FAO Schwarz is back for the holidays, and everything is not even a billion dollars!
I didn’t grow up in NYC so I don’t have FAO Schwarz shopping memories like some of my city friends. But I did know about them from Big, and I loved pouring through their catalogs around the holidays every year, carefully circling the hundreds of high-end...
A modern, small-space art solution for crafty kids
My kids’ grandparents regularly ask what cool, creative gifts they can give them at the holidays (because we have awesome grandparents), and this year I’m putting Playpa play paper on our list without a doubt. I just discovered this huge roll of coloring...
3 new building toys for animal lovers that kids (and parents!) will adore | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from MEGA Whether you’re shopping for birthdays, holidays, or even World Animal Day (that’s today!), these three new animal-themed building toys from kid-favorite MEGA might just be the perfect gift for the little animal lover...
The first AR teddy bear blends high-tech with old-fashioned creative play | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from Seedling Kids love tech. Kids love stuffed animals. So of course kids are going to love Parker, the world’s first Augmented Reality teddy bear who’s here just in time for the holidays. Parker combines classic pretend play with...
You have to see these 60 Broadway musicals recreated with LEGO minifigs!
When I came across Broadway Bricks, a site for which 15-year-old Jack Abrams geniusly recreates the great Broadway Musicals using LEGO minifigs, I simply can’t believe I hadn’t seen it before. I immediately sent the link to my daughter, because she has a...
Women Who Dared blocks are the feminist baby gift we’ve been waiting for.
The accomplishments of women build on one other. We couldn’t have a female presidential candidate today, for instance, if suffragettes like Elizabeth Stanton hadn’t demanded the right to vote, and pioneers like Shirley Chisholm hadn’t broken that...
The unicorn donut teether is the It Baby gift of the year
Don’t you love when your favorite trends meld together into one perfect item? In this particular case, we’re talking unicorns and donuts. So of course someone had to go ahead and create a must-have baby item in this new unicorn donut teether. From Loulou...
Calling all artistic kids! This cool shop lets you design and sell your own custom plush toys
We’re big fans of Budsies, custom dolls based on your kids’ own artwork. My kids’ own drawings were lovingly interpreted into adorable stuffed animals by their team a few years ago, and they’re still favorites around our house. So when we heard...
15 of the best birthday gift ideas for preschoolers that are under $15. For real.
Having a preschooler means lots of classmate birthday parties to look forward to during the school year. And that means lots of birthday gifts, which can really add up. Luckily, there are lots ideas of really cool birthday gift ideas for preschoolers that are under...
Grab this Golden Snitch fidget spinner now! No Nimbus 2000 required.
Attention muggles: we’ve just discovered the fidget spinner of your Harry Potter-loving kids’ dreams.They will love taking pretend-play to the next level with this totally on-trend Golden Snitch fidget spinner. UPDATE: This shop no longer seems to exist....
Hamiltones crayons: We don’t know how to say no to this!
My daughter has been completely obsessed with Hamilton because she is a normal 2017 kid. And as an artist, she’s just as obsessed with these Hamiltones Hamilton crayons by Thespian Swag. Enough that she’s been forwarding me pictures of them for days. Now...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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