We're pulling out the Christmas decorations and dusting off the ornaments around here, and I'm realizing that one easy way to spruce up my holiday decor is with a fresh, new tree skirt. But have you ever searched for a modern Christmas t…
We've recently become Cheryl's Cookies converts around here, after having received a generous gift basket delivery of their buttercream cookies. (Now that's a friend.) And now...they're our newest sponsor! Which makes us very happy. If, …
Let's face it: Some nativity sets are just begging to be played with. Their tiny animal figurines and family of little dolls is simply irresistible to little hands. And as anyone who's ever tried to convince a preschooler that these are …
It's no secret that parents love finding tech gifts for kids that we can justify as being both fun and educational, but the true test isn't whether we think they're cool -- but rather, whether our own kids play with them. Over and over a…
You can only put so much candy coal into an adult's stocking, so here are 17 fabulous but irreverent stocking stuffers for adults who've been mostly nice...but a little naughty. Or for those who just need a good laugh this holiday season…
Whichever social media site is your guilty pleasure du jour, we’re there, making sure you don’t miss our favorite posts on parenting, fashion, apps, recipes, deals and discounts , and random awesomeness from around the web. Plus our favo…
While I think using an heirloom Hanukkah menorah that has been passed down from previous generations is a lovely idea, it's also nice to have a menorah just for kids, to help get them as excited about lighting the candles as they are abo…
Now that Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, it's really starting to feel like Christmas to me. And as much as I love the shopping and the hot cocoa and the decorations, my favorite part is the parties. Instead of sending the kids to…
Looking for a cool holiday gift this season? Well, we do have 350 cool gift ideas in this year's holiday gift guide , including a whole category of empowering gifts for girls who are going to grow up to run the world. And now here's one …
Houses up and down our street are starting to turn on their holiday lights, and it's beginning to look at lot like Christmas in our neighborhood. My craft-loving kids would like for us to DIY everything holiday around here -- cotton-ball…
Weather experts from Europe to the US are warning us to brace ourselves for the coldest winter in years...again. So, when life gives you snow, I say go shopping for a great pair of snow boots! When it comes to a good snow boot, I want so…
Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. We read that line in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year, but it can sometimes be difficult to drive home the mes…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, children everywhere trembled in fear...of having to wear holiday sweaters. The dark side of dorky clothes warred with the light side of cozy warmth, the air filling with shrieks of, "Moooom, do…
Confession: The end of daylight savings is killing me. It's dark by dinner time, the cold is creeping in, and the stress is high, and I just want to hibernate forever. One surprising thing that's helping me? Candles. They add warmth, a b…
It's #GivingTuesday, a day we look forward to every year because we're happy to share some of our favorite ways to give back. And while we love a dedicated day that nudges people to do good, we also love to help you find ways to give bac…
Personalized gifts have always been one of our favorite ways to celebrate a loved one, because it turns whatever you're giving into a special keepsake. Over the years, we've seen that personalized keychains are consistently one of our mo…
We celebrate #GivingTuesday each year right after Thanksgiving, and with good reason -- it's the perfect way to focus on giving back to our communities, especially at a time that we're all so mindful about gratitude and thankful for what…
If you’re looking for some of the best Cyber Monday shopping deals and discounts around the web today, we’ve we've put together only the biggest and best (sorry, get $1 off purchases of $100 -- no room for you here) all from our favorite…
WOWsdom! The Girl’s Guide to the Positive and the Possible is a new interactive book I found recently on Kickstarter that has one very important mission: to help raise our female leaders of tomorrow. And they've set out to do just that b…
If you’re looking for a truly special holiday gift for a friend, family member, or for your own little bundle of joy, we think that the Stokke Tripp Trapp Chair, now available with free personalized engraving, is a fabulous option. We're…
We love supporting our favorite small businesses every day of course, but to encourage you to make the most of Small Business Saturday, so many of them have offered up the best shopping deals and discounts today. We’ve rounded up more th…
We are so, so excited to present our 2016 holiday gift guide , with over 350 gifts for everyone on your list. This is our eleventh annual gift guide (can you believe it?), and we're thrilled that along with the big shops we all love, we'…
If you’re looking for some of the best Black Friday shopping deals and discounts around the web, we’ve rounded them up for you right here, along with the best Black Friday tech deals over on Cool Mom Tech . We’ll continue to update the p…
If you're like me and Thanksgiving totally snuck up on you this year (seriously, today ?), fear not! The CMP team has been hard at work for weeks now, sharing the most helpful resources and great advice to help you master the big day. Fr…
