DIY Archives | Cool Mom Eats

Our favorite last-minute food gifts for Dad: Make them, buy them, order them, or get the kids on it!

by Liz Gumbinner | Jun 11, 2019 | Cookbooks, Gift Guides, Recipes, Shopping Finds

We always love helping you all out with great last minute gifts for Dad, Grandpa, your stepdad, or anyone you’re celebrating this Father’s Day. Because it helps us out too! While Father’s Day gifts have been on our minds — and our shopping...

How to cut a number birthday cake all on your own: It’s as easy as 1, 2, 9

by Kate Etue | Mar 19, 2019 | Recipes

Lately I’ve been seeing friends post pictures of their kids’ birthday cakes on Instagram, and they look amazing…and like they cost more than my wedding cake did! I love the ideas of the elaborate number cakes that people are ordering to celebrate a...

Jell-O Play boxes are here: As if kids needed more excuses to play with their food.

by Liz Gumbinner | Jun 27, 2018 | Shopping Finds

Leave it to Jell-O to give kids even more incentive to watch it wiggle, see it jiggle, generally play with their gelatin-based food products in the cutest way ever — a brand new new set of six Jell-O Play boxes just launched today. CMP is an rstyle affiliate...

How to make your own delicious boozy popsicles like the vodka pops spotted at Costco. Because, summer!

by Kate Etue | Jun 9, 2018 | Recipes

When Kristen spotted 100-calorie vodka popsicles at Costco recently, our Cool Mom Eats team got a little too excited about the idea of summer evenings by the pool with our own private stash of totally grown-up boozy popsicles. But unless you’re a Costco member...

This easy DIY Easter cookie kit helps you make no-fail perfect creations!

by Kate Etue | Mar 21, 2018 | Shopping Finds

If you’re as mesmerized by the incredible, intricate cookie designs on instagram feeds like ABC Bakery or Dous Dolce as I am, you’re going to want to try this new DIY Easter cookie kit we found from Red Velvet NYC — complete with decorating diagrams,...