It’s that time of the week! Our newest episode of SPAWNED with Kristen + Liz is live, and it’s a fun one. Well, we think they all, are but we had a really good time with this one in particular.
Join us as we talk (and yes, rant a little) about summer birthdays and why it’s okay to be a total Type B mom in the birthday planning department. Then we take on the whole girls toys vs. boys toys premise, which bugs the heck out of us, as our regular readers know by now. Fortunately we can laugh about it. A lot. We even came up with a list of things that actually could be called girls’ toys. (Not that anyone would want to buy them.)
And last, as always, we each share our Cool Picks of the Week.
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Summer Birthdays
If you’re looking for some birthday party theme ideas, don’t miss some of our most popular party theme posts, like an Alice and Wonderland party, Minecraft party (the fondant birthday toppers above are from Made Like Butter), a Superhero party, a Rainbow Art Party…we have a lot!
Liz shares her preference for online invitations to parties, like the ones at Paperless Post. Aren’t they awesome?
Here’s Liz’s Type B Mom Mystery Party on Mom-101. Notice how everyone is smiling and happy even though this party wasn’t exactly Pinterest-perfect? Exactly.
Girls Toys vs. Boys Toys
We’ve often discussed the silly division between “toys for boys” versus “toys for girls.” After all, Girls like dinosaurs. And well, boys like purple. Don’t forget that boys like pink, too.
A mom calls out a major retailer for creating a Girls’ Building Toys aisle.
Here’s Liz’s original (and somewhat surprising) defense of LEGO Friends, and a more recent discussion about why we often call girls’ toys “uncool”.
The hugely viral post from Sarah Manley of Nerdy Apple about her 5 year old son dressing up as Daphne from Scooby Doo for Halloween.
On boy and girl Happy Meals. Sigh.
Our list of great baby dolls for boys — and girls. Of course.
Cool Picks of the Week
Liz’s Cool Pick of the Week: The documentary Miss You Can Do It is gets its title from the beauty pageant for differently abled kids of the same name. Catch it on HBO now — it’s awesome for watching with kids.
Kristen’s Cool Pick of the Week: SkillShare is an online learning portal for adults and older kids with a slew of cool classes you can take at your convenience. So great for summer!
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