9 super easy DIY Halloween treat bags for kids that beat carrying a boring pillow case
The house is decorated, there’s candy in the pantry for trick-or-treaters, and your children’s Halloween costumes have been planned for a month. Think you’re set for October 31? Well, have you considered what your kids will use for Halloween treat...
5 fun, easy ways to celebrate 10-21-2015, or Back to the Future Day. Whoa, the future really is now.
Though there have been many incorrect memes circulating on social media over the years, today, October 21, 2015, is the actual day that Doc Brown, Marty McFly, and Jennifer first left their cushy 1989 lives to travel “to the future” in Back to the Future...
4 free kawaii Halloween printable craft projects make super cute happy girl!
We love when our own readers share cool things with us, and in the case of Nicola Pravato of Next to Nicx, I’m so happy she brought to our attention her squee-cute kawaii Halloween printables that are awesome for upcoming Halloween parties. She is one talented...
21 of the coolest free Halloween printables for kids. Because we’re all for fun that costs zero dollars.
As we start to get excited for Halloween around here — as in, endless costume discussions considering my girls have a new idea every 17 minutes or so — I’ve been distracting them with Halloween crafts projects, front door decor request, and coloring...
The motherlode of free construction party printables for your little builder
If you’ve got a construction themed party on the brain, well first, you have to check out the awesome DIY dumptruck cake idea we included in our post on how to 18 easy cake decorating ideas for a store-bought cake. Then, you have to sign up for emails from our...
If you want the newest kids’ music from The Pop Ups and Lisa Loeb, there’s only one place you can get them: Amazon
If you want to get your hands–and ears–on the two new albums from CMP favorites The Pop Ups and 90’s pop icon Lisa Loeb, there’s only one place you’ll find them: Amazon. That’s right, Amazon is showing its support for kids’...
10 cool printable chore charts to motivate kids of all ages to clean up. Even your toddlers.
Have your kids been slacking on their daily chores lately? Or really, have you been slacking on enforcing them? First, give yourself a break; summer just unofficially ended. Second, I’ve got help for you: download one of these cool printable chore charts for...
12 fun, easy fall nature crafts for preschoolers: Let the season begin!
Our kids are all officially back to school this week — whoo! — but that also means that some of us now have bored preschoolers at home part of the time, missing their big siblings. They don’t want to miss out on the excitement their big brothers and...
How to throw an Emoji party: The ultimate roundup of seriously awesome snacks, invitations, activities + other ideas.
It’s unmistakable, emoji are everywhere! So of course my kids are begging for an emoji party. They are like the new My Little Pony. The new Cabbage Patch Kids. The new Pet Rocks. (Ha.) I am waiting for Time Magazine to give their 2015 Person of the Year cover to...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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