Ooh la la! These ballet flats from Paris are my girls’ jam
My girls are ready to put away their furry boots and welcome in spring with prettier shoes in bright, sunshine-y colors. And I’ve found the cutest little fashion statements in Faux Pas Paris’ Opera ballet flats — new to the U.S. just in time for...
Where’s Warhol? Not hiding in a red and white striped shirt, that’s for sure.
When I first saw a copy of Where’s Warhol?, I had to laugh at this clever twist on the incredibly popular Where’s Waldo books that I devoured when I was a kid. I mean, Andy Warhol was better known for donning a platinum wig than a red-and-white striped...
15 of the cutest and free-est Easter printables for our kids
We’ve been hopping all over the internet to find our favorite free Easter printables to help you get ready for Easter Sunday. Our hunt turned up some of the cutest printable Easter coloring pages, decorations, and DIY treat boxes that you can just click and...
Easter eggs so natural, they come with their own Easter grass
Along with eating an entire bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs (ugh), I’ve kicked off the Easter season by dyeing dozens of Easter eggs with my kids. And since our family consumes a ton of hardboiled eggs, I like to use natural dyes on them whenever possible. I’ve...
Over 20 of the best bunny gifts for Easter, whether you’ve got toddlers or tweens
Ready for Easter? We weren’t either until we started searching the web for ideas, and got excited when we found so many totally adorable bunny gifts for Easter out there! And there’s no chocolate, Peeps, or jelly beans in this bunch — not that...
The NSFW socks from Blue-Q
We love seeing crazy fun socks for women have become such a massive trend. And since I’m hoping that my socks continue to be not-boring, I started digging around for more statement-making socks. And naturally we fell down laughing when we saw the sassy socks...
Sharpie Easter eggs! 19 of the coolest no-mess ideas that make Easter egg decorating easy.
For the last few years, we’ve been finding more and more Easter egg decorating ideas that skip the traditional dip and dye, and go straight to Sharpies. What’s cool for us as parents is that not only is there less mess, but what kids don’t jump at...
An honest review of Marie Kondo’s newest book, Spark Joy: Does it light a fire or lack a certain spark?
It was with immense excitement that I ordered Marie Kondo’s newest book, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up. After all, it’s been a year since I wrote about her first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up:...
More than 40 cool Star Wars The Force Awakens birthday party ideas: invitations, decor, treats, and activities. Now THAT’S how the force works!
Since the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, kids all over planet Earth and Jakku are begging for a Star Wars Force Awakens birthday party that incorporates Rey, Finn, BB-8, and yeah, Kylo Ren along with our favorite pals from the original franchise....Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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