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Back to school snacks: 6 exciting, creative ways to pack fruit for school lunch

Back to school snacks: 6 exciting, creative ways to pack fruit for school lunch

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

They say that a balanced lunch box should include at least one serving of fruit. Apples count, but only if your kid actually eats them–and apparently they can get boring after a while. (Psh, kids these days.) This year, I plan on switching up our back to school...
Panda school supplies: Our vote for cutest 2014 back to school trend.

Panda school supplies: Our vote for cutest 2014 back to school trend.

by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear

We thought hedgehogs, foxes, even narwhals would hit it big as the hot animal for kids his year. And yes, they have. But of all things, we’re also noticing a ton of adorable panda school supplies and we can’t say we’re complaining. If your kids awwww...
Back to school stress-buster: 5 tips to get kids out the door in time for school

Back to school stress-buster: 5 tips to get kids out the door in time for school

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips + Tricks

It’s back to school time and we would love to go on and on about how structured and peaceful the morning routine is in our homes, what with getting the kids ready, making a healthy breakfast, packing the perfect lunches, signing permission slips days in advance,...
Get the write stuff with cool pencils for a back to school ego boost

Get the write stuff with cool pencils for a back to school ego boost

by Stephanie Mayers | Cards + Stationery

Of course we are all guilty in today’s society of overpraising our children; everyone gets a trophy right? Yeah, not in my world. However, there is nothing wrong with a little extra parental encouragement. So, as I am starting to assemble the back to school...
Join us for a Twitter social to help you get ready for back to school

Join us for a Twitter social to help you get ready for back to school

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping

While you’re all still lounging by the pool, making the most of your linen, or squeezing in a last minute vacation with the family, we’re already thinking about helping parents out for back to school season. (Oh, the sacrifices we make for you.) So...
6 simple, delicious dinners for hectic back to school schedules

6 simple, delicious dinners for hectic back to school schedules

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Now that we’ve covered awesome school lunch resources and simple lunch ideas–it’s time to tackle dinner recipes for the kids. Here are six fairly fast dinner recipes sure to fit into your back-to-school routine, no matter how hectic. These...
Cool school clothes for kids: Back to School Guide 2013

Cool school clothes for kids: Back to School Guide 2013

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping

For our 2013 Back to School Guide, we looked at four of the hottest style trends for cool school clothes for kids and (a little painfully) pared them down to some of our very favorite pieces. Remember with back to school shopping, you don’t need to buy...
Cool school supplies: Back to School Guide 2013

Cool school supplies: Back to School Guide 2013

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

While we love the annual ritual of picking out a new backpack or fun lunch box to start the school year, there’s something about finding just a few cool school supplies for our kids that remind us that school isn’t just about homework and tests. Well,...
Best lunch containers for kids (and other goodies that make lunch boxes more fun): Back to School Guide 2013

Best lunch containers for kids (and other goodies that make lunch boxes more fun): Back to School Guide 2013

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

There’s no shortage of cool lunch containers, bento boxes, water bottles and other fun accessories to help make your kid’s lunch a little more appealing than our own brown-bag days of yore. Here, we’ve pared them down to a few of the very coolest for...
Going back to school with Gap, and a nice shiny Gap gift card from us to you.

Going back to school with Gap, and a nice shiny Gap gift card from us to you.

by Cool Mom Staff | Kid Fashion

We like back to school shopping for kids, obviously. And we like giving things away. So we’re super excited that our sponsor Gap is hosting an amazing event in more than a dozen of their stores–and letting us give one of our readers a $200 to spend with...
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