With back-to-school season here, it's the time we start thinking about teacher gifts , thank you notes, and for those of us with college kids in our lives, tokens we can send to let them know we're missing them like crazy. For a gift ide…
This global pandemic has impacted so many small businesses we have loved for years, from indie bookstores to local restaurants . And, now, one of our favorite letterpress cards and gifts shop, Sapling Press has raised the alarm that they…
I get tired of the same old gift wrap I seem to see everywhere. I'm one of those people who would rather show up at a party with cool wrapping paper instead of a package that looks identical to everyone else's. So when I discovered the o…
How fantastic are these mustachioed cards from Doo Daa Studios? Each of the cool note cards features a face with a quirky personality and an interactive, reshapeable mustache, which our kids will love to play with. Looking to bring back …
I have been in love with the indie artist-designed Tattly tattoos since we first featured them two years ago. There's hardly a Cool Mom Picks writer who isn't. And while they add so many fun designs so frequently (there's a unicorn now!)…
My daughter has been prancing around the house lately claiming she's the Princess of Parties. She's been invited to a bazillion birthday parties since school started and it's clearly going to her head. I generally try to get my kids to m…
featured partner As huge fans of natural products, we know first-hand that you usually have to shop at a few different stores--sometimes more--to get the exact brands that you love. So imagine our excitement when we were introduced to ou…
With Rosh Hashanah starting Sunday night, this is a perfect weekend to work on some New Year inspired crafts with your kids. In other words, if you've forgotten to send cards? No worries! Nothing inspires as much forgiveness as something…
Jeff Koons may have popularized the balloon dog as pop art icon, but as a figure in so many of our own childhoods , its no wonder we're starting to see all kinds of artists and brands finding inspiration in them. Here are a few super cut…
Though I normally don't start thinking about my holiday cards until after Thanksgiving (or, ahem, later), I've got two reasons to be prematurely in the holiday spirit : An October snowstorm in the northeast, and the gorgeous new custom h…
Birthday cards are kind of a big deal around our house; not just the ones we get, but the ones we give. My kids adore going through the big box o' loose cards I have, picking out the very perfect one for their friends, and putting as muc…
This post is sponsored by Yahoo! Mail , which is encouraging families to stay in touch via email - which we think is pretty cool. I do my best to pop a handwritten note to friends and family, especially on their birthdays or when they're…
If I had a dollar for every princess themed birthday party I've been to, including my daughter's birthday party...well, I'd be able to pay for our next goodie bags. If you get suckered into hosting one with the ever-so-popular theme, I l…
Never underestimate the power of craftiness. Etsy doesn't. In fact, they're banking on it in order to support More Birthdays , the American Cancer Society initiative. (Who also happens to be one of our favorite sponsors.) If you're in NY…
My birthday is coming up tomorrow (happy birthday me!) which means I have cards on the brain. If not in the mailbox. As much as I love ecards and send them with abandon, there's still something nice about getting something in the mail th…
Ecard sites are no longer what they used to be, even a few years ago. I can't even imagine why anyone besides your grandma would still send those digital cards made of stock photography rosebuds and garish wedding type. Well now here's a…
Imagine a land where the world's hippest Indie designers line up at your door to throw sketches at you for... whatever. Your daughter's birthday party, your best friend's shower , your "I Finally Lost the Baby Weight" champagne brunch. O…
If I had to contribute one bit of mom wisdom to the new parents of the world, it would be to always have a stack of kid-friendly cards at the ready. My favorites have been the ones with space for your own children to scribble a drawing o…
I always give props to greeting cards that make me laugh out loud. And I don't mean that ironic kind of laugh out loud, like the rhyming cards your great aunt sends you that have been in her dresser drawer since 1974. So when I started b…
There are children, and then there are The Children Who Have Everything , and ack, I never know what the heck to get them for birthdays and holidays and weekend visits. Since I don't have the money to go bigger (no pony for you, kid) I d…
While I love to send a card and a little something to our friends and family on special occasions, that "little something" can definitely add up. So if you're looking for a way to send just a holiday or birthday card and not look like el…
I love receiving a birthday card in the mail, but when it's my time to send them out, I usually resort to a hastily typed email. Forgive me, but taking three kids anywhere near a rack of greeting cards is just asking for a headache. I ha…
Eh, I'm over the ironic birthday cards with the cartoon characters telling you how saggy your boobs are or how you'll burn down the neighborhood with all those candles. Sure they were cute when I was 22 but maybe they hit a little close …
The next time you need to send a birthday card to someone special, wouldn't it be even better if you got Seth Rogen to help out? Because you can. Thanks to Treat, the greeting card service from Shutterfly, Seth has joined Treat's Celebri…