Cool Mom Picks
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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.
Cool Mom Picks
1d ago
Among the most popular Mother’s Day gifts now and forever are self-caregifts for moms. (And grandmas and stepmoms of course.) We are all increasingly aware that, especially since COVID, moms are working harder and longer than ever before, often juggling paid work — at home or not — family obligations, household chores, and their own well-being ..read more
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1d ago
While this DIY crown and tiara kit from SuperSmalls is designed for kids, it reminds me of the homemade Mother’s Day crowns, jewelry boxes, necklaces, and other sparkly gifts my kids made me when they were young. The kit makes it so easy for kids to accomplish on their own, thanks to pre-cut crowns and ..read more
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5d ago
Earth Day is a time to celebrate our wonderful planet with our planet, and these Earth Day books for kids present the perfect opportunity to nurture our children’s love for nature and environmental awareness. If you’re unsure where to begin, I’ve put together some of my favorite children’s books about eco-consciousness, nature, and climate change ..read more
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5d ago
We’ve always been fans of custom family portrait art, as a creative personalized gift that celebrates all the people you love. We’re huge fans of photo gifts of all kinds including , of course, photo books. But if you want to get a little more creative, these modern custom portraits are illustrated, painted, sewn, sketched ..read more
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5d ago
While looking at all the amazing new toys and gifts out this year to include in our new and improved Ultimate Birthday Gift Guide (it’s on its way!), I came across this just wonderful Shapes of Emotions social-emotional learning toy. It seems like a clock at first but when you look closer, you see it’s ..read more
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1w 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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1w 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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1w 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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2w 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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2w 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