inspire. So I was pretty excited to discover this Kickstarter project for Seeing is Believing, a personalized picture book showing...

3 new building toys for animal lovers that kids (and parents!) will adore | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

This is a sponsored message from MEGA Whether you’re shopping for birthdays, holidays, or even World Animal Day (that’s today!), these three new animal-themed building toys from kid-favorite MEGA might just be the perfect gift for the little animal lover...

You won’t believe the features built into these 3 new jaw-dropping luxury strollers.

by Kate Etue | Baby

The new fancypants luxury strollers that have come out recently have me thinking, whoa. How did I survive my own baby’s years with a regular old, not expensive, stroller? I mean, these new luxury strollers push themselves (literally). They monitor themselves for...

The first AR teddy bear blends high-tech with old-fashioned creative play | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

This is a sponsored message from Seedling Kids love tech. Kids love stuffed animals. So of course kids are going to love Parker, the world’s first Augmented Reality teddy bear who’s here just in time for the holidays. Parker combines classic pretend play with...

What to say when you call your representatives (and why it’s not scary)

by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks

We’ve seen so many important issues rise to the surface in 2017, and with that, more people calling their representatives. But we also see people saying that it makes them nervous, or they don’t know just what to say. I can safely say that all of us here...

The best travel mug we’ve ever used. And we’ve used a lot of them.

by Kristen Chase | Kitchen + Dining

I have used an embarrassing number of travel mugs in my life, and none have come close to the YETI Rambler that I received as a gift from a friend a few months ago. It’s going to be my new go-to gift for everyone because I can’t stop talking about it....

THERE WILL BE BLOOD: The great (and hilarious) period discussion | Spawned ep 87

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, a brutally honest, very funny, no-holds (or anatomical references) -barred discussion about girls, periods, and yep. Vaginas. Because you can’t talk about periods without talking vaginas. And the more we say the word,...

What’s in your bag? 16 items I never leave home without.

by Kristen Chase | Fashion

Over the years, I’ve carried many bags, and collected a whole lot of things in them. Helicopter toy? Check! Hand sanitizer? Always. 40 broken crayons? Got ’em. Ah, parenting. But, save the rare date nights when I’m carrying a small clutch, there are...