Thoughtful grandparent gift ideas for the best grandmas and grandpas, nanas, and pop-pops

by Cool Mom Team

Thoughtful grandparent gift ideas for the best Grandmas and Grandpas, Nanas, and Pop-Pops  We are so grateful to those devoted grandparents in our kids’ lives, that this is the time of year we look for thoughtful grandparent gift ideas that are just a...

Our own best tips to save you money on holiday shopping and Black Friday | Spawned 95

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

We love sharing tips for saving money when it comes to Black Friday and holiday shopping! Maybe because we love saving money ourselves? So this week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz we are hooking you up. These are some of the tips we’ve shared with national...

Can’t we all just get Along? Brutally honest answers to Thanksgiving questions | Spawned ep 93

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz is one of our very favorite annual episodes: Answering all of our listeners’ and readers’ burning Thanksgiving questions! Wondering how to get the men to actually do dishes this year? Trying to feed 12 people with...

Rock n Roll Parenting: Would you take your kid to a rock concert? | Spawned ep 93

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, with Kristen just back from an Imagine Dragons show, we’ve got kids and concerts on the brain. Join us for a lively discussion about the joy of tweens and big kids, safety concerns, tips and tricks — we even share...

Can you tell which of these crazy beauty trends are real? | Spawned ep 91

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

Skin purifying vaga-cials? Eyebrow merkins? Scalp Botox? Nose hair extensions? Ready to laugh, friends? This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we combed the internet for the wackiest, wildest, most bizarre beauty trends — and then we made a few up too. Take...

11 wonderful kids’ t-shirts that promote a love of learning and the importance of education. Yes!

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

We are enamored of those tees for our kids featuring superheroes, pop culture references, rock bands, and sports teams. And they love them. In part because they know that we love that stuff, and they’re pleasing us to show their allegiance to The Justice League...

Star-spangled slime: The perfect 4th of July DIY for kids.

by Lexi Petronis | DIY

My kids are way into slime — and by “way into,” if you’re a parent, I’m pretty sure you know exactly what I mean. So of course I wanted to create a 4th of July slime recipe that would appease them. We’ve tried almost every safe,...

5 creative ways to make a summer bucket list with your kids. Let the fun begin!

by Kate Etue | DIY

Summer break is here for my kids (yes, already!), which means I’m looking down the barrel of 13 long, lovely (and lively, knowing my crew) weeks at home. We have a lot of things we want to do — go for hikes, do every single craft in Project Kid (ha!),...

15 of the funniest Father’s Day cards that will have him laughing til he cries

by Georgette Gilmore | Cards + Stationery

Father’s Day is coming up, which means we’ve been busy searching for the coolest, most unique and fun gifts for dads. And one of our favorite roundups we do every year is finding the funniest Father’s Day cards, because we’re suckers for a good...

75+ of the best Mother’s Day brunch recipes you can prep the day before, cook at the last minute, or make with the kids

by Kate Etue | Food + Recipes

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and so I’ve been searching for some really great brunch recipes. Good news is, between Cool Mom Picks and Cool Mom Eats, we’ve already found more recipes than we could ever cook in a lifetime, so we rounded...