Mother's Day Gifts Archives

The best group video makers for birthdays, graduation, teacher appreciation and more.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Father's Day Gifts, Mother's Day Gifts, Tips and Tricks

After creating a group video for my teen’s birthday during the height of the pandemic, I realized how many other occasions it would be perfect for: end-of-year teacher appreciation gifts, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation, special anniversaries...

Cool gift idea under $5: Printable photo frames that look like vintage objects.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Mother's Day Gifts

Digging through our archives for some creative Mother’s Day gift ideas, I came across this one that was so excited, I wanted to share it again — printable papercraft camera frames. As in, picture frames that you print, cut and fold, and when you’re...

10 tech gifts for the mobile mom, all are as cool as they are practical | Mother’s Day 2022

by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts

As much as we love flowers and chocolate for Mother’s Day (seriously, bring it on) we’d never say no to an awesome Mother’s Day tech gift. Especially one that recognizes we are basically insanely busy, on-the-go multi-taskers who manage our entire...

9 incredible high-tech beauty gifts for Mother’s Day

by Kate Etue | Mother's Day Gifts

My favorite Mother’s Day gifts usually involve a day to go recharge with some spa treatments, but I’m thinking this is the year to bring the spa home, right? I’ve been scouring reviews and reading up on the very best high-tech beauty gifts for...

Mother’s Day Tech Guide: 10 tech gifts that will make sheltering at home a little easier

by Cool Mom Staff | Mother's Day Gifts

Ah yes, Mother’s Day in quarantine, which we think means making it extra special. The mom in your life doesn’t necessarily have to be a techie to appreciate a tech gift. We’re pretty sure all of these would make any mom we know – tech savvy or...

Mother’s Day tech: 4 gadgets that make life easier and better for busy parents

by Cool Mom Staff | Mother's Day Gifts

Happy Mother’s Day, cool techie moms! We celebrated today with fellow mom Becky Quick on CNBC’s On The Money, sharing four of our favorite tech gadgets that help make our lives easier and better. We hope you love them as much as we do. Tile I can’t...

These funny Mother’s Day cards are so 21st century

by Kristen Chase | Mother's Day Gifts

I always say that when it comes to parenting, if I wasn’t laughing, I’d be crying. Maybe that’s why I love these funny Mother’s Day cards that you still might be able to grab before Sunday if you hurry, or in a couple of cases, download them....

A cool Mother’s Day gift for your favorite mobile mama.

by Kristen Chase | Mother's Day Gifts

No, sorry! It’s not an iPhone case with your kids’ photos all over it. Though, look, we love those too. But for the tech-savvy mobile mom who’s happy to show you photos of her kids from her iPhone gallery, she needs this fun, glittery Hey Mama iPhone...

These photo gift boxes are as easy as a Mother’s Day card, but even cooler

by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts

You know what’s just as easy as buying and send a a card but packs a whole lot more punch? Greetabl, a cool photo gift box that we’re so glad to have discovered, because sending a plain card for a big occasion like Mother’s Day can sometimes feel a...

9 cool Instagram photo gifts for the Instagram-loving mom. Isn’t that all of us?

by Caroline Siegrist | Mother's Day Gifts, Photography

As a new mom, I’d adore a Mother’s Day gift that takes my favorite Instagram shots and transforms them into an awesome keepsake so that I don’t have to. After all, I can hardly find time to back up the several billion pictures I’ve taken of my...

Flowers for Mother’s Day, right on her iPhone

by Kate Etue | Mother's Day Gifts

We love to get fresh flowers for Mother’s Day, but when they’re on a new phone case, they’ll last all year long, not just a few days. So, we found 8 pretty floral phone cases, from sweet bouquets to geeky chic designs, that any mom would love....

Why the new Beoplay P2 portable speakers just rose to the top of our tech gift wishlists.

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware, Mother's Day Gifts

We love our portable Bluetooth speakers around here, especially as the warm weather creeps in and we aim to take our favorite music (and ahem, favorite podcasts) outside. That’s why we’re smitten with the brand new Beoplay P2 Speaker — and right in...

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Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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