Take a quick peek at these fun metallic desk supplies and if you're feeling the winter blahs like I am, you'll know exactly why I've been scouring the web for them. I know that in a few short weeks we'll have a little more daylight, but …
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…
In our most recent back to school shopping guide post, we focused on the 23 of the cutest animal school supplies featuring kawaii creatures of all kind. And wow, they are cute! But for some of our kids, it takes a skull (crossbones optio…
Humans can't live by keyboards alone, and for actual old school writing, we're big fans of Moleskine notebooks . (Who isn't, right?) Looking at the new Limited Edition Moleskine notebooks collection has my girls -- and me -- eager to put…
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 there are all kinds of kids lunch bags and boxes that I find are really durable and effective, I've long been a fan of the lunch bags from Built NY -- in no small part because the size and styling means I can borrow them from my ki…
We love pencil cases! They're where we put all our pencils! And pens, and earbuds, and erasers, and... pretty much anything that'll fit. As our kids head back to school , we're getting serious about corralling clutter, and if we can do i…
If you've done any back-to-school shopping lately, you may have noticed, like we have, that llamas are taking over the world. Quietly. And with deceptive cuteness because let me tell you, llamas mean business. The takeover may be inevita…
So once you've gotten the hand sanitizer, the tissue boxes, and everything else on that classroom shopping list , it's time to have a little fun with some colorful school supplies! We always recommend getting a little goodie or two for t…
While we admit we don't always love packing lunches every morning, we do love picking out cool new lunch boxes for our kids each year in time for back to school. And so, our Cool Mom Picks 2016 Back to School Guide continues with tons of…
We're continuing our 2016 Back to School Guide with our picks for cool backpacks for teens and bigger kids this year. This is the age kids get pretty picky about what they're wearing every day, because it really is a reflection of them. …
It'll be a beautiful day in the neighborhood for someone who gets a set of these awesome Mister Rogers sticky notes I just found. Featuring the iconic images of Mister Rogers and his comfy cardigan, as well as Lady Elaine Fairchild, X th…
If you spend as much time at your desk as each of us do, then you probably understand the challenge of keeping it organized. In fact, you might have incorporated that into one of your New Year's resolutions. (Again?) We so get it. The st…
While there are certain must-haves for school, like backpacks and lunch boxes , we always love finding the coolest school supplies that just make things a little more fun this time of year. Whether you're helping your kid express his or …
There's something so fun about picking out that first backpack for a younger child headed off to preschool or kindergarten for the first time. So we love helping you do that very thing! Check out our picks for the coolest backpacks for s…
We are not the parents who are going to put together a list of back to school crafts that require 6 kinds of sandpaper and a drawer full of spare x-rays to turn into DIY stencils. (Seriously. We've seen this.) Like most of you, we're loo…
Our friends at Tinyme , they of the generous free printables we often publish for our readers, happens to also design some things worth spending money on. In time for back to school , you have to check out their range of personalized bac…
We can't believe it's August and we're already thinking about back-to-school shopping. Although what's crazier is that some of you parents have to think about it now because your kids go back to school next week. WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH TH…
When we were growing up, the best part about back-to-school season was always shopping for school supplies . But things have come a long way from the small thrill of finding a Trapper Keeper pattern that matched your personality. In fact…
When I saw the brand new Skip Hop Forget Me Not backpack and lunch bag sets earlier this year at Toy Fair, it was like an instant, I HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS. And now, at long last, they're available for purchase from their site, o…
My kids tend to like a lunch made up of several snack-sized options, which can be such a pain to pack. And certainly no fun when they get home with a bunch of little containers for me to clean out. And while their bigger-kid appetites mi…
Listen, we know how tough it can be to find a fierce backpack for older kids that will last, which is why some of our kids still don't have the perfect one yet. It's also why we put together an entire Back to School backpack round-up of …
Thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy, a sentient tree who can only say three--fine, four--words is this summer's coolest superhero. And when I think of how cool these plantable, sprouting pencils will look once they bloom in a pot of soil, …
We featured Canadian brand Herschel in our 2013 Backpacks for Big Kids Guide because we're so impressed with their sturdy construction and stylish design . Now we're digging on the the Hershel toddler backpacks at My Sweet Muffin, which …