We <3 this bottle because it's #twittering

Why is this new SIGG bottle awesome for Valentine's Day? Because no one can live without water. (And lots of us can't live without Twitter.) ... [More]

Last minute holiday gifts - don't panic!

Presenting Cool Mom Picks' 5 Days of Holiday Giveaways!

At Cool Mom Picks, we've always been big advocates of the 'Tis better to give than to receive thing, especially around the holidays. So we decided it would be a fun holiday treat to say thank you to our amazing subscribers with a week's worth of fabulous giveaways. ... [More]

5 picks you might have missed at Cool Mom Tech

Gadgets, apps, and gifts galore is what we're all about. In case you missed them, here are some tech posts from the past week. ... [More]

11 of our families' favorite holiday books - with a whole lot of surprises

One of my favorite aspects of the holidays is pulling out all our holiday books and reading together with all my kids huddled under a blanket with popcorn and hot chocolate. But even though we really only read our books once a year, I'm sort of ready to retire our same version of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and add a few new books to our collection. ... [More]

Web Coolness - Christmas help, Hanukkah treats, and school fundraisers

We're here to spread some holiday cheer with cool links from around the web. . . ... [More]

Stuff kids' stockings with these eco-friendly paints

Santa has three stockings to fill here, and I'm sure it's a tough job trying to find the perfect not-junky/not-too-expensive little trinkets. ... [More]

Sprinkle your holidays with new kid-friendly tunes from The Jimmies

Last year, kindie music favorites The Jimmies came out with a five-song downloadable EP right before the holidays with the best holiday title ever. ... [More]

Kawaii Five-0

If you're a go-getter sewing type who hasn't quite go-gotten around to making all of your Christmas presents yet, you need to check out two adorable sewing books by Choly Knight. ... [More]

Sponsored Post + Giveaway: Coffee as Holiday Survival Essential

There's hardly a parent who doesn't understand the essential joy of a cup of coffee in the morning. So Eight o' Clock Coffee is doing one of our readers a humongous favor, in giving away a new Cuisinart coffee maker, and a year's supply of their own coffee. (That's a lot of coffee!) ... [More]

6 Easy holiday treats, no culinary degree required.

As much as I like to tap into my inner Martha Stewart during the holiday season, this year there just isn't enough time to crochet snowflake ornaments, whip up petit fours wrapped in fondant, and glue-gun wreaths made of pinecones and milkweed. (Okay, I've never done any of those things. Ever.) ... [More]