by Cool Mom Team | Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
Let’s be real: kids’ room clutter is the gift that keeps on giving. And it’s not just kids’ bedrooms that are problems — we always find the need to declutter our entryways, the kitchen, the bathroom, the garage, the area around the TV,...
by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks, Family Travel
I was one of those parents who insisted that I’d raise the kind of kids who would play fun, screen-free car games on our family road trips, or perhaps watching the world whiz by while asking intelligent questions about all the sites and sounds around them. Sound...
by Christina Refford | Cards + Stationery, Family Travel
If your little camper is heading off to sleepaway camp this summer, possibly for the first time (sniff), you’ll likely receive from the camp a long list of all the essentials to pack — extra socks, bug repellent, water bottles, headlamps. But, on top of...
by Christina Refford | Party Ideas, DIY
Looking for some inspiration for your child’s next birthday party that goes beyond animated movies? You may not have to look any farther than one of the well-worn storybooks your child lovingly keeps by their bedside. In fact, we love the idea of a storybook...
by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts
We always love finding the coolest personalized Father’s Day gifts every year as part of our Father’s Day gift guide. And by cool, we mean no cheesy “your name here” mugs. (Not that he wouldn’t love it if it came from you, though.) So...
by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts
Around here we have the same problem each year: We start looking for cool Mother’s Day gifts for all of you weeks in advance…and that means, we sometimes forget to get our own gifts taken care of. (Cobblers’ children and all that). Hey, we’re...
by Kate Etue | Mother's Day Gifts, DIY
While there are tons of amazing, store-bought Mother’s Day cards these days, I love when my kids take the time to create a handmade Mother’s Day card for me. It gives them an opportunity to be creative, and feel that pride that comes with having made...
by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts
I happen to have a mother who’d be more happy with a political biography or a “smash the patriarchy” print for Mother’s Day, than a salt scrub. (Not that she’d turn down a nice salt scrub.) It got me thinking, that I’m sure...
by Kate Etue | Art + Decor
I hate to admit it, but every once in a while I find myself fussing at my kids, “Put that book down and come on!” But, I have to say, I truly love when they’re nose-deep in a book. And I’m on a lifetime quest to forever encourage my...
