by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
It is common knowledge that the toy drum is the arch nemesis of all mothers. No self-loving mom would ever give another mother any type of musical instrument, let alone an awful drum and mallet combo – those are traditionally the mother-in-law or...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor, Living
We’ve been longtime Etsy fans — way back before “Add to Cart” was a reflex. We’ve collaborated with them over the years, supported their small shop community, and returned again and again to find gifts that are actually thoughtful, keepsakes that are actually...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes
Diamonds are forever, flowers are for this week, and heavenly spiced cookies are for the best ten minutes of Mothers Day. The Mothers Day Cookie Gift Box from Whimsy and Spice on Etsy is the Tiffany’s version of baked goods. Each collection includes fennel olive...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
I’ve been to enough birthday parties to have witnessed that infamous phenomenon by which the giftee ignores all the fancy toys and plays with a box instead. And while I wouldn’t recommend you wrap up a plain box, I think the recipient of Green...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
It’s been a tough year, mamas. We all know it. But we also know how absolutely incredible and giving and generous this here community of parents always is for those in need. While our holiday gift guide has a whole category of terrific charitable gift ideas, we...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
I recently learned that one woman dies every minute from childbirth on this planet. One every minute. And that just about knocked me out of my seat. Because most of it is avoidable.There were all kinds of stats and figures and info about maternal mortality that I...
by Lisa Barnes | Doing Good
With the chaos of the last week’s changes in how the United States will (not) support Ukraine, we decided to revise our post from 2022 and remind our readers that they can still help support those in need. As the war intensifies in Ukraine, so does the worldwide...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
A lot of moms in my life are hitting a new chapter right now, asking themselves, “What’s next for me? Should I stick with this career? Do I really have entrepreneurship in me? Should I write a book? And who am I after my kids leave the home?” If...
