Putting the BOO in Halloween boots for kids.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Kid Style

Some kids are just not down with full-body Halloween costumes. If you’ve ever tried to wrestle a screaming baby into that adorable plush monkey onesie and ended up covered in bodily fluids, you know just what I mean. Luckily, these adorable Halloween boots for...

A pro’s tips for how to choose the right sports bra. Finally.

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

No matter what size your chest is, a sports bra is an important — if not the most important — part of a workout wardrobe. But, so many women, including plenty of us at Cool Mom Picks, don’t really have an idea of how to pick the right sports bra for...

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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...

7 clever stuffed animal storage solutions: Our favorite ideas for all your kids’ fuzzy friends

by Caroline Siegrist | Storage + Organization

It seems like one of the great organizational issues that all parents have in common is finding stuffed animals storage solutions for those dozens of critters that seem to accumulate out of nowhere. When I was a kid, it was Beanie Babies that started to flood my...

Pico Kid jewelry line for girls and boys inspires mini makers

by Georgette Gilmore | Kid Style

Cool jewelry for both girls and boys that inspires the makers of tomorrow? Found it. Pico Kid, a line of jewelry for girls and boys (or the young at heart), is the latest collection by Pico Design. We’ve featured Andrea Panico’s architectural...

3 cool no-lace gadgets that make school mornings easier

by Kate Etue | Kid Style

My youngest child is still learning to tie his shoes. He can get it right about 50% of the time — just enough to be absolutely confident he can do it himself with no help from me thankyouverymuch. As you can imagine, this makes it hard to get out the door on...

How to plan an awesome long weekend with the kids in Asheville, NC

by Kate Etue | Family Travel

My favorite fall break destination with the kids is unquestionably Asheville, North Carolina. Even though it isn’t a kid-centric destination per se (no Mickey Mouse for miles), there’s still so many fun, family-friendly activities we can enjoy in the city...

Adorable silicone teethers that look just like donuts and other treats. Sweet!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

Every good baby deserves donuts and ice cream and Oreos… at least in the form of adorable silicone teethers. Not only are they so delicious, you just want to gobble them up (the teethers, not the babies), they’re also super safe and carefully constructed....

The hilarity and terror of raising teens: Tips + humor to get you through it | Spawned Ep 52

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast

Today we’re speaking with humorist, best-selling author and actual real-life teacher Robert Wilder about raising teens! We first discovered his hilarious Daddy Needs a Drink way back in the early CMP days, and we’ve been fans ever since. Break up your day...

Turn signal gloves, inflatable helmets and other cool bike safety gear for the whole family

by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings

This summer my family hit a new milestone on our bikes: my youngest learned to ride without training wheels, and my oldest is now big enough to be trusted to ride his bike a couple blocks to his friend’s house on his own. (Although I still sit next to the phone...