As we start to get excited for Halloween around here -- as in, endless costume discussions considering my girls have a new idea every 17 minutes or so -- I've been distracting them with Halloween crafts projects, front door decor request…
It's that time of year that we're all digging up all sorts of easy Halloween craft ideas for kids to share with you. And yet I've said it before (and I'm sure I'll say it again): I'm not a very crafty mom. I hardly ever have the urge to …
Happy 4th of July everyone! Wow, there's so much to celebrate right now. Our advice for the day: Be safe out there. Fire up the grill . Make the best BBQ sauce ever . Eat all the foods . Distract the kids with a fun fireworks app while y…
We expect to hear plenty of ooh's and ahh's to accompany all the bright and sparkly things we'll see on the Fourth of July, but I hope to eliminate any ow's with these safera alternatives to sparklers that they can enjoy on Independence …
We just keep finding more and more fun, free Father's Day printables for you all. Which is good news whether you're looking for a token that's sweet but not spendy, or even if you already have some big splurgy gift, but really want somet…
For those of us with young kids, we know that one of the best parts about Father's Day is letting the kids participate in making DIY Father's Day gifts for their dads and grandpas. And because we don't expect them to be hand-stitching an…
When it comes to showing moms our unending appreciation for all the hard work they've put in for us over the years—especially now that we get it a little better ourselves — we always want to make Mother's Day incredibly special. And yet,…
If you're looking out for some last minute Easter ideas, we are here for you! You've still got a couple of days to whip up some fun treats, set up the kids with cute crafts, print out some coloring pages , or just figure out whether the …
While mostly what kids look forward to in a Passover Seder is finding the matzoh, reading the four questions and stuffing their faces with as many macaroons or chocolate-covered Matzoh as possible, a few years back we discovered a clever…
If you're looking for some last minute Easter crafts for your kids, and making your own hand-stitched Easter bunny doll from vintage fabrics you scavenged from estate sales isn't quite on the agenda, printable coloring pages are always a…
Many of us are going to turn the calendar over to April and realize, with a start, that Easter is a blink away on April 5. Or today, it's a week away. So use this last week to decorate eggs , make Eastery treats , and finish shopping for…
As we all know, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, so even my family dons the green and plays some jigs on March 17th. And though we don't go crazy decorating our house with shamrocks or setting up leprechaun traps, there are plenty…
St. Patrick’s Day falls on a weekday this year which means it’s time to get festive with your kid's bento box . (How's that for a super specific column for you? St. Patrick's Day Bento Lunches.) Don’t worry: You don’t need a PhD in craft…
Every year, my family looks for cool ways to decorate Easter eggs that doesn't require crafting skills far beyond what I have myself -- which is not much. That said, my kids adore the tradition and love experimenting with new ways to pla…
This is the time we start thinking Easter for you all, and as always, we love finding special little treats for the Easter baskets that aren't necessarily your typical drugstore-shelf chocolate bunny. So I think this Easter Bunny paintin…
Considering emoji are like the new Angry Birds (or Minecraft creepers, or Anna and Elsa, or name your favorite humongo pop culture icon here), I couldn't help but smile when I saw the emoji Easter egg DIY craft from Studio DIY. Your text…
For a little Chinese New Year celebration this evening, I'll be tracking down some delicious take-out dumplings at my local Chinese food joint (in lieu of my Chinese mom's amazing cooking, sniffle), and printing out a few copies of this …
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be all about sugary sweets, of course. Though kids do clamor for those conversation hearts and pink jelly beans, they may get enough of them elsewhere this week. So I've put together ideas for non-candy Va…
If somehow Valentine's Day snuck up on you--or oh, say, you've spent the last month tracking down cool Valentine's picks for your readers and totally forgot to do anything about it yourself (ahem)--fear not! We have hundreds of resources…
I've noticed that old school "Cootie Catchers" have been making a comeback lately, but I particularly like the rebranding of them as Chatterboxes. After all, that's a little more palatable than the idea of picking bugs off of your friend…
With Valentine's Day less than a week away, I'm going to take advantage of this weekend with the kids to finish up their printable Valentine's Day cards and make a few yummy Valentine's food gifts to hand out to all our favorite people. …
We love homemade gifts , and have always had a heart for Valentine's Day crafts that make truly thoughtful gifts. But then we look around, and...eek! Unless you have your own woodworking shop and an MFA in jewelry design, not all the ide…
As we say goodbye to 2014 and remember to start typing 2015 on all our correspondence, we wanted to take one last look back at our posts. Specifically, the top posts written in 2014 that caught the attention and imagination of our reader…
Need some last minute Christmas help? We are here for you, friends! 16 last minute ideas for Christmas gifts you can still get 40 creative stocking stuffer ideas, beyond bubbles The best gift card apps to make last-minute gifts easier 6 …