DIY Board Games for kids gives family game night a creative twist

by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings

Playing a board game with the kids can be fun, but it’s bound to feel a lot more special when your kids get to put their own finishing touches on the games themselves, like they can with DIY Board Games. And, don’t worry: The “DIY”...

DIYers: Get inspired with these very cool handmade rubber stamps

by Stephanie Slate | DIY

Ever since a Cool Mom Picks editor forwarded me a link to the Creatiate Etsy shop devoted solely to cool handmade rubber stamps, I’ve been imagining the inky possibilities. These stamps are gorgeous–like I wish I could spend a week stamping an entire wall...

The Petunia Pickle Bottom Cake Collection: Have your cake and wear it too.

by Jeana | Baby

Having three kids is just fine by me, but Petunia Pickle Bottom almost makes me want to keep having babies just so I can keep using their gorgeous diaper bags year after year. I said almost. And kids or no kids, I think any woman would be excited to use a bag from...

Brighten up your winter with cool, colorful jackets for kids

by Kate Etue | Kid Style

It’s hard to believe it, but winter’s going to be here soon, and forecasters are saying this is going to be a cold one. I, for one, not going to let the idea of a long, snowy winter get me down, especially when this year’s winter jackets for kids are...

5 copycat coffee drink recipes as good as the overpriced ones at the coffee shop: Our gift to you this National Coffee Day.

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

We know you love coffee, so we thought long and hard about what to give you for National Coffee Day today. We’ve already shared our favorite iced coffee recipes and coffee recipes from around the world. We’ve made it easy to make your own cold brew and hot...

The ultimate cashmere shrug for the world’s cutest flower girls and imaginary ballet legends.

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style

If you’re starting to think special gift for a special girl, especially one who likes to dance around the living room to the Nutcracker the second the weather gets nippy (I am familiar with this phenomenon, intimately) then our good friends at Ivory Row have...

10 funny mugs to help you celebrate National Coffee Day in style

by Delilah S. Dawson | Kitchen + Dining

Every day is National Coffee Day for some of us, which means that every day is also Wow, I Need Something to Put All This Coffee In Day. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite funny coffee mugs that might make you smile when there’s basically no reason to...

T-shirts from J Crew that help support two of our favorite educational charities

by Stephanie Mayers | Kid Style

I don’t need a reason to cozy up with the new J Crew catalog or website, multiple times a day, so give me that plus an awesome cause and you have my complete attention. Their new fall kids collection includes two t-shirts that support partnerships with...

Love letters to your baby. Future you will thank you.

by Kate Etue | Baby

If we ask my four-year-old to help out with something, he’s taken to tipping an imaginary hat and saying, “Happy to sublige.” As in, happy to oblige. How Downton Abbey of him. He’s always cracked us up, but when I try to think of specific...

Kid and Coe helps you find family vacation rentals right out of a magazine

by Melissa | Family Travel

A week after our summer vacation rental, I still couldn’t get the musty smell of the house out of my clothes. I also couldn’t forget the splintery deck, scary spiral stairs, and tangle of electrical wires that stressed me out as much as it enticed my...