by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
If you don’t think of family board games as an educational opportunity to supplement your kids’ learning, well put away the Cards Against Humanity (ha) and check out these suggestions! To be clear, as a homeschooling mom, I’m a big fan of actual...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids, Entertainment + Media
This year, even though we haven’t been able to go to actual movie theaters, we’re still seeing plenty of great movies from home. Yay for film companies adapting! And yay for me spending less than $50 to get everyone popcorn! If you’re big on reading...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
For my kids, their siblings have been their only playmates for months. And hey! Now that we’re heading into yet another weekend during Covid, that means finding a few more family activities. Our default is to sit around the table and play card games or board...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings, Kids, Party Ideas
We’ve all had a lot of (ahem) together time recently, and we’re honestly starting to get a bit bored the same board games. There’s only so many rounds of Apples to Apples I can play before it’s not so funny anymore. So lately, we’ve...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Real parenting talk: Emotions are up and down in the age of Covid, times are stressful — in fact we both just got the “school is cancelled for the whole year” notices. Sigh. We definitely are not trying to “win” quarantine with 800...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
We love our game nights with friends, and cancelling those has been a sad part of the quarantine for us. But we’ve found 6 great games you can play over FaceTime or Zoom. It helps make that distance feel not so far at all, and gives you more opportunities to...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media, Cool Tech
This is a sponsored message from Yippee Let’s be honest, we’re all spending a lot more time in front of screens these days, and that goes for our kids too. Which is fine. We just all want to make sure they’re safe when they’re scrolling the web...
by Kate Etue | Entertainment + Media
As a homeschooling mom, I know how educational documentaries for kids can help fill the days, balance entertainment with education, and even give us longer breaks when we need it. I even included it in my tips for parents who are now homeschooling. So I’ve put...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
This is paid content from BBC Studios It’s so wonderful to find a charming, modern, imagination-building kids’ tv show that adults can appreciate too, and Bluey is all that and more. Critics have even called it “a show kids can watch on repeat...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
I have wanted to talk to Joy Cho, the founder and creative director of Oh Joy! for oh…about forever. When I think of creativity, style, and design, she’s one of the people who pops into mind first — and with a half-million Instagram followers and 13...
