by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 21, 2018 | Columns, Tips + Tricks
This week on Spawned with Kristen + Liz, our weekly podcast about parenting and parenting culture (you are listeners, right? RIGHT? ), we covered a topic that should be right up your alley, Cool Mom Eats readers — kids and nutrition. We were really lucky to get...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Sep 10, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
If you’re looking to lighten your load this school year, look to the kids. With these tips, you’ll have your kids making lunch in no time at all! I’m not a morning person. If your personality also improves throughout the day, you’ll understand...
by Liz Gumbinner | Aug 29, 2018 | Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
I get it, believe me. School mornings are busy! And as much as we love sharing healthy, homemade lunch box snack recipe ideas, I’m totally no-shame when it comes to a pantry full of store-bought snacks that I can pop into my kids’ backpacks or lunch bags...
by Kate Etue | Aug 23, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid’s lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for a lesson in fundraising...
by Kate Etue | Aug 18, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
This week I casually strolled into my kids’ playroom and immediately spotted — amid the Peppa Pig figurines, LEGO bricks, and 87 board books littering the floor — a big wad of gum smushed into my brand new rug. That pretty much sums up life with a...
by Kate Etue | Aug 16, 2018 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
We’re sharing our favorite picky-eater dinner hack, because oof. Picky eaters. We know we’re not the only parents who don’t want to spend time cooking dinners our kids won’t eat, or resorting to chicken nuggets or plain pasta for the entire...
We loves ours too. Big time.