by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
I was always shy about raising my hand in class as a kid, which is why the new kids’ book Raise Your Hand instantly jumped out at me. Kid author Alice Paul Tapper wrote the book after creating a Girl Scout merit badge that encouraged girls to speak up at school...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
Like many parents, I’ve been reeling ever the New Zealand mosque shooting last week, which was just followed by yet another horrific racist attack only yesterday: a fire deliberately set at a mosque in Northern California. So as a non-Muslim myself, I’ve...
by Caroline Siegrist | Toys + Playthings, Art + Decor
As a parent who’s trying to motivate my young son to be kind and behave well without the promise of copious amounts of sugar, I was so pleased to find these truly wonderful Be Kind stickers at Star Salts Etsy shop. CMP is an rstyle affiliate They caught my eye...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media, Cool Tech
Video is the new TV for this generation of kids, if you hadn’t quite noticed. (Ha.) When we say to our kids, “let’s watch a show!’ their inclination is to turn their favorite video app or video platform on their little screens, and click play....
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
One way to get kids excited about reading? Sign up for one of the awesome book subscription boxes that deliver hand-curated titles to your doorstep each month. The options for book subscriptions for kids have grown exponentially over the last few years and it’s...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
It’s amazing how few companies are making sports equipment targeted to girls — unless it’s pink or purple or covered in glitter. So I loved discovering KAOS Soccer, a company that blends serious soccer credit with edgy modern design. Not that...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
Okay, ladies, let’s get in formation — because it’s time to celebrate Women’s History Month. While there are lots of things we can do, one is to read up on those incredible women, who have paved the way for so many of us. So we’ve put...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media
It’s March Madness time, and here’s to all of you basketball-loving fans and your brackets and illegal but highly enjoyable betting pools! For those of you however who’d like the fun of a bracket competition without the basketball, we’ve put...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
We have quite the growing collection of Funko Pop figurines, and last week at Toy Fair, there was one that actually made me tear up: A beautiful patina Stan Lee Funko Pop. Maybe because it feels less like a fun figurine and more like he’s being preserved forever...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Kids
I’m already a fan of Kabook personalized children’s books, because they allow you to insert your own child into the story — name, characteristics, favorite stuffed animal, even a photo. What better way to get kids excited about reading than seeing...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style, Entertainment + Media
Last week I discovered this fantastic Into the Spiderverse t-shirt on Woot! by comic illustrator Adam Koford (A.K.A. ApeLad), I figured it would be blow up. But now that Into the Spiderverse won the 2019 Oscar for Best Animated Feature last night (and deservedly so!)...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media
Last night’s 2019’s Best Picture award at the Oscars went to Green Book, a film based (ever so loosely) on a real relationship between prominent Black jazz pianist and classically trained musician Dr. Don Shirley, and his hired driver, Frank “Tony...
