More coolness from recent weeks…
The coolest kids’ toys: Editors’ Best of 2013
There are always so many of the coolest kids' toys from small companies for us to discover each year and 2013 was no exception. In our Editors' Best of 2013 series, we offer you our very favorites of the year, each of which was chosen for its originality,...
The best cookbooks for families (that you’ll actually cook from!): Editors’ Best of 2013
By now, you've probably come across several Best Cookbooks of 2013 lists, each filled with drool-worthy tomes that would make great coffee table staples. But if you want to gift your favorite family cook -- including yourself -- a cookbook that's actually useful in a...
The coolest kids’ furniture and decor: Editors’ Best of 2013
The coolest kids' furniture and decor of 2013 is next up in our series of Editors' Picks of the Year. We love daydreaming about all the ways to make our nurseries and kids' rooms even cooler--or to rewind time and start over from scratch when we see some of the...
The cutest baby clothes: Editors’ Best of 2013
We're so excited to present our Editors Best of 2013 series. As always, no voting, no vote-begging, no entrance fees. Just the stuff we really really loved this year--starting with the cutest baby clothes of the year in 0-12mo. This is always one of the hardest for...
Merry Christmas, cool moms and dads!
We hope that whatever you end up doing today (and whatever your kids are playing with) that your day is full of joy, love, and, if you've been very very good this year, a big fat afternoon nap. Wishing you a very merry Christmas! -Kristen, Liz, and Team Cool Mom...
Link Roundup: Last minute holiday help. We’re here for you!
We're winding down around here for the holidays because hey, we've been so busy putting together helpful posts for all of you, we have our own families to start tending to! If you're like us, and still scrambling a bit, we hope these links can help you out. ...
Sad Santa, a new Christmas classic that will make you happy
You'd think a book called Sad Santa, complete with a morose bearded guy in red on the cover, would be a real downer at the holidays. But fortunately, illustrator and author Tad Carpenter's story will put a smile on your face. And--spoiler alert--Old St. Nick will be...
Last minute gift ideas: Lots of ideas when you have little or no time to spare
Last minute gift ideas are always the toughest. You have all these last minute people you forgot about (with no offense to them--we get busy!) and suddenly you're stuck with whatever you can find in the drugstore aisles. Fortunately the drugstore chains have gotten...
6 last-minute treats for Santa that the kids can help make
The big man is set to arrive in just less than 48 hours! Word from the North Pole is that if you leave Santa something extra tasty, he'll throw in a little extra something for mom. That — and having "leftovers" — is reason enough to make one of these 6 delicious...
5 Tech Picks You Won’t Want to Miss
In case you missed them, here are 5 of our favorite holiday posts on Cool Mom Tech from this week. 1. An awesome round-up of easy photo tutorials to help make your holiday photos brighter. 2. 6 of the best ways to send cards online. Yep, there's still time! 3. The...
Joyfolie: Fancy shoes for little girls ready for New Year’s Eve and beyond
My girls have vowed to stay up late enough to see the ball drop this New Year's Eve, but their plans are bigger than that. Evidently they have also planned to dress up, wear fancy shoes, and I think I heard murmuring about tiaras (and knowing my youngest, a Griffindor...
The cutest printable photo props to put the Merry in your Christmas
We love how grownups and kids alike will totally let their silly side show when you leave out some easy-to-DIY printable photo props. We've seen this trend at many birthday parties and even outlined how to make your own photo booth for your next shindig. And now we've...
Mitten stockings: creative stocking idea in a pinch
Every so often, we end up with an unexpected visitor on Christmas who would of course need his or her own stocking. Once it was a friend's child, once it was our dog who we forgot to hang a stocking for--who knew my kids would be so adamant about that one. So I think...
Last minute holiday gifts, ideas and help on Pinterest. We’re here for you you. (Strokes head lovingly.)
Each week we feature our favorite pins on Pinterest, but today we'd be remiss if we didn't point you towards just a few of our our own Cool Mom Picks Pinterest boards, which we've been packing with last minute holiday gifts and ideas for you from fashion to decor to...
7 eggnog recipes for everyone (even people who think they don’t like eggnog)
Sure, there are lots of reasons why you might not like eggnog. It's made with raw egg (which makes it hard to share with the kids), can be overly sweet, and tends to be heaaaavy. But I've got 7 reasons to love it, even if you think you don't. As an eggnog fan, I'm out...
Wrap it up with the coolest free printable gift tags and gift wrap
Running low on gift tags and holiday wrapping paper right when you really need them? Want to avoid a shopping center parking lot at all costs this close to Christmas? Yeah, us too. No worries: Download some of these gorgeous printable gift tags or holiday gift wrap...
Important tips for keeping your baby cozy and warm through her first winter. Other than moving to Hawaii.
This post is part of our monthly series with our Baby Shower Gift Guide sponsor, babyGap, celebrating motherhood firsts. And there are lots! Unless you live in super warm climes, we know that heading outside with your baby during the winter months can be a bit...
Our favorite gift subscriptions for kids, from toddlers to teens
There's still time to give a special child a special gift that keeps giving each month with one of these awesome subscription boxes. We've recently rounded up our picks for the 10 best subscription gifts for adults, but kiddos get their own choices too! With hours of...
Hunger Games chocolates by Vosges: I volunteer as tribute!
Are you hungry, Hunger Games fans? Don't be prim--just dig right into this gorgeous box of gourmet truffles from Vosges, inspired by the Capitol of Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games world. Opulence, trinkets, and accoutrements wait within. But no screaming jabberjays....
18 little holiday joys with your kids–mostly free. As most little joys are.
As much as we love shopping and big surprises and our seasonal visit to the Nutcracker at BAM and shopping some more, I'm well aware that some of the greatest treats of the season are the little things. So I hope you'll like this list that I put together as a...
10 of our favorite subscription gift boxes. Because it’s never too late to give gifts in the future.
Last year, we brought you 10 of the best subscription gift boxes we could find. And this year, we're adding on to the list because there are so many new exciting entries. (Geez, remember when it was just Birchbox? Although we do still love them.) So put down that...