You have enough on your plate finishing up Christmas shopping and planning your holiday meals. If you're also doing elf on the shelf, we tip our hats to you. And all while the kids are home from school! We know it's a busy time and want …
We had the best time over the past month, partnering with Amazon Free Time to throw a couple of fun press and blogger holiday cocktail parties in Philly and Atlanta. Our aim was to give parents a little more me time (Get it? Free Time fo…
Star Wars! Is there anything more to say? How about easy Star Wars party snack recipes? That's right, the force has awakened our appetites and we're celebrating with these Star Wars themed treats. Whether you're hosting a Star Wars party…
Okay, so the world is obsessed with Star Wars right now in light of the premier of The Force Awakens . And hey, we count ourselves among you all. Now we can't exactly say we've covered Star Wars "since before it was cool" because 1.) no …
You just got invited to a cookie swap and you really want to go, because cookies. But you are also crazy busy (and maybe a little stressed out?) with work, kids’ parties, holiday gatherings, gift shopping and, oh, you know, all the other…
Can we all agree that the best part of Thanksgiving is pie? In my family, there are some essential Thanksgiving pie recipes that will never change. Like my mom's pumpkin pie: She's a purist and her pie is absolute perfection. There will …
In my calendar, the holiday eating and drinking season begins on November 1st and so, even though it's been 70 degrees in New York City (huh?!), it's only proper to toast the winter holiday season. Whether made traditionally or with a tw…
If your kids are anything like mine, they want nothing more than to eat pure, unadulterated candy from their Halloween haul for about, oh, three days. They still want it after that but, eh , only the dregs are left or, though they'd neve…
Pumpkins look pretty on your stoop or porch through Thanksgiving but, honestly, come November first and I'm done with mine, especially if they've been decorated for Halloween. Instead, I pull out the wreathes and gourdes (fancy!) and use…
We truly love Halloween, which is one of the reasons we start looking for the coolest costumes, spookiest decorations, and most delicious recipes around, oh...July. But we're all busy parents! So if, like us, you still need some last min…
For a quick and handy reference, here are all of our very best Halloween dinner, drink, dessert, snack, candy, and even allergy-free recipes for your ghoulish festivities this weekend—a spooktacular 250+ Halloween recipes in all. From su…
Now that my kids are a little older — and a little braver — we can finally bump up the fear factor when it comes to decorating our home for Halloween. That means that the smiling cartoon ghosts and friendly pumpkin faces are about to be …
Though there have been many incorrect memes circulating on social media over the years, today, October 21, 2015, is the actual day that Doc Brown, Marty McFly, and Jennifer first left their cushy 1989 lives to travel "to the future" in B…
With the new 3-D Peanuts Movie coming out soon, we know there's been a lot more buzz about Charlie Brown, Snoopy and his friends among our kids -- and we're so happy! We're all big fans of the Peanut gang going way back, and if you're th…
If cackling witches and spiders that drop from doorways aren't quite creepy enough for you for Halloween, perhaps a zombie-themed party is more your speed. I started looking for some fun zombie party ideas now that my kids are getting ol…
Last week was all about non-alcoholic Halloween drinks , so this week we’re boozing it up Halloween style. If you’re having a party with grown ups, we think a selection of both cocktails and mocktails is the way to go—and there’s no reas…
Celebrating an allergy free Halloween used to be a chore, but with growing awareness of food allergies and cool initiatives like The Teal Pumpkin Project , it’s getting easier to host an allergy-friendly holiday. Most of these tips and r…
Last year we found 6 impressive no-carve pumpkin ideas for the seriously crafty and I still look at them longingly, knowing I will probably never make them. As awesome as they are. So this year I'm looking for something a little more eas…
As we start to get excited for Halloween around here -- as in, endless costume discussions considering my girls have a new idea every 17 minutes or so -- I've been distracting them with Halloween crafts projects, front door decor request…
We started Cool Mom Picks shortly after Etsy launched, and we've been big fans ever since, discovering and happily sharing some of the coolest indie artisans and their handmade goods here on our site for nearly ten years now. So as huge …
If you want to know how to throw a cool, space-themed party for kids, well we've just done it and we're sharing our most successful ideas here. Having just thrown a NYC launch party for the newest, space-themed title in the highly person…
Last week I skipped kid-friendly drinks because coffee cocktails . This week, it's all about the mocktails. These non-alcoholic Halloween drinks are perfect for kids, especially if you're having a Halloween party. And even if not. I know…
If the winter holidays are about pie, Halloween is about cake. Strange as it might sound, Halloween gets me in the mood to bake. I think that it’s something about the freedom I allow myself to go all out with candy, sugar, and more candy…
You know what's scary? When LEGO comes out with a new series of 16 LEGO Monster Minifigures that would be perfect for Halloween, but when you go to their website to snag a few to surprise the kids, you see that they are all sold out. { c…