We take thousands of photos every year, but how many actually make it off our phones? MILK Books makes a compelling case for changing that. The brand specializes in beautifully designed photo books, albums, and other keepsakes that turn …
We all have thousands of photos on our phones. Thousands. Summer vacations, birthday parties, soccer games, family dinners, random Tuesday moments that somehow became core memories. And yet, most of them never make it beyond our camera r…
Creating photo books sounds great in theory, but finishing one can feel like wishful thinking. But we've found you can get it off your to-do list with Chatbooks, which lets you make a book in minutes — straight from your phone —so you ca…
One parenting conundrum that seems timeless: the search for creative ways to display kids' artwork. From the preschool doodles and finger paint portraits to the kindergarten collages, to the papier maché sculptures that would look just p…
Since custom photo books are among our very favorite gifts for the holidays , for Mother's Day, Father's Day, and even for teacher gifts and gifts for favorite sitters, we've put together a helpful comparison of our top picks. For years,…
We know the holidays are full of photo opps, and lots of parents taking advantage of them. We also know that kids can be notoriously difficult to photograph, especially when there are presents and cookies to distract them from being thei…
I've always felt that creative photo gifts for Father's Day make some of the best gifts of all. Because for busy dads -- and okay, moms -- ordering prints or printing photos tends to get buried on the priority list. If you want to go bey…
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How do you display all of your kids' precious artwork? It's an age-old parenting conundrum. Between school projects, art they bring home from summer camp, or just creative time they spend around my kitchen table, I end up with way more a…
If your little camper is heading off to sleepaway camp this summer, possibly for the first time (sniff), you'll likely receive from the camp a long list of all the essentials to pack -- extra socks, bug repellent, water bottles, headlamp…
So many dads in our lives are awesome, plain and simple. So we are always looking for meaningful Father's Day gifts that say thanks from the bottom of our hearts. Of course, our very favorite gifts tend to be those personalized ones that…
As big-time book lovers here, we've learned that a love of reading is acquired and not something kids are necessarily born with, like the color of their eyes or their uncanny inability to sleep past 6 AM on a Saturday. So we love putting…
With Mother's Day just around the corner, you may be like us, thinking hm, I have 8 bazillion amazing photos on my computer and my smart phone -- maybe I can finally do something with them? Like say turning them into some really cool but…
We've always said that some of our favorite Mother's Day gifts are personalized, and well, you can't get more personalized than photos of your own kids and family. Of course, not all photo gifts are created equal. (Sorry, badly printed p…
Photo gifts for baby showers can be a win even before the little one arrives. It's just so personal and thoughtful, and hey, if you're going to go off the registry, might as well really go off the registry. So we've looked around to find…
We are the first to admit that we get so caught up in getting gifts for others (and recommending them for you all!) that sometimes, we forget to devote the time to our own memory-making keepsake gifts. One great idea that Kristen puts to…
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then find cool pins like these from our site and beyond. 1. The awesome boots we're coveting when we start to wean off sandals. 2. It's a healthy back to school snack idea , but we want to ea…
As much as we love shopping and splurging and splurging some more, we are also big supporters of the thought that counts, especially when it comes to Father's Day Gifts . So if you're looking for an affordable but cool gift for dad under…
A dad's first Father's Day may be the most special of all--if he can even remember it through the whirlwind of those early months. So for them, we present these Father's Day gift ideas for new dads as part of our 2014 Father's Day Gift G…
We love teachers so much which is why we're always excited to track down great ideas for teacher gifts from the class. After all, they give to our kids all day long without complaining (to us, anyway) about the runny noses they wipe, or …
Father's Day is coming up, and I'm excited that it's time to celebrate the amazing dads and grandpas in my kids' lives. One of our favorite gifts is photo books, which is such a simple way to create an affordable, truly special keepsake …
When I first got my hands on the open-ended coloring book Fotoplay! back in 2012, I fell in love with the way photographer M. J. Bronstein used her snapshots as prompts, encouraging kids to draw all over them to create their own personal…
We all love to give photos as gifts here at Cool Mom Picks, and they're especially wonderful when you have really nice photo albums to put them in. I feel like the only way I see pictures anymore is through Instagram or custom photo book…
This is that time of year when I start thinking about putting together a photo book with all my pictures from the year, but I usually get hung up on wanting one that will actually last until my kids are adults, so they can enjoy them for…