Well. This certainly has been an interesting start to Anti-Bullying Month. After four years of strife, anger, division, hatred, bullying...I can safely say that parents are tired . I know I'm tired of apologizing to my kids that they hav…
As we enter the hundredth or so month of this COVID-19 craziness, I have been thinking so much about all the far-away friends and family I'm missing this summer: The nieces and nephews I cannot hug. The great aunt I won't see down the Je…
Our house needs more tiny LEGO pieces like it needs a hole in the roof, but then the new LEGO Brick Sketches were finally released on the LEGO site. They're so cute, I find myself actually wanting one.For me. The new kits are part buildi…
I've been blown away by our frontline medical workers during the Covid pandemic, and the degree to which they've selflessly put their own safety and health at risk to care for patients and stop the spread Clearly our kid are learning mor…
This past weekend, during a (responsibly socially distant) walk around my neighborhood, I saw a little kid wearing an adorable animal face mask just like the ones I just discovered from Cubcoats . (In fact, it may have been from Cubcoats…
Huddle up, friends, because I'm about to give away a bunch of my secret gift ideas that I send to folks when I want to tell them how much I'm missing them. And when you're under a shelter-in-place order thanks to this Coronavirus crisis,…
We know that this year's Easter gifts are going to take on a lot more meaning for our kids this year. At the same time, Easter gifts sold by small businesses can really make the difference in another family's life, too. Which makes it an…
We love some Magna-tiles around our house. My kids like to build cool structures with them, and I love how easily we clean them up (thanks to those magnets). So when we heard about the new Eric Carle + Magna-tiles collab , we got excited…
This week, I spotted these cool women trailblazer tees for kids at Piccolina, celebrating all kinds of women through history who are smart, courageous, and creative. I knew I had to share them with you all because you'd want them for you…
Happy year of the Rat everyone! With the Lunar New Year upon us, I'm so happy to find this adorable new Etsy shop, which celebrates all things dumplings. Only, not the edible kind, so if you're low-carbing right now, you're in luck. Chri…
With the holidays coming up, grandparents and friends are naturally asking for ideas for gifts for the kids , but when you are shopping for toys for kids with cognitive disabilities, it can make the gifting a little more challenging. For…
The good news: I finally found the one affordable little gift I know will please every one of my kids. Baby Yoda: The Child Funko POP! figurine , fresh off his Mandalorian boost into meme-of-the-year status, complete with a Lin Manuel ap…
Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways -- not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to "charities." While we definitely share these kinds of gifts…
I am so excited about the concept behind Rowan , an ear-piercing service and monthly earring club subscription for kids . Because it's not just really fun, but truly useful. I'm a huge fan of subscription boxes in general to help build m…
As the holidays get closer and our annual search for off-the-beaten path gifs for kids gets more intense, I'm so delighted to recommend a subscription to Illustoria . A magazine "for creative kids and their grownups," it makes an amazing…
If you're looking to get a head start on holiday shopping -- especially toys for all those kids on your list -- you can score some truly fantastic deals right now thanks to our partner Zulily . And I can help! This parent-fave online ret…
We love finding cool, creative advent calendars each year, and this year we're geeking out over the new Infinity Harry Potter Advent Calendar Liz found over at Merchoid. Potterheads, don't let this one disappear (through the forces of mu…
While a real pet requires food, water, and responsibility, the phenomenal hand-knitted animals scarves from Dutch Etsy artist Nina Fuehrer require...well, just enough responsibility that they come home with your kids at the end of the da…
I'm kind of yearning for the days that my kids were still Harry Potter obsessed, because I know that they would have totally loved the new Harry Potter collection for kids at Boden . CMP is an rstyle affiliate. It's a sizable collection …
After someone I follow on Instagram mentioned that her family had a blast playing the game Crokinole , I decided to Google it, having never heard of it myself. What kind of board game buff am I? Not a good one, apparently. Well, as I've …
When I read the news last night that Mattel is launching Creatable World , the first gender neutral doll and accessories to put kids in charge of their own play experience I teared up. In part because of the tag line, "All Welcome." In p…
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 – October 15 each year, and our favorite way to honor the occasion is by sharing some of our very favorite children’s books honoring Hispanic heritage . So this year. I've picked five brand …
This is a sponsored message from VSP Individual Vision Plans A lot of family members offer practical gifts that help support our kids in big ways, like school tuition, summer camp, after school activities, and college savings plan donati…
We're big believers in helping kids to be mindful about how they save and spend their money , and we're so excited to find this beautifully designed Give Spend Save piggy bank to help reinforce what we're all helping teach our children a…