by Christina Refford | Holiday Gift Guide
If you need to find a creative gift for the man who has everything it requires just a little more thought. Fortunately, we’re here to help! Is there anything better than surprising someone we love with a gift they didn’t even know they wanted? We know it...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks
If you’ve ever struggled to connect with your kids, help them solve problems, open up to you, or just give you more than a one-word answer when you ask how school was today…well, help is here! We have had a lot of favorite Spawned podcast guests over the...
by Kristen Chase | Family Travel
I’ve always had my kids involved in vacation planning. In fact, we voted on our first official family road trip from a power point presentation my son did after researching three locations, and they’ve been involved in some capacity ever since. And well,...
by Christina Refford | Doing Good, Tips + Tricks
Each November, we urge our readers to vote, but this year in particular voting rights organizations are also top of mind for us, since they’re working so hard to make sure we can actually vote in the first place. Whether Tuesday’s election is a biggie for...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
It’s probably no surprise that I’m a big children’s picture book fangirl, considering I’ve got my own children’s picture book coming out in late 2023, so when I got the opportunity to interview Stephanie V.M. Lucianovic and Vashti...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
We can’t believe after all these episodes of Spawned, we’ve never had the chance to chat with Jenny Lawson. A.K.A. The Bloggess. A.K.A. the best-selling author. A.K.A. new indie bookshop owner. A.K.A. the woman who first left a comment on Liz’s blog...
by Kate Etue | DIY, Baby, Kids
For years, I’ve had tons of fun using plain pajama sets — like the ones you can find at Primary or Hanna Andersson — as the base for my kids’ Halloween costumes. With some head-to-toe monochromatic pajamas, all I’ve had to do is add some...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
Looking for a fabulous gift for an athletic kid this year? I’ve got you! Whether your teen can hit a three-point shot from half court, or your grade schooler is still trying to fling the ball high enough to touch the net, the next Lebron James or Sue Bird will...
by Caroline Siegrist | Living, Cards + Stationery
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how to support my fellow pandemic parents, and I’ve landed on sending some funny, “just-because” cards as a start. To be clear, I think every parent who’s survived the past 18 months deserves a...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
We keep saying that we often get our best parenting podcast topic ideas from our readers, and a lot of you have asked for support navigating step-parenting. And that’s just what we’re talking about, in this dynamic, wonderful chat with Certified Parenting...
