by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Toys + Playthings
Every year, it’s our joy to put together our guide to the best gifts for kids by age, from one-year-olds to those picky tweens and teens. To be sure, this is a (long, long) labor of love! Christina and I spend literally months combing the corners of the web to...
by Christina Refford | Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks
I saw a recent Twitter thread that asked about all the things we may never go back to since COVID-19: Eating from a buffet. Trying on makeup samples. Shaking hands. And one that comes up time and again is that time-honored tradition of blowing out the candles on a...
by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment + Media
I’m throwing everything into a Mandalorian watch party when season two launches on October 30th (whoo!). because to 2020, we haven’t had many reasons to celebrate. Of course, I’m using the word “party” loosely here — I’ll be...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Party Ideas
One of our most popular posts of the past few months has been this list of social distancing birthday ideas for kids during COVID-19. And the more it’s been clear that Covid isn’t just a few-weeks-and-it’s-over-kind of thing, we’re now at the...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech CMP-Style
With about six weeks into this COVID-19 quarantine, we’re all desperately longing for the connection of faraway friends and family. And while texting, phone calls, even writing letters (yes, remember those?) are a great salve to what we’re all feeling,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Baby, Gift Guides
We are so excited to announce our brand new Ultimate Birthday Gift Guide! Whoo! For years we’ve been combing the web, talking to kids and parents, and carefully curating the very coolest birthday gifts for kids each year by age. Well now it’s back, with a...
by Caroline Siegrist | DIY, Party Ideas
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of gorgeous DIY balloon arches in my Instagram feed that have me inspired to figure out how to try my own. And after sleuthing around for tips from my favorite craft bloggers, I’ve discovered that it’s actually totally...
