9 cool personalized school supplies to help make the school year a little more fun | Back to School 2018
As we start to get settled into our back-to-school routines — and that includes realizing what gear is missing from last year, what we’ve forgotten to pick up, and what our kids have already lost (gah!) it’s the perfect time to welcome back our...
Personalized keychains and backpack charms to send kids back to school with a smile
It’s an annual tradition for us that when it’s back-to-school season, each kid gets to pick out one charm or backpack charm to hang on their backpacks. In a desperate attempt to steer my youngest from a poop emoji squishie (sigh), I may point her towards...
Forget Waldo, try finding your own kid in these cool custom seek-and-find books!
I can get lost (er, I mean , my kids can) in a good seek-and-find book. One that’s not so hard it’s frustrating, but not too easy that you have the whole thing solved in ten minutes. So, when I saw that Wonderbly, one of our favorite indie publishers, just...
12 of the absolute best daddy and me tees for Father’s Day | Gift Guide 2018
Father’s Day of course means daddy-kid photo opps, and for some of us, that means daddy and me tees. So I’ve looked around for some creative, cool options and honestly, I think some of these daddy and me tees are the best anywhere. In other words, no...
Cool Father’s Day jewelry and accessory gifts, from sporty to chic | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2018
Our 2018 Father’s Day gift guide is packed with meaningful gift ideas from adorable DIY projects the kids can make to creative gifts for the dad who has everything. And now, we’re taking a look at great Father’s Day jewelry and accessories for men....
12 wonderfully creative photo gifts for Father’s Day | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2018
I’ve always felt that creative photo gifts for Father’s Day make some of the best gifts of all. Because for busy dads — and okay, moms — ordering prints or printing photos tends to get buried on the priority list. If you want to go beyond a...
21 creative Father’s Day gifts for the man who has everything, including great taste | Father’s Day Gifts 2018
As much as we love finding fun, funny, sweet, and sentimental Father’s Day gifts for you each year, one thing we really love doing is helping our readers solve problems. Like, gift problems. Like, finding the perfect creative Father’s Day gift for the man...
14 of the best personalized Father’s Day gifts to make him go awwwww | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2018
Yes, it’s nearly Father’s Day, and we’re kicking off our annual Father’s Day Gift Guide with some of the very best personalized Father’s Day gifts around! We’re always so excited to share our favorite gifts for dads, grandpas,...
Say my name, say my name.
How hard was it to pick the perfect name for your baby? Ugh. My husband and I discussed (and debated) for months over the merits of different names, and name meaning always came into play. In fact, we even threw out some good contenders just because we didn’t...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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