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30 cool lunch box accessories to make school lunch more fun. Lots on sale too! | Back to School Shopping

30 cool lunch box accessories to make school lunch more fun. Lots on sale too! | Back to School Shopping

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping

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 special. Some of of these lunch box...
Free (mostly) printables for kindergarten sight word help, 12 ways

Free (mostly) printables for kindergarten sight word help, 12 ways

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, DIY

Finding all of these free sight word printables for kindergarten instantly brings me back to those sweet early days of school, sniff.I have teens now, but I remember how scary it could be to send your kid off to kindergarten, hoping that their reading and writing...
15 of the coolest backpacks for preschool and kindergarten  | Back to School Shopping Guide

15 of the coolest backpacks for preschool and kindergarten | Back to School Shopping Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

When we put together our picks for the coolest backpacks for preschool and kindergarten each year, we think about how exciting it is for little ones to pick what may be their very first school gear ever. They geek out over all their  school supplies of course, but...
Deal of the Day: Up to 33% off the Fjallraven Kanken Backpack!

Deal of the Day: Up to 33% off the Fjallraven Kanken Backpack!

by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Back to School Shopping, Fashion

It’s not often that we see such a steep discount on the classic Fjallraven Kanken Backpack but wow — we spotted the classic 14″ Kanken on sale at Zappos in black for 25% off, plus other styles up to 33% off if you hurry. Some purchases may generate a...
Which lunch boxes and bags hold up the best? Here are our 5 picks after trying dozens over the years.

Which lunch boxes and bags hold up the best? Here are our 5 picks after trying dozens over the years.

by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear, Back to School Shopping

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 should be sturdy and...
Creative ideas to help young children with school anxiety: 7 small items that can make a big difference.

Creative ideas to help young children with school anxiety: 7 small items that can make a big difference.

by Georgette Gilmore | Tips + Tricks, Back to School Shopping

Preschoolers or kindergarten students often feel nervous about their first days and weeks of school. Or their first month of school. Even older kids may feel anxious about a new teacher, new friends, or just getting back into a more rigorous schedule after a long and...
Lunch bags and totes for teens who have outgrown lunch boxes | Back to School Shopping

Lunch bags and totes for teens who have outgrown lunch boxes | Back to School Shopping

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Kids

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 know they prefer lunch bags...
Fresh Olympic-inspired neon sneakers (with lots on sale) | Back to School Shopping

Fresh Olympic-inspired neon sneakers (with lots on sale) | Back to School Shopping

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, Fashion, Kid Style

Neon sneakers are huge this year, and wow are there a lot of great ones! If you’re looking for cool neon sneakers for back to school, and you’ve followed the excitement of the Team USA world-record-setting wins at the Paris Olympics, you know you’re...
14 college dorm room essentials you might not have considered: Part II | Back to School Shopping

14 college dorm room essentials you might not have considered: Part II | Back to School Shopping

by Lisa Barnes | Back to School Shopping, Living

We’re continuing our list of dorm room essentials that you might not have considered with 7 more on our list. (Plus a few bonuses.) If you’re sending a student off to college for the first time — or maybe you’re a rising freshman yourself...
14 college dorm room essentials you might not have considered: Part I | Back to School Shopping

14 college dorm room essentials you might not have considered: Part I | Back to School Shopping

by Lisa Barnes | Back to School Shopping, Living

I’ve become a bit of a pro at picking out dorm room essentials, which means separating the must-haves from the nice-to-haves from the not-going-to-haves. Especially if I’m paying for it. Having sent all of my three kids away to college, it’s become...
The coolest free school printables: Lunch notes, planners, labels, chore charts and more | Back to School Guide

The coolest free school printables: Lunch notes, planners, labels, chore charts and more | Back to School Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

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 the school year...
Setting up a study space at home: Tips to make it one your kid will actually use

Setting up a study space at home: Tips to make it one your kid will actually use

by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks

So many parents have learned over the past few years that setting up a study space at home is more important than ever. Maybe you homeschool, maybe your kids just need a dedicated space for homework, or maybe they’ve got virtual tutoring or other extracurricular...
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