'Tis the season for graduations, whether you've got a new college graduate in the family, a niece or nephew graduating from high school, or like me, a sixth grader moving up to middle school. Sniff. While so many of us are looking for ju…
While there are tons of amazing, store-bought Mother's Day cards these days, I love when my kids take the time to create a handmade Mother's Day card for me. It gives them an opportunity to be creative, and feel that pride that comes wit…
I happen to have a mother who'd be more happy with a political biography or a "smash the patriarchy" print for Mother's Day, than a salt scrub. (Not that she'd turn down a nice salt scrub.) It got me thinking, that I'm sure she's not alo…
It's Teacher Appreciation Week, and we definitely want to recognize all the VITs (Very Important Teachers) who help nurture our kids' love of learning. So, along with a handwritten note of our gratitude , we like the idea of giving a DIY…
I love that it's become par for the course these days to raise our girls with the knowledge that they can do whatever they want and be whomever they aspire to be -- astronaut, organic farmer, singer, plumber, President. And we're all hop…
Certain words are especially delightful to parents of babies and young children: Mama. Dada. Go take a nap honey, I'll clean up. Are you with me? Once you've had kids, few things are as precious and elusive as sleep. Oh, sweet sweet slee…
My kids call my mom Mimi . And my husband's mom is Grama. They also have a Nana, and their cousins have a Honey. They have friends with a Lolly and a Marnie. But we almost never find gifts for our grandmothers with their actual grandmoth…
I've just discovered the cutest new handbag, The Kinsley Kat, and it's likely to be pouncing to the top of a few of our accessory wish lists for spring. Designer Sylvia Soo created this adorable clutch for her young niece, but its unders…
Despite living in the land of spring seersucker and smocking -- also known as The South -- my boys aren't exactly preppy. And getting them to wear a bow tie on Easter seemed like an impossibility, until I found RougeBox . This little gem…
Ready for Easter? We weren't either until we started searching the web for ideas, and got excited when we found so many totally adorable bunny gifts for Easter out there! And there's no chocolate, Peeps, or jelly beans in this bunch -- n…
This time of year I start to get a little stuck. The excitement of Valentine's Day is gone, light is still limited, the weather is frigid. It's like I just want to imagine myself someplace -- anyplace -- else. So I started browsing Etsy …
Whether you're a fan of Valentine's Day or not, what can we say -- we'll always take the chance to put a little more love out there. Or you know, just to get a Huey Lewis earworm in our readers heads for the rest of the day. Whether you'…
While I'm not big on fake flowers (sorry fake flower fans!) I am big on real flowers, especially when they're used in a way as gorgeous as the modern, made-to-order resin floral jewelry spotted at Modern Flower Child on Etsy. Each piece …
Today starts the Lunar New Year, and lots of little Year of the Monkey babies are soon to be born. If not already. I've always loved Tree by Kerri Lee 's beautiful wooden birth year blocks , which a make sweet gift for a special little s…
We always have the best time looking for cool Valentine's Day gift ideas for our kids, whether they're toddlers, tweens or teens. Hey, it's not like they're expecting spendy chocolate truffles or diamond jewelry! Of course not every fami…
Just in time for Valentine's Day, cold weather, and rebellion streaks, I spotted this adorable girls mohawk snowboard hat on Etsy , beautifully handmade at the Washington State shop, Tory Makes. It can be sized for punk rock babies throu…
The weather outside may finally have us shaking in our boots, but I'm feeling kind of warm inside just looking at the cutest handmade winter fleece hats for babies and toddlers from Mrs PTB on Etsy. They'll almost make you want to leave …
We're so excited to wrap up our year by featuring our very top picks in all sorts of categories, starting with our very favorite cool baby gifts and gears that were new or new to us in 2015. This is a tough category to be sure, so we wen…
My kids were in a museum gift shop with friends this summer and of everything in the store, all four spent the entire time fighting over (I mean, taking turns with ) what's best defined as a handmade voice or music recording gadget from …
I'm on the lookout for some cute small gifts to give out to some of the people I love, or even for my girls to give to their own BFFs. And then I came across the collection of awesome eco-friendly, recycled brown kraft paper journals fro…
I like to buy natural cleaning products and supplies as much as I can. In fact, I follow my mom's mantra and use vinegar and water only on my hardwood floors . It's partly because I get headaches when I walk in the door and my house smel…
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 pos…
I've been searching for the perfect gift for my niece this Christmas. You know, the one that will make me the favorite aunt. (Kidding. Well, kind of.) As I was scouring Etsy, I found these adorable handmade superhero dolls at La Loba Stu…
We are so, so excited to present our 2015 holiday gift guide , which we have to say is our biggest and our best yet. And we've been doing this a while, so that's saying something! Click over and you'll find more than 325 truly fabulous h…