If you're like me and Thanksgiving totally snuck up on you this year (seriously, today ?), fear not! The CMP team has been hard at work for weeks now, sharing the most helpful resources and great advice to help you master the big day. Fr…
I, like Buddy from Elf , loooove Christmas. Christmas is my favorite. So once November gets here, I start planning my holiday decorations, meals, and festivities. And one of my favorite ways to kick-off the season is with advent calendar…
Since I've had kids, the 4th of July has become one of my favorite holidays. I like to keep it really simple with 4th of July crafts, lots of great summer food and treats to eat , maybe letting the kids run around while the grownups hang…
Each year I have the best time scouring the web for the funniest Valentine's Cards . I was just never a fan of those long, poetic prefab cards written in wedding script. I guess if I have something sentimental to say I'll say it myself. …
Here's hoping you get everything you hope for this Christmas, whether it's in a box under the tree, tucked into a stocking and hung from the mantle, or something that can't ever be gift-wrapped at all. Warm holiday wishes from everyone a…
Are you still looking for a few awesome last-minute gift ideas for Christmas? We know you're out there, and we're here to help. So if you're like us, and you're still finishing up your Christmas shopping, do not panic. Heck, do not panic…
It's just four days until Christmas and even the procrastinators are sweating. Yes, we are talking about our ourselves. Since we don't think we are alone in the holiday hustle, we've been scouring the web to find out the shipping deadlin…
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…
As busy parent with Christmas right around the corner (ten days as of today, to be exact), I am thankful for places that make it easy to get all the last-minute stuff that I forgot to get but really, really need, in one handy place, like…
I have had such a great time this week looking for ideas for DIY ornaments for the kids. After all, one of my favorite parts about decorating for the holidays is seeing the Christmas tree ornaments my kids have made over the years and he…
H i Cool Mom Picks! Can you put to gether some unique holiday gift ideas for creative kids that go beyond the same craft kits I see everywhere? Thanks so much! Ooh, I love this question. We know that all kids have creativity in them, so …
There's really not much you can do to make a baby cuter at the holidays, because the tree, the lights, the adorable little red sweater and well, it's a party full of screaming ovaries. But add in the Santafier pacifier , and you might pe…
Based on what you'd see in pretty much every text message on my phone right now, it's clear that emojis aren't just for kids. Yes, I might have even used one in an email the other day. I know I'm not alone in the grown-up emoji-lover cam…
This year, we notice just how much we've been writing up cool gift ideas and toys for kids and mentioning, but we'd like one too . It's like the fantastic innovations in toys plus our need as adults not to feel quite so adult is collidin…
We've got a few passionate skateboarders in our lives so we've been super excited to have the opportunity to spend some time searching around for cool skateboarding gifts then sharing our faves. We are stoked (see how we did that?) to we…
Do you know how hard it is to find good free Hanukkah coloring pages for kids? Like, really hard. Who knew that tracking 8 of them down would be another Hanukkah miracle! I searched a long time to find what I think are some of the best H…
From the day that Mouth.com launched we were like...whoa! If we had come up with a Cool Mom Eats retail site it would be just that -- wonderfully curated gourmet food gifts and subscriptions, all from the best artisanal indie makers from…
Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways -- not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to "charities." While we try to share these kinds of gifts yea…
As a busy parent, I greatly appreciate the idea of a one-stop shop for, well...everything. But as a busy parent during the holidays, I really appreciate it. This is why we've all been huge CVS fans around here, and we're so happy they're…
If you need some last-minute Thanksgiving Day help, we're here for you! Because whoa, how did it get to be Thanksgiving week already? To make your Thanksgiving Day prep a little more manageable, we compiled some of the best Thanksgiving …
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…
With the holidays right around the corner and our 2015 Cool Mom Picks Gift Guide almost here (tomorrow!), we're excited to be teaming up with our gift guide sponsor Sudo for a fun Twitter Social to chat about online holiday shopping, one…
Even though I'm still finding Halloween candy wrappers hidden under the couch ( kids! ), I'm keenly aware that December isn't that far away. Which means that it's time to start thinking about which Advent calendar we want in our home to …
As we get closer to the launch of our big holiday gift guide (next week, you guys!) we've been keeping our eyes out in particular for lots of affordable gifts. You know, the stuff for people on your list who deserve more than a stocking …