The best Hanukkah coloring pages: 8 options that are beautiful, artful and free.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Do you know how hard it is to find good free Hanukkah coloring pages for kids? Like, really hard. Who knew that tracking 8 of them down would be another Hanukkah miracle! I searched a long time to find what I think are some of the best Hanukkah coloring pages on the...

Peace, Joy, Color: Cool Christmas coloring pages for adults in a book of tear-out postcards

by Liz Gumbinner | Cards + Stationery

As we get closer to the launch of our big holiday gift guide (next week, you guys!) we’ve been keeping our eyes out in particular for lots of affordable gifts. You know, the stuff for people on your list who deserve more than a stocking stuffer, but aren’t...

Showing your thanks: 5 simple tips for making military care packages more personal

by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks

When my kids’ father was deployed for a few months to Afghanistan, I put together several military care packages filled with fairly typical items. Don’t get me wrong, they were definitely very appreciated by his unit! But it wasn’t until he returned...

Superhero Comic Kit: A BIG way for kids to write their very own BIG comics. Did we mention they’re big?

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

Our superhero-loving kids are going to leap over a tall building to get their hands on The Superhero Comic Kit, an activity book that gives them the chance to write and illustrate their very own comic books. No super skills required, only an active imagination, which...

We’ve got 21 of the coolest coloring books for adults. Pass those markers over, kids.

by Kate Etue | Books for Adults, DIY

It’s so easy to find yourself on-the-go all the time as a parent, but having downtime is important. In fact, I think it’s vital to being a good mom or dad. Of course, a few hours alone to get a manicure or go for a walk is so nice, but I like to find ways...

Break out the new crayons for this awesome coloring book from indie illustrator Laura Palmer

by Kate Etue | DIY

Who doesn’t need more coloring books in their lives? Well, okay, if you look in my kids’ craft drawer, maybe we don’t. But, we do need awesome ones. The cheap, thin, licensed ones can get tossed and we’ll replace them with cool, creative...

DoodleLit by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver: Because, Mr. Darcy coloring pages.

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

Every once in a while I come across a kids’ book I love as much (or more) than my kids do. It’s even more rare with board books, but the brilliantly creative BabyLit board books by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver are definitely on that list. I have to...

An activity book to inspire creativity. (It’s also teaching our kids geography, but shhh.)

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

So, a couple years ago I predicted that my kids would still be flipping through the book Maps by Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński—and I was right. The pages are well-loved, and it’s still displayed prominently on our coffee table. So recently...

The most fun printable Haggadah for kids we’ve ever seen

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

While mostly what kids look forward to in a Passover Seder is finding the matzoh, reading the four questions and stuffing their faces with as many macaroons or chocolate-covered Matzoh as possible, a few years back we discovered a clever Passover Haggadah for...

Small Thyme Cooks: The coloring and activity book for kids who don’t have to ask, who’s Eric Ripert?

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids

Sometimes the activity books for kids that we find are as much for the parents as they are for the kids, and such is the case with the Small Thyme Cooks Activity and Coloring Book. Created by Andre Huseston Mack, former French Laundry sommelier, creative thinker, and...