Mother’s Day Shopping For a Cause

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

Still haven’t done your Mother’s Day shopping? Or maybe you have but you’re looking for some fun shopping just because. Well why not do it for a cause by shopping for great gifts benefiting St. Jude Children’s Hospital. St. Jude Hospital, named...

Even If You Have to Work, They Can Still Play On The Drum All Day

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...

The coolest Etsy finds for spring gifting, treating yourself, or just because

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...

A comparison of our 11 favorite custom photo book services, for one of our all-time favorite gifts.

by Kate Etue | DIY

This is that time of year when I start thinking about putting together a photo book with all my pictures from the year, but I usually get hung up on wanting one that will actually last until my kids are adults, so they can enjoy them for years to come. There are so...

Dear Mom: I love you more than a stack of Earl Grey cookies

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...

If you can read this, make sure you thank a teacher this week

by Cool Mom Team | DIY

Though we sooooo appreciate our kids’ teachers every day of the school year, we make a special effort to thank those special ones during Teacher Appreciation Week, which happens to be right now. While a kind note goes far, we have rounded up a few delicious...

The multi reasons I love the Multi-box

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...

Charitable giving makes great last minute gifts and yeah, tax deductions

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...

Saving moms and babies. Because too many of them need saving.

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...

Gifts supporting Ukraine: 11 wonderful ideas with 100% of proceeds giving back to Ukrainian causes

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...