17 wonderful (and affordable!) personalized holiday gifts you can still get in time for Christmas.
Personalized gifts have always been some of our favorites, but finding affordable personalized holiday gifts — well, we really love a challenge. So we’ve found more than a dozen for you all, to help you select something extra-thoughtful for anyone on your...
Baby Yoda Funko POP! The stocking stuffer we desperately want will be here…not by Christmas.
The good news: I finally found the one affordable little gift I know will please every one of my kids. Baby Yoda: The Child Funko POP! figurine, fresh off his Mandalorian boost into meme-of-the-year status, complete with a Lin Manuel approved viral Baby Yoda Hamilton...
24 gifts that give back beautifully to everyone on your list. Because any day can be #GivingTuesday if you make it.
Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways — not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to “charities.” While we definitely share these kinds of gifts that give...
How to play Crokinole: The best game you’ve never played
After someone I follow on Instagram mentioned that her family had a blast playing the game Crokinole, I decided to Google it, having never heard of it myself. What kind of board game buff am I? Not a good one, apparently. Well, as I’ve learned over the last...
How to get your hands on the new Barbie x Star Wars dolls before they cost a schmillion Galactic Credits
The limited edition, totally collectible, geektastic collaboration between Barbie x Star Wars is coming soon, so start saving those Creds. Shipping exclusively from Amazon around November 18, you’ll find 3 Barbie figures, including Barbie R2-D2, Barbie Leia, and...
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...
21 unique gifts (good ones!) for dads who have everything | Father’s Day Gift Guide
It can be tough each Father’s Day to look for unique gifts for dads, grandpas, or stepdads, especially when you’re shopping for the type who either owns everything already, or says, “I don’t need anything.” (C’mon… a little...
The Father of All Dad Guides: An A to Z of OMG they totally know my dad
To be sure, The Father of All Dad Guides: From (A)doring to (Z)addy by Madeline Davies and Tara Jacoby will never be found in that proverbial Hallmark aisle of faux calligraphy Father’s Day cards and sentimental trinkets. This book offers an irreverent, somewhat...
30 amazing Father’s Day gifts under $15: For when the thought counts, but so does the gift | Father’s Day Gift Guide
Each year we scour the web for the coolest Father’s Day gifts to fit any budget, and one of our most popular posts is always gifts for dad under $20. But this year I thought I’d challenge myself and try to compile some really cool Father’s Day gifts...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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No More Mean Girls, by Katie Hurley
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How to Break Up with Your Phone, by Christine Price
The New Childhood, by Jordan Shapiro
How to Be a Happier Parent by KJ Dell'Antonia
Raising Empowered Daughters by Mike Adamick
Radical Kindness by Angela Santomero
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