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Cool Mom Picks is helping parents make life a little easier, a litle more fun, a little more cool, a little more meaningful. From publishers Kristen Chase & Liz Gumbinner. Kristen and Liz are often featured in national and local media discussing parenting trends, gift ideas, tech and digital safety, mom-run businesses, entrepreneurship, and online shopping.
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1d ago
It’s officially Earth Month, which means it’s a great time to pick up some new books about climate and having conversations about preserving our planet for the next generation — whether you’re a hardcore environmentalist or just a compassionate parent and citizen. Young people in my generation are increasingly experiencing intense climate anxiety amidst scary ..read more
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1d ago
We’ve officially hit that stage of mid-April when the weather is warm everywhere, and we’re trying to get the kids to play outside more. While browsing for some cool new outdoor toys for kids, I came across an awesome program: One of our favorite indie toy shops, Fat Brain Toys, just announced that throughout April ..read more
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3d ago
With April being Financial Literacy Month, it’s a great opportunity to share an age-by-age guide to teaching kids about money. After all, it’s one of the most important things we need to teach our kids — it impacts every one of us for our entire lives — and yet financial literacy rarely gets the attention ..read more
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1w ago
This Earth Month happened to be the perfect time for us to stumble on Skout Organic, as a lot of us are thinking about how to get more plant-based foods into our family’s bellies. So why not start with the lunch box? We recently tried the certified organic, plant-based snack bars from Skout Organic, and ..read more
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1w ago
Several years ago, we wrote a lengthy post explaining what libraries do, and advocating for their funding. Wth this being National Library Week, at a time that there is an inarguable war on public libraries in the U.S. I thought I’d share that list with some 2024 updates. Every time we recommend a book on ..read more
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1w ago
With Earth Month here and Earth Day coming up, we wanted to share a fantastic deal from Planet Box, the company making the incredible bento-style lunch boxes and earth-friendly reusable lunch accessories that we’ve been recommending for years. For adults, too! Some purchases may generate a small commission that helps support our team at no ..read more
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1w ago
There’s a whole lot going on in April: Tax Day, Earth Day, and the first full month of baseball season. And this year, there’s something extra special coming up — the 20th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day. Poking around for something cool at the official MLB store, I found an entire collection of official Jackie ..read more
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1w ago
While it’s still a little cold in my neck of the woods — because, April in New York — we’re getting a little spring fever around here and we’re determined to get outside more. Even if jackets are required. Next week, we’ve got plans to head to a local park to watch the eclipse on ..read more
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2w ago
Over the years, we used to create the best April Fool’s posts each April 1 until it became…well, kind of a thing everyone did and readers got savvy and started expecting them. Then we started sharing the best April Fool’s pranks you could play on your kids and hey, those are still worth a peek ..read more
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2w ago
Welcome to today’s daily question, where cool moms get to tell other cool parents what they think. Today, we’ve got a question that can be a little controversial: Do you require shoes to come off at the front door? Parents have extremely strong opinions about whether outside shoes should be left at the door, or whether ..read more