Every once in a while, something amazing comes along in the land of kids and parents that makes me giddy with excitement. And more often than not, whatever that amazing thing may be ends up costing me a lot of money.
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Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow, which means you still have time to get ready to throw a little fiesta in celebration of Mexican heritage and pride (and yummy food).
So along with getting the ingredients for a Mexican dinner--including one of our delicious guacamole recipes--we've got the party decor and crafts you'll need to really get the party started. (We're also in favor of celebrating Cinco de Mayo all Mayo long. How about you?)
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This month, if you're a Cool Mom Picks subscriber, one grand prize winner will snag a gorgeous Jonathan Adler diaper bag from Skip Hop, plus $250 to spend at Melissa & Doug. And if that weren't enough, two runners-up will receive a $50 gift certificate to Melissa & Doug.
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If you've got spring cleaning your desk or home office on the brain, I'm so happy to have this fabulous new website that's all about desk organization with colors and styles that will just make you happy.
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Each month, our lovely and clever newsletter subscribers get access to many perks and goodies you won't find on our site. Like exclusive deals and discount codes, and sometimes even something as fab as a dream vacation to Costa Rica. Oh, yeah, we're that good.
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With Easter arriving on March 31st, let's talk party decor! Though I don't plan to decorate every inch of my house, I do like to have a few festive things on hand for Easter Sunday. With that, here are some of my latest favorite ideas for that big Easter party.
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Skateboarding plus music equals sheer awesome, which is exactly how we feel about CMP-fave kindie rock band The Not-Its premiering their new skateboarding music video right here on Cool Mom Picks today, along with a free MP3 download for our readers and a rad giveaway.

My idea of a St. Patrick's Day craft is squirting green food coloring into anything edible and calling it a day. I love looking at all the amazing multi-layered rainbow treats and hand-felted shamrock garlands on Pinterest, personally, I prefer crafts for those of us who want something fun for the kids to make, but don't need to spend 30 straight hours prepping for it.
When I first decorated my baby girl's room years ago, I designed it around a giant, kitschy vintage poster that I had owned for years.
With Valentine's Day on Thursday, many of us will be getting our kids ready for the Annual Valentine's Day Card Exchange, held in classrooms all over the country. Get ready with this carefully curated list of attractive printable classroom cards.
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