12 of the absolute best daddy and me tees for Father’s Day | Gift Guide 2018
Father’s Day of course means daddy-kid photo opps, and for some of us, that means daddy and me tees. So I’ve looked around for some creative, cool options and honestly, I think some of these daddy and me tees are the best anywhere. In other words, no...
12 wonderfully creative photo gifts for Father’s Day | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2018
I’ve always felt that creative photo gifts for Father’s Day make some of the best gifts of all. Because for busy dads — and okay, moms — ordering prints or printing photos tends to get buried on the priority list. If you want to go beyond a...
11 cool modern growth charts for kids who can’t stop, won’t stop growing
Now that my son’s vertical, I’ve been on the hunt for cool, modern growth charts to track his changing height. Because while pencil markings on the doorframe are cool and all, I’m trying use a growth chart and to put off drawing on the walls until...
Feminist Baby is back and more empowered than ever in this new board book
As a fan of the original Feminist Baby board book, I was pretty stoked to see the title character rocking the pink-and-blue-gender-binary boat again with Lauryn Brantz’s sequel, Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice. While the first hilarious volume introduced us to the...
20 of the absolute coolest mermaid gifts for kids. And uh, maybe adults.
I’ve had the best time searching for the coolest mermaid gifts for some of the mermaid obsessed kids in my life. After all, the mermaid trend shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. So this summer we’re diving in with head-first with 17 cool mermaid gift...
Strong as a Mother: The radical idea that moms need to take care of themselves first.
I’ve been so glad to see more books about self-care for moms, especially since there are so many books on how to care for babies that leave us out of the equation, more or less. Strong as a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and (Most Importantly) Sane from...
5 reasons moms need to see Tully, a totally unsentimental, gritty, important look at motherhood.
There are a lot of sentimental movies about motherhood; Tully isn’t one of them. And yet it’s absolutely 100% worth your while. Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody‘s latest script, directed by Jason Reitman, is a gritty, sometimes painfully realistic...
8 of the sweetest mother-daughter necklace sets, from fancy to DIY | Mother’s Day Gifts 2018
These awesome mother-daughter necklace sets are making me teary. The mother-daughter relationship can be really special, especially with little ones or even those tweens and teens for whom the connection is extra important. Oh — and of course, for moms too!...
How to support the first Off-Broadway musical about children with disabilities.
The conversation around disabilities can be tricky with young children, so I was happy to learn about the Addy & Uno Off-Broadway show that’s educating kids about diversity and inclusivity in the most fun way: with music and puppets. And I was even more...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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