by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Toys + Playthings
We’ve officially hit that stage of mid-April when the weather is warm everywhere, and we’re trying to get the kids to play outside more. While browsing for some cool new outdoor toys for kids, I came across an awesome program: One of our favorite indie...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Kids, Tips + Tricks
Several years ago, we wrote a lengthy post explaining what libraries do, and advocating for their funding. Wth this being National Library Week, at a time that there is an inarguable war on public libraries in the U.S. I thought I’d share that list with some...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Style + Beauty
You know how much we love gifts that give back, and I was thrilled to find one more in the new Happy Jack x Kenneth Cole capsule collection. Our posts may contain affiliate links and some purchases generate a small commission to support our work at no additional cost...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Living
If you’re looking for a free recycling program for your Febreze cans, your teen’s EOS lip balm containers, your kids’ drink pouches, or even your teeth aligners, you’re in luck. I just found the ultimate list of brands that have recycling...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good
Reading about this week’s tragic death of Nex Benedict has been simply devastating. Nex was a perfectly normal, happy, loving and loved 16-year-old child, who was beaten to death by three older students in their Oklahoma high school bathroom. This, after months...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Doing Good
Today we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life and legacy, as we have every year since we started this site. Over the years, we’ve shared plenty of excellent books, videos, resources, and websites to help kids understand the reason for MLK Day. And...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Doing Good
We’re always fans of finding gifts that give back to meaningful causes during the holiday season (or all year long, really) and one of my favorite new finds is a woman-run businesses that’s also supporting one of my favorite causes: helping us raising the...
by Christina Refford | Doing Good
If your kids are the age to write letters to Santa—a pretty cute age, we admit—they’ll be floored to get a personalized letter from the big guy himself before he heads out on his annual trip around the world. Instead of using elves this year...
by Christina Refford | Doing Good
This Giving Tuesday, there is no shortage of worthy organizations to support. From Veterans charities, to those trying to help civilians in need in Israel and Gaza, to the organizations pushing back against the ongoing threat of gun violence in our local...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Entertainment + Media
We all want to raise kind, caring, empathic kids, and there’s certainly a lot of discussion about whether technology is helping — or can do more to help. That’s why our team has always worked hard to share those apps that make screen time meaningful,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good
There are so many wonderful veterans charities that could really use our support right now for all they do. From scholarship funds for families of fallen soldiers, to support just for women veterans, to service dog training or the construction of adaptive homes, the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Living, Doing Good
I want to share a list of top organizations on the ground supporting the innocent people in Israel and Gaza tragically impacted by the war between Hamas and Israel. This is not a political post, it’s a humanitarian one. But first, I want to share something I...