Cool Mom Picks

Do you have a travel first aid kit to take along on all of your summer trips? As I type these words, I realized…I don’t have one! And I should.

Luckily, we have the internet, online shopping, and 24-hour drugstores that make it easy for me to put a travel first aid kit together.

School’s out, and it’s time for you to put together your summer reading list alongside your kids. This year’s fiction lineup is delivering exactly what we want: sharp women, messy relationships, glamorous (and really un-glamorous) problems, emotional damage, second chances, and at least one character making wildly questionable decisions in a coastal town. 

Summer is officially the season of “I just need a good book.” Beach chair, backyard hammock, poolside lounger—whatever your setup looks like, it’s incomplete without something you actually want to read. And while the kids are building their own stacks, this is your reminder that your reading list deserves just as much attention. Enter Barnes & Noble, still the easiest place to build a summer lineup that feels equal parts escapist and intentional.

If your phone is hanging on by a thread (or just embarrassing you in group texts), consider this your sign to upgrade—strategically. Right now, Mint Mobile is offering one of those deals that makes you do a double take.

Graduation gifts for college students should feel a little more elevated than a random gift card and a “good luck out there.” This is the season for practical luxuries, smart upgrades, and the kind of gifts that say, “You’re an adult now… but make it stylish.”

Here are 16 gifts they’ll actually use, love, and text you about later.

At a certain point, skincare stops being about trends and starts being about results. You’re not interested in a 14-step routine created by a 22-year-old influencer with perfect lighting and unlimited free time. You want products that work, feel luxurious, and make you look a little more rested than your schedule actually allows. That’s where Perricone MDcomes in.

Gap just gets everyday life. The jeans fit real bodies, the tees are the perfect fit, and the basics are actually good enough to wear outside the house — not just for school drop-off (though they shine there too). Their styles are classic, comfortable, and wearable, which is exactly what we need when we’re juggling schedules, snacks, and sanity.

It’s summertime, and as a melanoma survivor, I say that means it’s time for the best sunscreen you can buy. We’re looking for products that, of course, protect your skin from harmful UV rays . . . but also that protect your body from harmful ingredients.

Here are the top sunscreens you can buy at Walmart, according to the Environmental Working Group’s sunscreen report.