by Kristen Chase | Toys + Playthings
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...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
When you’ve got middle and high school aged girls who may be feeling awkward or uncomfortable in their changing bodies, getting into athletic clothes for gym or dance or after school activities that give them a little more confidence is a major major win. And...
by Cool Mom Team | Kids, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
This is a sponsored message from VSP Individual Vision Plans A lot of family members offer practical gifts that help support our kids in big ways, like school tuition, summer camp, after school activities, and college savings plan donations. And here’s one more...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
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...
by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
We’ve already shared our favorite backpacks for preschool and kindergarten, so next up in our 2019 Back to School Shopping Guide, we’re moving onto cool backpack for grade school! There are so many…honestly we had to stop ourselves from picking even...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Baby, Gift Guides
We are so excited to announce our brand new Ultimate Birthday Gift Guide! Whoo! For years we’ve been combing the web, talking to kids and parents, and carefully curating the very coolest birthday gifts for kids each year by age. Well now it’s back, with a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
The trend of crazy inflatable lawn sprinklers and cool pool floats shows little sign of slowing down. But if rainbow and unicorn sprinklers aren’t quite up your kid’s alley, I wouldn’t be surprised if a predatory, inter-dimension humanoid lawn...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids
You probably know the song True Colors as Cyndi Lauper’s hit song from 1986 (whoa) or one of its many covers, but the lyrics were written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelley. And it turns out those lyrics are exquisite as the prose filling the new True Colors...
by Liz Gumbinner | Random Coolness
It’s become a cliché that everyone today wants a trophy. Not true at all. Some of us are perfectly happy with a first-place ribbon. And so you have to check out the very funny award ribbons at Frankie and Claude, honoring all kinds of everyday achievements....
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style
I live in Brooklyn, land of Children Who Live in Native Shoes. (Sorry Crocs.) Whether you live among us or not, if you’re about to buy a pair of these fab, comfy, sneaker-water shoe hybrid shoes in time for summer, you have to check out their new collection of...
