The cutest Year of the Pig baby gifts for all the 2019 little piggies
On Tuesday, February 5, we celebrate Chinese New Year and ring in the Year of the Pig. We’ve always loved Chinese New Year animal gifts as thoughtful baby gifts — and I’m kind of amazed realizing we’ve now come full Chinese Zodiac circle,...
A few adorable, modern Christmas pajamas for kids for a picture-perfect Christmas morning
Since this is my son’s first Christmas in proper pajamas and not a sleep sack, I’ve been inordinately excited to pick out some cute modern Christmas pajamas for him. While I love a good flannel plaid in holiday hues — hey, nothing wrong with the...
Small Business Saturday Deals: The shops we’d support even if they were full price
The #shopsmall movement is one we’ve been supporting even before there was an unofficial Small Business Saturday followed by a very official Small Business Saturday (now kindly supported by American Express). Lots of our favorite indie businesses, small shops,...
Our favorite multi-denominational kids’ holiday tees for a happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas, and joyous everything
Leave it to Free to Be Kids to create a collection of positive multi-denominational holiday tees for kids and babies that I couldn’t wait to run here to share with you all. We’ve joked before about the dearth of cool, clever Hanukkah tees and gifts for...
Vote Like a Mother: In time for the mother of all midterms
If you haven’t gotten word yet, we have a seriously important election coming up in November. We’ve asked you to check your registration, double and triple-check your registration, join Michelle Obama and Lin-Manuel Miranda to help new voters to register,...
This indie kids’ label collab is like goth-fantasy-new-orleans-ballerina and it’s wonderful!
Just in time for Halloween, two of my very favorite kidswear brands have joined together for an awesome collab: Nununu X Tutu Du Monde. Whoa! I have written about the edgy but wearable offerings from Nununu and the theatrically-inspired, spectacularly crafted,...
A thorough comparison of 3 top kids’ clothing subscriptions: KidBox vs Stitch Fix Kids vs Rockets of Awesome
Moms are shopping for their kids more and more through subscription services these days and we thought it was worth taking a good look at these subscription clothing services for kids and compare them. Hey, we get it — it’s so convenient to get a curated...
The personalized baby gifts for kids whose names will never be on a gift shop keychain
For those of us who had 16 Jennifers and Michaels in every class, it’s no surprise our kids’ classe are now filled with names like Atticus, Harper, Caleb, and Arun. Even if there’s more than one Mikayla, it’s likely that one is a McKayla, one...
Dozens of the biggest and best Labor Day weekend sales, all in one place
As long as there are big Labor Day sales, we say take advantage! Online. Because personally, we’re fans of spending the weekend with our families and enjoying the last (sniff) unofficial weekend of summer. So if you’ve got a little laptop or tablet time,...
