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...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
Finding the best new lunchboxes and lunch bags for kids is one of our favorite back to school rituals. It’s even more fun that we get to pick more than one, since we’re shopping for you all! This year for our back to school shopping guide, we’ve...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style
We all have such strong memories of our own first days starting a new grade. And now with back to school time upon us as parents (we are futile to resist!), if you’re like us then you’re snapping tons of photos and videos of those first walks through the...
by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes
Many of my Cool Mom Picks comrades swear they prefer backpack shopping to planning school lunches, but I admit it: I enjoy the challenge of getting creative with packed lunches. Sure, I get in a rut sometimes, but a pantry full of go-to school lunch snacks helps keep...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style
Just yesterday you might have caught our Editor Kristen and her cute daughter Quinlan live on SiriusXM Kids Place Live chatting with host Mindy Thomas about back to school. If you missed the show or weren’t able to track down all the coolness we chatted about,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
One of our favorite annual traditions is shopping for a cool new backpack with our big kids to get them excited for the school year. With any luck, these picks should last you beyond a year–or at least give a second kid some joy with a gently used backpack next...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
We are so excited to bring you our annual back to school shopping guide, all fresh and fun for 2013. What’s the fun of going back to school–making lunches every morning? No! It’s finding your kids’ first new backpacks. That’s why...
by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media
With summer almost over, our Editor Kristen and her daughter Quinlan are headed back to the SiriusXM Kids Place Live studios this afternoon to talk all things back to school! Tune in live today at 4pm ET to Channel 78. You’ll catch cool apps and websites for...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Fashion
For a while now, we’ve been fans of Little Dudes Only, one of the first online shops we’ve found that specializes just in cool clothes for boys. (So stop yer complainin’, mamas of boys–we’ve got you covered.) What’s better is when...
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