here are a few things we've been reading around the web this week. Hope you like them too. For Women's History Month, love all the amazing artwork honoring women heroes in film, art, science, and history from Etsy artist The Film Artist.…
First Beyoncé and Jay Z, now the Clooneys and Madonna? In case you haven't heard, twins are seriously hot right now. So I've rounded up some super creative birth announcement ideas for twins with a little extra oomph -- for those of you …
Yesterday, Merriam-Webster announced they had added more than 1000 new words to the dictionary , and wow, word nerds like me could lose ourselves in here for ages. Actually, I kind of did. According to the editors the terms come from eve…
Each year, we love digging up a collection of seriously funny Valentine's Day cards. Because hey, not all couples are rom-com watchers and lovey-dovey card givers. If that sounds like you, check out these funny Valentine's Day cards I th…
Because we know how much teachers do for our kids, and how awesome they are, we just had to share this hilarious Netflix and Grade shirt from Look Human (we love that shop, by the way). It's a pretty clever (and school appropriate) play …
Our kids never cease to amaze us. Those minds are just so fluid and open, they're always coming up with brilliant ideas and creative inventions that our cynical adult brains would probably nix before the ideas got halfway off the ground.…
This post was created for our partnership with Very Berry Cheerios My kids love berries. In fact, their aunt nicknamed them "my little fruit bats" because they love berries in their lunches, on their desserts, and yes, with their breakfa…
Once again, we're happy to have compiled the best lists of all the best children's books of the year, curated by the top publishers, reviewers, organizations, and bloggers we respect. And boy, was it a fantastic year for children's liter…
You can only put so much candy coal into an adult's stocking, so here are 17 fabulous but irreverent stocking stuffers for adults who've been mostly nice...but a little naughty. Or for those who just need a good laugh this holiday season…
Tomorrow we can diet. But today? Enjoy all those mini Snickers, mini Reese's, mini Milky Way Darks, mini 100 Grands, and if you're lucky, a few full-sized chocolates too. From Liz, Kristen, and everyone at Cool Mom Picks
The self-deprecating mom advice book is a genre I can get behind, but it's not always done well. I'm still recommending the edgy Sh*tty Mom series and the offbeat Let's Panic About Babies , but a lot of the other titles start to run toge…
There's a reason why we love artist Emily McDowell so much. She has this way of taking exactly what we're thinking and turning it into sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching quotes that turn into wonderful gifts and greeting cards. And …
Sure, those prenatal classes and baby books may prepare you for labor, breastfeeding (kind of), and baby milestones . But there are so many truly insane moments as a new parent that create a stark difference between your new life (i.e. s…
Whether you're hitting the road for Labor Day weekend , or you're back in the saddle as your kids' own personal Uber driver, we parents know that driving with kids in the car comes with its own special challenges. Let's just say it can b…
We're happy to welcome guest columnist, Wendi Aarons . She's funny. When I was pregnant with my first son, way back in 2001, I had no intention of ever letting him watch television. Expose my precious baby’s developing brain to the mindl…
With Father's Day right around the corner, we thought we'd hit up more than a dozen of our favorite dad bloggers for their own best parenting advice. We love each of these cool dads for using their powerful voices online to support other…
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…
Oh bless you, Chrissy Teigen . Because for every perfectly retouched celebrity baby photo all over Instagram, every "look how hot I am in a bikini 6 seconds after giving birth" celebrity selfie, every quote from a sanctimonious lucky-gen…
We can never have enough irreverent books about parenting to keep us laughing, amirite ? If you're with me, you have to check out the brand new, very dark and very hilarious Hurts Like a Mother: A Cautionary Alphabet , by Jennifer Weiss …
If you loved the best-selling Sh*tty Mom book as much as we did when it came out four years ago, you will be as excited as we were to get our hands on its much-anticipated sequel, out just this week. If you couldn't guess it from the tit…
We could all use a little nudge to get moving some mornings, especially after a horrible night sleep with a teething infant or a sick child. And what's way more helpful than a friend chanting "it takes a village," or your partner remindi…
We love seeing crazy fun socks for women have become such a massive trend. And since I'm hoping that my socks continue to be not-boring, I started digging around for more statement-making socks . And naturally we fell down laughing when …
Flipping through some of the new projects on Kickstarter, the one that grabbed me right away was this hysterical concept for a unicorn pooping rainbows plush doll and scarf . Because unicorns poop rainbows, of course. I mean, duh. What's…
At least speaking for Kristen and myself, we certainly been through every stage of Valentine's Day at various times in our life -- denial, anger, depression, acceptance. If you fall into any of the first three categories, we feel you. So…