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14 brilliant last-minute gifts for Dad. So many ideas! | Father’s Day Gifts 2019
We always love helping you all out with great last minute gifts for Dad, Grandpa, your stepdad, or anyone you’re celebrating this Father’s Day. Because it helps us out too! While Father’s Day gifts have been on our minds — and our shopping...
The new Crayola crafting subscription box offers impressive DIY fun!
Anyone else concerned about summer boredom? Because I’ve just discovered the Crayola CIY subscription box — as in, Create It Yourself — and I think it may be just the thing to keep crafty preteens entertained for a solid few hours. Especially as...
10 brilliant subscription gifts for Mother’s Day that shower her with love all year long | Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2019
Remember when book-of-the-month-club and Columbia House were pretty much the only subscription gifts around? OMG, we’ve come a long way. Now there are subscription gifts for pretty much any hobby or interest, and they make a wonderful gift idea for...
8 of the best book subscription boxes for kids of all ages, in honor of National Reading Month
One way to get kids excited about reading? Sign up for one of the awesome book subscription boxes that deliver hand-curated titles to your doorstep each month. The options for book subscriptions for kids have grown exponentially over the last few years and it’s...
The best list of last-minute holiday gift ideas that let you skip the $$$ shipping
I totally get the last-minute holiday gift problem. Believe me! I mean, we may have started amassing ideas for our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide in, like…February, but hey, we’re busy moms. And we’re busy shopping for you sometimes at the expense of our...
Succulent of the month: An adorable and affordable gift idea for the person who has everything
Need a creative gift that doesn’t cost a fortune and will have the recipient saying, you got me WHAT?! in a happy, not horrified, way? You’ve got to check out the Succulent-of-the-Month subscription club from Succulent Studios. When I saw the company pop...
This hip, indie kids’ magazine subscription is a fabulous gift for curious tweens
You may have heard of Aquila children’s magazine, the cool indie kids publication from the UK, because they’ve been around for 25 years. And they’ve announced they’re going to open their subscriptions up to the USA too, and I’m so...
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...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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