Summer is officially here, and for those of you who are hoping to spend most of your time around the pool or at the beach ...we've found some of the most fashionable beach totes to elevate your summer style. I know, you probably don't im…
Happy Pride! It's been such a joy finding so many terrific YA books with LGBTQ+ main characters for this post. I always turn to books when I am looking for resources to help more kids feel seen and understood -- and to help kids see and …
I'm all about outdoor entertaining in the summertime -- especially this year -- except the one thing that hasn't gone away are the mosquitos. Nothing kills a mood quite like your guests all slapping at themselves while trying to talk one…
We've reached peak bike-riding season , but if you've been trying to buy a quality kids' bicycle, they aren't as easy to find in stock right now as you might thing. (Maybe because it's peak bike-riding season?) That's why a new line of b…
The best kids' bike helmet in the world won't do any good if your kid doesn't want to put it on, which is why yes, it matters if they think they have a "cool" bike helmet. We're here to help! I've spent hours searching the inventory from…
My 15-year-old son recently came home after a camp planning meeting with his friends and announced that they have decided to tie-dye their camp shirts this year. I kind of love this idea, so I wanted to look up some tie-dye pattern tutor…
When I saw this printable diverse summer reading list challenge for kids over at the Oaxacaborn homeschool group on Facebook, I immediately had to share it. Schools here in Nashville have already dismissed for summer break —I know the re…
After such a long winter, it's finally bike-riding season: Hooray! And, whoa are you all getting on those bikes! I've seen so many kids riding bikes in our neighborhood, that my son's mountain bike team has doubled in size since last yea…
It's a clear, gorgeous 65-degree day here today, and it's the perfect opportunity for me to send my 10-year-old to the back porch with a copy of The Extraordinary Book that Eats Itself -- along with permission to do any of the fun eco-fr…
I don't know about you, but I'm either needing to project my primal scream into Iceland or get a really good, belly-aching laugh in with a funny new summer novel. We're in the final stretch of summer at my house before school starts ( wh…
This is a sponsored message from Coding with Kids With all the gaming kids are doing this summer, it's pretty cool that there's a way parents can help turn their love for say, Roblox or Minecraft, into an educational STEM opportunity -- …
For my kids, their siblings have been their only playmates for months. And hey! Now that we're heading into yet another weekend during Covid, that means finding a few more family activities . Our default is to sit around the table and pl…
We've all had a lot of (ahem) together time recently, and we're honestly starting to get a bit bored the same board games . There's only so many rounds of Apples to Apples I can play before it's not so funny anymore. So lately, we've tur…
We've still got a lot of summer left for camping out with the kids! If you love the idea, but you're not sure you're ready to head out into the wilderness with the family just yet, a backyard campout is a great place to start. If it goes…
If your kids got as excited as ours did following all of the cool space-themed events this weekend, you can check out our roundup of our favorite space themed toys and kids’ gifts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon l…
It's been a while since we put together some of our favorite free printable summer coloring pages for our kids . With the weather fairly unbearable around the country right now, seemed like a good time to find some new printable coloring…
Summer is one of the rare times each year that I have time to read for pleasure, and this year I am taking full advantage with these new books, all by women authors. It's such a diverse group of writers, offering diverse perspectives and…
We're already hearing, "I'm bored," from the kids this summer, which is where we turn to all the cool kids' activity books available. Having a stash around our house for them to choose from is one trick that's helped around our house; it…
The trend of crazy inflatable lawn sprinklers and cool pool floats shows little sign of slowing down. But if rainbow and unicorn sprinklers aren't quite up your kid's alley, I wouldn't be surprised if a predatory, inter-dimension humanoi…
I don't know about you, but DIY slime projects show no sign of slowing down in our home -- let alone taking over less of our kitchen counter space. We love the star-spangled July Fourth slime craft that Lexi shared here, but now with a l…
This Father's Day, if you're shopping for a dad who loves the outdoors -- and struggling a little -- I feel you! My husband would rather take my kids hiking and camping than pretty much anything else, and I love that so much. And yet it …
I always have responded to my kids' bruises and scraped needs with, "good! That shows that you're being a kid!" And it's true. They've become proud of their playground battle scars -- but that doesn't necessarily make the initial pain go…
If you're planning a family trip to one of our amazing national parks this summer, I want to recommend that you schedule some time to let your kids take part in the National Parks Junior Ranger program. This is a wonderful educational pr…
If you've seen the new report from the FDA concluding that chemical sunscreens are not as safe as we thought -- for you or the environment -- you may be looking for the best mineral sunscreens out there to replace your former go-to. I st…