The Star Wars: A Force Awakens Monopoly set was missing Rey. Then one little girl changed that.
When Hasbro’s new Star Wars: A Force Awakens Monopoly set came out in late 2015, fans discovered something was missing. Well, someone was missing: Rey. And one 8-year-old wasn’t okay with that. (And honestly, neither were we.) So Annie Rose Goldman wrote...
14 easy ideas for last-minute Father’s Day gifts that also happen to be cool | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2018
Even though Father’s Day gifts have been on our minds — and our shopping lists — for weeks now, some of us still have, um, a little bit of work to do before Sunday. But we’re not worried, and you shouldn’t be either, because we’ve...
9 outrageously cool experience gifts for the dad who has everything | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2017
If there’s a dad in your life who’s impossible to shop for, Father’s Day gifting can present an annual challenge. Well — challenge for you, but fun for us! That’s why we turn to fantastic experience gifts for the dad who has everything....
11 creative DIY Father’s Day cards kids can make! Awwww…. | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2017
Sometimes the sweetest Father’s Day gifts don’t come from a store, but come cobbled together with Scotch tape and glue sticks — like these awesomely creative DIY Father’s Day cards kids can make for a special dad, grandpa or stepfather in their...
10 truly cool personalized gifts for dad you can still order in time | Father’s Day Gifts 2017
We’ve shared so many cool personalized Father’s Day gifts over the years, as well as personalized gifts for everyone on your holiday or shopping list — but the catch is, you often have to shop early. So I’m so happy to share these fantastic...
Cool Wonder Woman gifts that boys and men will love too.
Wonder Woman — let alone an exclusive all-female screening of the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman movie — does not frighten the boys and men in my life, and for that I am grateful. I mean, what kid wouldn’t want to look up to a badass superhero...
5 of the worst Father’s Day gifts: Steer clear if you want to stay in his will!
With every dad’s special day coming up, we feel that it’s our duty to point out some of the worst Father’s Day gifts we’ve been seeing. Not because we’re mean. But because we love dads. And we have their backs. Kristen and Liz had a...
11 practical Father’s Day gifts that still feel cool and gifty | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2017
We’ve joked about how getting a mom an oil change gift card is probably not the best way to say, “thank you for raising me, you’re the best!” And the same goes for Father’s Day gifts, even if he is a practical sort of guy. So next up in our 2017 Father’s...
16 gifts for the cool dad | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2017
It’s not that lawnmowers, fishing, and ties can’t be cool, it’s just that if you want a gift for a cool dad in your life for Father’s Day, you’ve got to get creative. Because he probably is too. So we’re kicking off our annual...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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