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The most perfect tear-jerker gift for teachers (or anyone on your A+ list)

When I’ve served my turn as room parent for my kids’ classrooms, I’ve really tried to give the teachers what they’d actually like as a gift from the group. But, a completely sentimental, tear-jerker gift is always a nice touch too. Because...

Web Coolness: Facebook Reactions, a laundry-folding robot, and the world’s first smart menstrual cup.

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them too. Calling all Star Wars fans. Now this is one Halloween lawn decoration you need. Great news! HBO NOW is now on Roku. Whoo! Instead of the highly-anticipated dislike...

Waveform necklaces are as personalized as jewelry gets, short of adding your DNA strands.

by Julie | Fashion + Accessories

While we love all sorts of personalized jewelry, we’re especially smitten with keepsake jewelry that has a deeper meaning. So it’s no surprise that we were blown away by these waveform necklaces in the shape of your own soundwaves. As in, you record...

Turning your family into LEGO minifigures. Free, and less painful than it sounds.

by Stephanie Mayers | Holiday Picks

If you have some serious LEGO appreciators in the house or you never got around to the perfectly posed group family photo for the annual holiday card, we have you covered. With the DIY LEGO minifigure family holiday ecard. If you–and your kids of...

Cool handmade gadget cases by caseable. Who make cases. Thus, the name caseable.

by Julie | Laptop + Tablet Cases

All of those laptops, tablets, e-readers, and smartphones that are destined to be holiday gifts–they’re going to need protection. And I love caseable as a one stop shop for cool handmade-in-Brooklyn sleeves, pouches, and cases to protect just about every...

The coolest battery charging case. Because it has your custom photo on it.

by Kristen Chase | Photo Gifts

Ever since upgrading to iOS7, I’ve had enormous battery life issues with my iPhone 5. For now, that means trying to find a solution before I resort to getting a new phone. There are no lack of cool battery charging cases and battery charging packs out there, but...

Instagram photo jewelry is like the locket 2.0

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories, Photo Gifts

With the world going Instagram crazy, why not take those fun, overfiltered little square photos and wear your favorites around your neck or on your fingers? Who knows–maybe you’ll get some new followers out of it. That’s the idea behind the colorful...

Pickie for iPad makes shopping on an iPad way more fun–and way more easy.

by Jeana | Sales, Whoo!

There is definitely something to be said for retail therapy. In those few moments I have down time, I find myself perusing shopping sites on my iPad. Even if I’m not buying, it’s fun to create a wishlist for myself of items I want to keep my eye on or ones...

The ultimate in personalized, custom headphones

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

And in one of the more impressive–or insane, depending on your perspective–DIY projects, may we present this very creative craft-meets-tech tutorial? On the Etsy blog this week, Swedish crafter Lova Blavarg of Sweet Paul Magazine offers a tutorial for DIY...

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Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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