Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Over the years, we have celebrated the many magical Dr. Seuss books you've given us and our children with delicious and easy treats to eat , great Seuss-related gifts , and even ways to carry around a little Seu…
For a little Chinese New Year celebration this evening, I'll be tracking down some delicious take-out dumplings at my local Chinese food joint (in lieu of my Chinese mom's amazing cooking, sniffle), and printing out a few copies of this …
I always envisioned being That Mom who sends my kids off to school with cute little lunch box notes each day scribbled with heartfelt words of encouragement and love. Ha! Alas, I am the mom who is usually scrambling just to remember to p…
Several years ago, my youngest daughter fell in love with paper dolls, so I scoured the Internet for tons of free printable paper dolls for her, then shared my favorite ones with you all. Well now she's gone through them all--multiple ti…
Yes, parenting in the digital age comes with the hassle of monitoring screen time and wondering if our kids are using social media for good. But there are also printable valentines, so we never have to comb through boxes of Dora and Spon…
Like shopping for new school supplies in the fall, I absolutely love getting a beautiful new calendar each January. It's a blank slate spread out before me for the coming year, with so much opportunity. While I'll definitely buy a printe…
Every year, we are so indebted to the amazing graphic designers and bloggers who give us the gift of free printable holiday gift tags and wrapping paper. It's like they keep getting better every year. While you can always return to our a…
Each year, I love rounding up the best printable holiday crafts that so many amazing designers, artists, and all-around crafty people develop so that people like me can create beautiful things with our kids. In fact, they make it so easy…
Before you deck the halls, make sure you have your advent calendar ready so you can count down the days to the night before Christmas. It's a tradition that my kids enjoy so much, we have a few set up around the house to remind us how mu…
If your kids get as excited as mine when they get something in the mailbox, then check out this adorable and free printable mailbox from TinyMe that will let you send and receive notes from your kids anytime, no stamp required. This prin…
We are in full-on planning mode for Halloween here at Cool Mom Picks, with adorably unique costume ideas for babies, yummy Halloween treats , gorgeous handmade masks and invitations , and even the best not-too-scary party ideas for the l…
I have two girls sharing one small closet, which means I spend a lot of time mediating: No, that's your sister's, not yours. No, that's a dress for winter, you can't wear merino wool when it's 90 degrees out. You hear me. So I was really…
For those of you who have beheld the frustrating hilarity of my daughter's kindergarten back to school shopping experience -- and seen me turned into a cartoon character -- you know I've been working with the Amex Every Day Credit Card .…
Though I'm watching my Fourth of July plans wash away thanks to a mean storm working its way up the east coast, I'm hoping that many of you will be able to enjoy making these fun and easy red, white, and blue Fourth of July crafts for Fr…
Yesterday we shared a fun page of free printable coupons for fun little family surprises that won't break the bank (or even require a bank at all). And as promised, we're excited to offer another free page of awesome printable coupons we…
We are always looking for cool printable coupons to share with our readers. When they're nicely done, they can make such great gifts for birthdays, holidays, and other celebrations. But the truth is, we're picky! (As you know.) So we tho…
Happy summer solstice everyone. Whether you're celebrating or just enjoying having your kids wake up at 5:15 AM with the sun, we thought we'd share a few cool free summer coloring pages we've seen around the web, just to get the kids int…
If our huge list of 15 free Father's Day printables didn't include absolutely everything you need for this Sunday (at least in the printables department), we've just found one more Father's Day printable collection that is is too adorabl…
With Father's Day less than a week away, we can help you get things ready for dad. We are here for you! We've tracked down the very best free Father's printables (these are all fabulous, if we do say so) that include coloring pages for t…
I tend to give gift cards to my kids' teachers at the end of the school year because it's quick and easy, but I also like knowing that the recipient can use it to treat herself long after the kids have run off to summer. So I've searched…
We may never be royals, as the song says, but I know that my kids will still treat me like a queen on Mother's Day. And since every queen deserves a crown, I love this clever printable Mother's Day card that doubles by a crown. I know it…
It's the day before Easter, you have a million things to do, and the eggs still need decorating? Give yourself a break, skip the dye (as much as we love dyeing Easter egg s), and go straight for these adorable Easter egg printables and c…
One of the greatest resources on AlphaMom -- a wonderful site full of great resources, published by friend of CMP Isabel Kallman -- has to be the Zero to Forty pregnancy calendar , for wonderful week by week support and humor. It was ori…
The team behind the Lost My Name personalized books for kids blew us away last year with their sophisticated, clever, custom books for kids that don't just drop your child's name into a template story. Instead, the main character goes on…