Packing lunch is one of those back-to-school rituals that happens every single day, so the right lunchbox can make mornings smoother and afternoons a little more enjoyable. Whether you're shopping for an adorable preschooler who needs ea…
We've got a gaggle of snackers in our homes, so cool snack containers for kids are an absolute must. They're a far more eco-friendly choice over plastic bags , which as we all know by now, not only saves waste but plenty of money over th…
Each year, in our annual back to school shopping guide , we always love tracking down those cool lunch box accessories, water bottles, bentos , and other fun goodies that help make opening that same lunch box every day a little more spec…
Hi Cool Mom Picks, I know you've tested so many lunch boxes every year and I was hoping you could tell me what you think really are the best lunch boxes . I want something I don't have to get rid of at the end of every year! And it shoul…
The first trick in finding a cool lunch bag for teens that they'll actually use is to make sure they have a say . So sit down with them and peruse our picks, created with the help of our own teens. As our own kids have gotten older, we k…
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…
Back to school time isn't just about shopping! (Not that there's anything wrong with shopping, of course.) One of our favorite annual traditions is sharing our favorite back to school printables in our Back to School Guide to help make t…
I love that increasingly, so many of us are trying to be more mindful with our product purchases, opting for eco-friendly reusable products instead of wasteful single-use alternatives. It doesn't just make good earth sense, it makes good…
The Pottery Barn Kids collabs have been so fantastic lately, but their ongoing Star Wars collection for kids is now a classic. And just in time for your May the Fourth celebration (in my home, that means buying Star Wars stuff), they're …
As we start to get settled into our back-to-school routines -- and that includes realizing what gear is missing from last year, what we've forgotten to pick up, and what our kids have already lost (gah!) it's the perfect time to welcome …
Whether your kids still have a month left before school starts or head go back to school in a hot second , buying those back-to-school supplies now is a pretty great idea when you see the big discounts on school supplies that we've track…
I already thought Ayesha Curry was one cool mom. Now it's doubly confirmed, since seeing the latest from the wonderful company she co-founded, Cheeky Kids . CMP is an rstyle affiliate. Starting this week at Target (online and in stores),…
Aren't cats the original hipsters? They sleep late, live on their own terms, and only pretend that you don't care what you think about them. But unlike real cats (and some real hipsters), they're a lot lower maintenance when they come in…
If your kids are big sports fans like mine, with lots of seasons just getting started or already underway, they love finding fun ways to show off their team spirit. However, lots of schools are starting to ban team jerseys (for real), me…
Kids outgrow trends so fast, there's something wonderful about animals, which our little kids love -- and our tweens and teens too. So next up in our 2017 Back-to-School Shopping Guide , we've put together a selection of the absolutely m…
I think it's safe to say that this is the year of Wonder Woman . Okay, so on this site, every year has been the year of Wonder Woman, but with the hit movie introducing her to a new generation, our kids are clamoring for Wonder Woman gea…
Back-to-school shopping with tweens and teens is like a whooole new thing. They have pretty strong opinions about what they love and don't love. Even more than preschoolers, if you can believe that. (Though at least they don't insist on …
It would hardly be 2017 -- or heck, the 21st century as a whole -- without a look at the coolest unicorn school supplies as part of our annual back to school shopping guide . Because if there's one theme our kids show no sign of getting …
Looking at all the space-themed school supplies and cool gear we're this year, we were thinking...wow, we could do a whole post on this! So, that's just what we did. In fact for this year's annual back-to-school shopping guide we decided…
The effortlessly cool backpacks and lunchboxes from SoYoung have been topping our lists of favorite back-to-school gear for years. And now our favorite durable, long-lasting, raw linen backpacks and lunch packs have gotten even cooler (y…
If your kids are like ours, they still can't get enough of emojis and emoji accessories, whether on their smartphone cases , their notebooks, or their name labels. Insert praise hands emoji here. With World Emoji Day coming up (it's July…
While I'd personally be thrilled to have a taco truck on every corner (especially those ones from Austin, mmm...), I would happily settle for this hilarious taco truck lunch tote dangling from my shoulder. Especially because it doesn't h…
We love it when two trusted favorites come together to make a product we believe in -- and that our kids think is super cool. Behold this rad collaboration between fashion icon Tokidoki and ZoLi, trusted makers of cool water bottles and …
Way back when my mom packed lunch for me, the brown paper bag always came adorned with a smiley face, a heart, or on days she was feeling really ambitious, a rough portrait of our dog, Maggie. And as a kid, it made such a difference, esp…