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by Cool Mom Team | Meta

Whichever social media site is your guilty pleasure du jour, we’re there, making sure you don’t miss our favorite posts on parenting, fashion, apps, recipes, deals and discounts, and random awesomeness from around the web. Plus our favorite part: we love hearing from...

Send some pampering to a mama-to-be with The Stork Bag subscription service

by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

Finally escaping the morning sickness and extreme fatigue routine of the first trimester of my pregnancy has been a big reward in and of itself. And while I’m finding the second trimester and its nesting phase to be so much more enjoyable, it too brings its own...

The Journey by Francesca Sanna: A powerful look at the refugee experience, for children.

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

My kids hate to see me cry, but there have been times when I’m following the Syrian refugee crisis that I can’t help it. They’ve caught me looking at the haunting photo of Omran Daqneesh in the ambulance, seeing the tragic body of 3-year-old Alan...

Move over family movie night — we found 4 fun art activity books the whole family can enjoy together.

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

In an effort to reduce screentime at home, especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks around the bend, I’ve been stocking up on some arts and crafts-type activity books for kids. Instead of everyone sitting on the couch, looking at their own devices, now...

8 shows to binge watch when the kids are asleep | Spawned Episode 58

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

If you’re like us and need a little break from the news (cough Election cough), or you just want to enjoy some grown-up time after the kids are asleep, we have the perfect diversion. You know how much we love binge watching, so on this episode of Spawned with...

Gathre’s bonded leather playmats are wipeable, waterproof, and so chic.

by Kate Etue | Kitchen + Dining, Art + Decor, Baby

I can still vividly remember the playdate I had for my toddler the same week we laid new carpet in our house. You know where this is going, right? Within minutes, the mom’s mega-venti-grande-whatever coffee was all over the place. And yes, the stain is still...

6 cool digital election night party invitations to precede the pizza, booze, and Pepto Bismol

by Kate Etue | Party Ideas, Cards + Stationery

The last time I hosted an election night viewing party with friends was back in 2000 when our friends resignedly left around midnight, with no winner decided. (It’s a good thing or they might have been camped out on our living room floor for a week.) I...

The Girly Girl Doll Company: Redefining what it means to be girly.

by Kate Etue | Kids

My daughter isn’t what you’d typically call a “girly girl.” Her favorite clothes are athletic wear and she can hold her own (and then some) with the neighborhood boys in a game of flag football. But she still loves to dress up and has a...

Mattresses in a box? We’ve tried them. Here’s what we think.

by Kate Etue | Living

I’ve been needing a new mattress for a while now, but the idea of spending $2,000 (or more, yeesh!) on a traditional box spring and mattress set has kept me from heading to the stores to try them out. Because with multiple kids at home, there are a million other...

The subscription box for kids that ships pure imagination

by Delilah S. Dawson | Toys + Playthings

In a world where a quick Google search can answer even the toughest question in just seconds, we love the delicious act of waiting for a surprise in the mail. But while most subscription boxes give you a pretty good idea of what to expect (makeup and books, hooray!),...