It's safe to say that during Black History Month in particular, our children are learning all about our nation's great civil rights leaders, like Martin Luther King, Jr ., Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass . But, as you may recall from t…
Preschoolers or kindergarten students often feel nervous about their first days and weeks of school. Or their first month of school. Even older kids may feel anxious about a new teacher, new friends, or just getting back into a more rigo…
November 11 is Veterans Day, and while every day is a good day to honor our brave veterans and give thanks to retired soldiers for their service, it's always good to have a national holiday to inspire us to action. So many of us here com…
Exposing our children to multicultural music, art and culture is a simple way to help raise globally minded, compassionate, and empathetic adults . Just as in children’s literature , family music artists -- or kindie groups, as they've b…
We discovered Re-marks at Toy Fair 2018, a company offering great USA-made jigsaw puzzles, coloring books, and bookmark, all with eco-friendly materials . But it was their Harry Potter book collection of Quotemarks that had us under thei…
For the generation that always wanted to have a neighbor just like Mister Rogers, Funko Pop is giving us the next best thing! In honor of the 50th anniversary of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Funko Pop! will release the sweetest Mister Ro…
We're big fans of Tattly temporary tattoos , as our readers well know by now, thanks to their cool collaborations with indie artists, and all-ages designs. But their new collection, which are designed to smell great, have really caught o…
It's Black History Month and hopefully you and your children are spending time learning and celebrating our nation's Black inventors and innovators , activists and leaders . There are just so many wonderful children's books about African…
Marvel's Black Panther hits the big screen on Friday, February 16 and my family is so excited to see it, especially after the wildly positive early reviews, we've joined other fans to help the superhero film hit record-breaking ticket pr…
Hooray! It's funny Valentine's Card time at Cool Mom Picks! If you're more silly than sentimental, more snarky than sappy, then each year, we have the best time tracking down the perfect Valentine's Day card for you. I think these 16 are…
We recently discovered the coolest gift idea when our friend Tina Roth Eisenberg at Swiss Miss shared a Favorite Things Gift Box she received from her friend Jessica Kausen. Jessica filled a box with a few of her own favorite things (no …
Each year, Black History Month is a wonderful time for Americans to celebrate the historical achievements and contributions of Black people in this country. But I dream of a time that these achievements will be given equal representation…
Knowing that the Golden Globes would be more about female empowerment than fashion this year, with more red carpet questions and speeches about #MeToo movement and activism and gender parity and social justice, I decided to let my kids s…
We featured the Speakeasy Works Equality wristlet as one of our favorite feminist gift ideas all created by women in our recent Holiday Gift Guide . And even though the holidays have passed, we all love it so much we think it makes an am…
We were pretty excited when we discovered and tried Kidbox last year, which we described like Stitchbox for kids newborn to 14 . What's especially cool is that Kidbox is giving back in a big way. For every subscription purchased, a new i…
Inspirational? Check. Sassy? Check. Funny AF? You bet. The 125 Collection candles cover all the bases. I'm so happy to discover these 100% natural, premium scented soy candles that were created by two entrepreneurial women in Harlem, NYC…
To celebrate and support Planned Parenthood's 100th year anniversary, a group of the best in the Comics industry -- we're taking Neil Gaiman , Louise Simonson, Denny O'Neil, Andrew Aydin, Gabby Rivera, and many more! == have come togethe…
While most of us want to know what we can cook, bake, or otherwise whip up when we head out for Thanksgiving dinner, sometimes there's a host or hostess who gives you the old, "just bring yourself!" But since we know you should never sho…
Every year, Cool Mom Picks searches high and low for all kinds of the coolest Advent calendars for our homes so that our families — and yours! — can make that countdown to Christmas more fun. And this year, we're back. Right in time! If …
Last season, my family discovered the Disney Channel show Andi Mack and we were instantly hooked. This series for tweens and young teens pulled us in with its smart writing, well-developed characters, and diverse cast. But after the rece…
Thursday night is the annual gala to raise money for Lolly's Locks , a non-profit that's donated nearly 500 fabulous wigs to women around the country going through cancer treatment. But this year there's something new about it: You can s…
I'm really excited to share these 13 empowering girl Halloween costumes based on some of our favorite real-life heroes. Not that there's anything wrong with comic superheros and imaginary self-rescuing princesses, but there's something s…
With Día de Los Muertos coming up on November 1 and the Pixar film Coco premiering November 22 -- my kids are so excited to see it! -- I've been seeking out some fun sugar skull crafts for the family to work on together. It's such a nice…
I'm not one to go all out and decorate my entire house for Halloween, but I do love turning my front door into a showpiece and DIY Halloween door decorations are a simple way to let all those trick-or-treaters know that yep, you're home …