by Kate Etue | Back to School Shopping, School Gear, Storage + Organization
If you’re going to plan for back to school, it makes sense to look for the best 2019-20 school year planner to help you…plan. So next up in our 2019 Back to School Shopping Guide, we’ve put together our favorites, no matter what kind of planning you...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks
I am tired all the time. Like, I’m a parent. You are probably a parent. You get it. And yet, entertainment junkie that I am, I found myself staying up until midnight (or later!) catching up on every darn MA-rated show and movie each night, after the kids were in...
by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts
Right now, more than ever, I just love the idea of a great self-care gifts for a mom or grandma in your life this Mother’s Day. If we haven’t said it enough, moms remain overworked, under-appreciated, overextended and generally in need of care. And if they...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Happy first night of Passover, to our observant friends! And to the rest of you — well, here’s hoping you score a seder invite, because this is easily my favorite Jewish holiday. While Hanukkah gets most of the attention, Passover is a beautiful time to...
by Linda Kerr | Family Travel
If you’re considering traveling to Barcelona with teens or older kids, I can help! As a diplomatic family now living abroad in Germany, we have the amazing opportunity to live and travel around Europe. Traveling with kids at any age brings a certain set of...
by Kate Etue | Art + Decor
I’m thinking of taking my coffee obsession to the next level, with one of these cool coffee bar carts. Kind of like bar carts, only…for coffee. I’m seeing them absolutely everywhere, and I love the idea of a dedicated space for my coffee supplies...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
If you’re like us, then you’ve said something like “I wish I had more time” at least once. Or like 1000 times. Well, that’s exactly what we learned how to do with author Jake Knapp in our recent Spawned with Kristen and Liz podcast...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
One way I always bring all of my family together over the holidays is with a Secret Santa gifting tradition. Truth be told, it’s the most affordable (and let’s be honest, fun) way to exchange gifts with a large family over the holidays. I generally try to...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Family Travel, Tips + Tricks
With winter breaks coming up, I know lots of our readers will be planning Orlando vacations. Because, family! And…Orlando! Let me just say, our family is good at vacation. We trained on our first trip to Disney back when I was pregnant, and our sons were four...
by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
Now that we’ve found new school clothes and back-to-school gear for all our kids (well, mostly), parents are now moving onto worry #2 — how to avoid back-to-school sickness. My family has already been through hand-foot-and-mouth disease and a wicked...