by Stephanie Slate | Toys + Playthings
Paper dolls are the perfect emergency boredom-buster to have on hand, at least if you’re our family; every fall, a bunch of annoying colds and coughs descend on my children, leaving at least one of them at any given time home on a school day, moaning...
by Kristen Chase | Storage + Organization
I’m just under two months into the school year, and with three school-aged children under the roof, I am swimming in artwork. The bulletin board, the stacks on my counter, my poor fridge! Then just yesterday, I got the nerve to toss about half of it…and my...
by Delilah S. Dawson | DIY
If you have a little one who’s mighty attached to a certain book, here’s a fab way for her (or him) to stake a colorful claim. For free. These adorable printable bookplates are the cat’s pajamas…and the mouse’s jumper. Mom of three and...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Meta
Cool Mom Picks is dedicated to bringing you the best deals and coolest finds, but we reserve lots of special goodies just for our subscribers. Like this mega-package of back-to-school goodies, which is up for grabs in our subscriber-only giveaway this week.If...
by Eva Glettner | Random Coolness
Sitcoms have to be seriously good to get my attention at the end of the day. The kids are asleep and the house is quiet, so if I’m going to watch some telly instead of calling it a night, then it had better be worth my time…and crack me up. Make me laugh,...
by Christina Refford | DIY
When my kids were really young, they loved to tell me long, adorably nonsensical stories about just about anything that crossed their minds. Now that they’re a bit older, I miss their elaborate tales. These days, it’s easy for tech-savvy kids to lose...
by Lexi Petronis | Helpful Services
Planning a kids’ party isn’t for the faint of heart, even though the end results (adorable cake-face photos! happy wee ones!) are always worth it. Let’s face it: life is crazybusy. So I can totally see why more and more parents are turning to...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
Remember our list of 6 cookbooks that every parent should own? Well, make room on your cookbook shelf for one more: the new Weelicious cookbook by Catherine McCord. But before I get to the many reasons why Weelicious: 140 Fast, Fresh, and Easy Recipes(from our...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
I’d completely forgotten how much energy–and energy-boosting drinks–it takes to keep our school year routine running smoothly. Summer wiped away the evidence of our hectic September-May life, but, just like having a newborn again, back-to-school...
