Shoe-shopping just got sweeter: Buy a pair of Toms and a US child in need gets one too.

by Pilar | Kid Style

Kids don’t need much to dream. But they do need a few basic, important things to succeed: education, food, exercise and clothing. So we’re happy to support a company that aims to give one million pairs of shoes to underprivileged children right here in the...

Not just backpacks: State GiveBackPacks also help kids who need them.

by Pilar | School Gear

So here’s something I didn’t know: More than 46 million Americans are living below the poverty line right now. And of those 46 million people, 23% of them are kids. So we’re very happy to support a company that helps kids living in poverty to head...

A kids’ world as cheerful as your kids (or one can hope)

by Pilar | Kid Style

Putting together a nursery or little kid’s room can be a challenge if you’re going for a certain retro-mod Scandinavian rainbow look. I mean, there is nothing out there that fits that exact description. Or wait, maybe there is.   The relaunch of...

In season: tea towels as fresh as just-picked veggies

by Pilar | Kitchen + Dining

Cooking with the windows open, wrists slightly dirty from picking fresh veggies, knife making a crisp choppety-choppety sound–not going to lie. I live for spring and summer produce. But, with cooking comes cleanup, which pales in comparison to eating. Until you...

The Croods movie review. Think of it as The Flintstones 3.0 in the hands of Dreamworks

by Pilar | Entertainment + Media

Nose picking, blatant scratching, a thrilling chase, slipping on banana peels — all things my almost seven-year-old currently thinks are the most awesome and hilarious acts on earth, especially if there’s a fart joke in there somewhere. Cue The Croods. I...

The Sesame Street Downton Abbey video. Hilarious!

by Pilar | Entertainment + Media

Considering how addicted we are to Downton Abbey, we just couldn’t wait to tell you about the new Sesame Street Downton Abbey parody called “Upside Downton Abbey” that will air next week.The parody, which stars the Dowager Countess of...