While we were putting together our Guide to Easter Gifts for Teens + Tweens , we came across this awesome Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Bunny from a longtime favorite of ours, No Whey! Foods. It's a long list of gift ideas , so I wanted to …
Over the past few years, I've committed to my favorite charities and causes by changing my donations from end-of-year or once-in-a-while to an automated recurring monthly contribution. I've learned that it's a really solid, easy way to h…
I am what you'd call a camp evangelist, especially after seeing all the ways summer camp has helped my kids grow. And I've had a long time to be able to see that growth -- our youngest is about to finish her ninth (!) year at the same ca…
If you're looking for a free recycling program for your Febreze cans, your teen's EOS lip balm containers , your kids' drink pouches , or even your teeth aligners, you're in luck. I just found the ultimate list of brands that have recycl…
Each year, we love putting together Valentine's Day gift ideas , but I admittedly have had a love/hate relationship with Valentine's Day throughout my life. Love the opportunity to tell people in my life I love them, hate the pressure. L…
If you’re looking for the best gifts for teens right now, have we got you covered with our 2024 holiday gift guide. ! We started by browsing our own Ultimate Kids Gift Guide , offering hundreds of the best birthday or holiday gifts for k…
Halloween is coming, and while we love sharing Halloween craft ideas for our preschoolers and little ones, our teens and older kids want to get in on the fun too. So with my own Halloween-loving older kids in mind, I searched around for …
Last week, I had the privilege of meeting John Legend (I KNOW!) and hearing him play live about five feet in front of me (I KNOW, I KNOW!) as he introduced us to My Favorite Dream. His first children's album, produced by the incredible S…
We've always loved discovering cool finds from resellers on Etsy, Poshmark, and Facebook Marketplace, and if you've ever thought of becoming a reseller yourself -- or you already are one --I think you should check out the brand new app, …
While this is not a political site per se, we have never shied away from sharing the causes, concerns and values that are dear to us as parents and as humans. And so I would be remiss if I didn't write about unnecessary gun violence and …
I'm not sure how many kids asctually ask what is Labor Day? It's become synonymous with the unofficial end of summer, a three-day weekend, barbecues, and yeah, some pretty great sales . So much so, we kind of blow past it without the tri…
More and more friends (plus my own mom!) over the years have extolled the benefits of mushroom coffee to me, but I still hadn’t taken the plunge. That is, until we partnered with The Kind Coffee Cooperative , who sent me some of their ne…
Hi Cool Mom Picks, I know you've tested so many lunch boxes every year and I was hoping you could tell me what you think really are the best lunch boxes . I want something I don't have to get rid of at the end of every year! And it shoul…
When looking to send the last of the summer camp care package gifts to my kids this season, I stumbled across these natural bug bite patches that get great reviews. I bought the single pack of 27 Quitch Bug Bite Itch Relief Patches and m…
Today, we got this comment from reader Katie, who's looking for shirts that celebrate the power of women and girls in sports. She wrote (lightly edited for clarity): My nephew, father of two young boys and a young daughter went on Facebo…
Last week, we relaunched our massive Baby Shower Gift Guide , and there's one that stands out to me as the ultimate gift of 2024: A Future Voter baby onesie. Made by cool Minneapolis mom Rachel Winter of Sweetpea & Co and featured in our…
When Breo Box first launched, we immediately recommended them as a cool quarterly subscription gift for tech-lovers, and named it one of our favorite subscription box gifts for men . I even bought one for my own partner on Father's Day a…
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is still going strong . And one of the most popular picks with our readers from our roundup of 10 ½ incredible Nordstrom Deals has been the high-waist leggings with pockets. Because, pockets. But say you're…
With a renewed interest in space over the last few years (and hey, the solar eclipse didn't hurt!), I think kids are going to fall in love with the brand new Smithsonian x Crate & Kids Space Shop that just launched. No pun intended. They…
I love it when two of my favorite makers come together. In this case, a collab between prolific designer Lisa Congdon x Subversive Cross-Stitch in an online, limited time pop-up shop. You'll find 8 beautiful, cheery, modern Lisa Congdon …
Whoo! It's that time of year -- the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale , in which I always buy the things I would buy anyway....only for less! With that, I'm sharing 10 things I love that are totally worth buying at Nordstrom Anniversary Sale pr…
Browsing through the early Prime Day deals on Amazon and looking for some camp care package gifts for my kids, I came across a deal that was made for me: The hands-free, USB-charged neck fan I have been craving for ages. After sitting th…
It's that time of year: Camp clothes shopping! Or more accurately, the time of year I look at the kids' camp clothing checklist and realize we have outgrown everything and gah, where am I going to get those non-itchy navy shorts again at…
I'm often asked for the best t-shirts for women -- why this is such a hard thing to find I don't know, but it is. My answer these days: If you like a crew neck tee, the Uniqlo crew-neck tees are on sale for just $9.70 each this week. Wow…