The coolest birthday gifts for teens

by Cool Mom Team

What’s the best gift for a teen these days? They’ll tell you money for clothes. Money for movies. Money for gaming. Money for boba tea. But let’s say you want to find the best gift for teens that isn’t money, and you want it to be cool and...

Why it might be time for you to break up with your phone | Spawned Episode 156

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

Is your phone ruling your life? Does your brain need a break? During our recent conversation with Catherine Price, science journalist and author of How To Break Up With Your Phone, we learned the science behind why our phones are so enticing, and how we can...

How to survive the last month of school. You’ve got this, parents | Spawned Ep 154

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

The countdown to summer has begun, and if your schedules are anything like ours, things get a whole lot crazier this last month (or couple of weeks, depending on where you live). On this episode of Spawned Parenting Podcast, we’re sharing our tried and true tips...

Activism 101: How to get involved with issues you care about when you don’t see yourself as the activist type | Spawned 140

by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good, Spawned Podcast

We talk a lot about being the change you want to see in the world, but how do you do that? How do you get started? What if you’re like us, crazy-busy parents who are already juggling a lot of stuff? What if the word “activist” doesn’t seem to...

7 really smart decluttering habits to start now, so you don’t have to KonMari your house later

by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks, Storage + Organization

After reading Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, I immediately started purging my closets and folding my clothes differently. I’ve also binged on her new Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and am currently in the process of piling...

50 cool but still practical stocking stuffers, for people who just can’t with the plastic crap.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

The truth is, I’ve looked at a lot of lists of practical stocking stuffers around the web and… I never like them much. Because no, chocolate bars are not “practical” gifts, as much as I like getting them. And no, deodorant is not a cool gift,...

25 cool gift ideas for tween boys 9-12 (and yes, girls will like them too)

by Cool Mom Team

25 cool gift ideas for tween boys 9-12 (and yes, girls will like them too) We not really fans of gendered gifts…so why are we putting together a list of cool gifts for tween boys? Well for one, tween boys can be hard to shop for. And two, our readers ask (a...

Cool handmade toys for kids, for a back-to-basics holiday

by Cool Mom Team

Cool handmade toys for kids, for a back-to-basics holiday We love every one of these gorgeous, handmade toys, all lovingly crafted by talented artisans of all kinds. (And psst…there’s plenty of handmade gifts throughout our guide. Just poke around!)...

Some of our favorite Secret Santa gift ideas for the whole family

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

One way I always bring all of my family together over the holidays is with a Secret Santa gifting tradition. Truth be told, it’s the most affordable (and let’s be honest, fun) way to exchange gifts with a large family over the holidays. I generally try to...

All the best 2018 Cyber Monday deals and discount codes, in one place!

by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks

This is the time of year to get the very best deals on all your holiday shopping, and we’ve already shared some of the most amazing Black Friday weekend deals this year. But the secret is, often these companies offer even bigger discounts on Cyber Monday and we...