Okay, we've all been a little ice cream crazy around here, if you may have noticed -- and on Cool Mom Eats too. But it's not just a perfect treat, it can be the inspiration for a great hostess gift , should you be rounding out your summe…
As we get ready to start sharing our favorite last minute Father's Day gifts for all you busy (let's not say procrastinating) moms and kids out there, it's definitely late to order one of the cool personalized Father's Day gifts we share…
We've been smitten by Claudine Hellmuth's clever gift boxes that look like ovens and popsicles for a while now. So we just visited her Etsy shop again, and wow, she has so many fun printable gift boxes at her site now that I'm tempted to…
When it comes to showing moms our unending appreciation for all the hard work they've put in for us over the years—especially now that we get it a little better ourselves — we always want to make Mother's Day incredibly special. And yet,…
So yes, of course you can brave the crowds, hit the store, and track down something perfectly lovely as a last minute Valentines gift this week. But should you have actual kids to wrangle, or you know, job responsibilities or Netflix to …
I've woken up a few times over the last couple weeks to the sound of ornaments falling from my tree and crashing to the floor. Not good. I've got a few gaps in my tree now, but with just a couple days until school is out and the kids are…
You need last minute Thanksgiving help? We've got it for you. We've put out so many amazing features from the best Thanksgiving recipes of all kinds to fun printables to keep the kids busy, that we wanted to put them all in one place for…
Ob sessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! You'll find cool picks like these every day from our site and beyond. 1. Look what these vintage action figures have become. 2. Probably the most beautifully designed free printables for Fat…
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…
As much as we love shopping and splurging and splurging some more, we are also big supporters of the thought that counts, especially when it comes to Father's Day Gifts . So if you're looking for an affordable but cool gift for dad under…
If you’re a procrastinator like yours truly, you just got lucky because there’s still time to order up this delicious last minute artisan gift for the foodie mom in your life in time for Mother's Day. The champions of indie, small-batch …
Let's not call us procrastinators. Let's just say...we're busy. Because we are. So we get it. if you're still looking for a last minute Valentine's Day gift for a special someone, here are a few ideas that go a little further than a hast…
At first I thought that Valentine’s Day on Friday was a good thing. What a fun way to kick off the weekend. But now I’m wondering when exactly I’m supposed to make treats for my kids? I guess I should have thought of that last weekend bu…
I've been so busy getting my kids back into the school routine that I'd totally forgotten I need some Golden Globes party ideas! Like the whole world, I'm really excited to watch Amy and Tina. And I'm determined that it's really not too …
We're winding down around here for the holidays because hey, we've been so busy putting together helpful posts for all of you, we have our own families to start tending to! If you're like us, and still scrambling a bit, we hope these lin…
The big man is set to arrive in just less than 48 hours! Word from the North Pole is that if you leave Santa something extra tasty, he'll throw in a little extra something for mom. That — and having "leftovers" — is reason enough to make…
Last minute gift ideas are always the toughest. You have all these last minute people you forgot about (with no offense to them--we get busy!) and suddenly you're stuck with whatever you can find in the drugstore aisles. Fortunately the …
Each week we feature our favorite pins on Pinterest, but today we'd be remiss if we didn't point you towards just a few of our our own Cool Mom Picks Pinterest boards , which we've been packing with last minute holiday gifts and ideas fo…
Forget overpriced seating and an emergency potty break right before the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy. Thanks to these gorgeous printable Nutcracker paper dolls from CMP favorite Sarah Jane , now you can enjoy the magic of one of our favo…
Last year, we brought you 10 of the best subscription gift boxes we could find. And this year, we're adding on to the list because there are so many new exciting entries. (Geez, remember when it was just Birchbox ? Although we do still l…
Modern city gal though I think myself, I have a total weakness for traditional Christmas cookie swaps. There's something so cool about seeing the Christmas cookies from around the world that come from sometimes generations-old recipes fr…
Every year, without fail, I discover that we are missing at least one of my three kids' trick-or-treat bags. I'm not sure where they go, but I think there is some sort of black magic involved. But this year, I'm not going to sweat it sin…
We have featured so many helpful posts lately on Halloween treats, tricks, costumes and beyond, we wanted to put them all in one place. After all, we can't be the only ones who still have plenty to do--or uh, haven't gotten started?--whe…
If at this particular moment it has just struck you that you have a houseful of people showing up tonight for the Super Bowl--or perhaps your spouse just alerted you to that fact at this particular moment--don't worry, we can help with t…