by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I have a pretty wooden advent calendar/box with little doors that my boys use to count down the days until Christmas but I always have trouble finding cute items to put inside. Any ideas? -Kristin The advent calendar is the first thing my kids race to on December...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I’m always the one in the drug store on December 5th shopping for an advent calendar–and wondering why the selection stinks. This year, I vowed to start earlier (albeit by just a few days) and wanted to share three options that I think are way cooler than...
by Christina Refford | Books for Kids, Entertainment + Media
We have no shortage of movie nights in the summer, but I would love to get my kids to crack open their books more often when school isn’t in session. And I think I’ve found a way to encourage them to read more while still keeping movie night on the...
by PJ Feinstein | Storage + Organization
Is it overkill to hang a different calendar in every room of your house? Because there are so many gorgeous 2015 calendars that I’m struggling to choose just one. Here are 11 of the coolest calendars for next year, ranging from wall calendars to desk calendars...
by Caroline Siegrist | Uncategorized
I love nativity sets, but I’ve never really gone for the Jesus-as-a-Precious-Moments-cherub style. So I’ve rounded up 8 modern nativity sets that skip the uber-traditional but still deliver on all the festive Christmas vibes. If you’re looking for...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
If you’re looking for some cool, truly unique personalized gifts for kids this year, we totally understand. Personalized gifts for kids are easy way to make a holiday gift extra special — and it doesn’t have to cost a lot either. That extra touch of...
by Christina Refford | Living
Hygge gifts may be a new category for a lot of us who don’t have families from Denmark, but it’s something we could all use more of these days. It’s the Danish concept of coziness — a lifestyle all about finding comfort, pleasure, and warmth in...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media, Living
The AFC Richmond fans say it’s the hope that kills you, but we’re here to say that it’s really the anticipation — of Ted Lasso Season 3, of course. Luckily, it will be appearing on our screens in 2023, and we can almost taste the homemade...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kitchen + Dining, Style + Beauty
Last year I browsed Oprah’s Favorite Things List of holiday gifts so thoroughly that I thought — whoa, what if I share my favorites from her favorites? So I did. And you liked them! So much so, it was hard to even get your hands on some of them. Like those...
by Cool Mom Team | DIY, Tips + Tricks
We’re always happy to offer up parents ideas for what to do with all that leftover Halloween candy you’ll surely end up with. Well, at least after the small gorge-fest that your trick-or-treaters may be entitled to after all their hard work. So we’ve...
