by Lexi Petronis | Toys + Playthings
As you’re going about making your family’s summer plans, you’re probably thinking to yourself: “Self, you know what this summer really needs? A giant pool float that looks like a rainbow unicorn and can easily fit six people.” What, you...
by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | DIY
If you’re like me, this DIY Pin & Flair Kit from Yellow Owl Workshop will transport you back to the carefree days of your youth. That is, the good parts, not the parts with the retainer and the bad hair. Because the pins are made with Shrinky Dinks! (Or at least...
by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Style + Beauty
As a woman of color, I love POC-owned beauty brands. In my experience, it means the color in the bottle is the same color that will appear on your face; you don’t have to worry about opacity or color saturation; and you’re practically guaranteed that...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
Inflatable pool floats have certainly got a hipster makeover over the past few years. So why not inflatable pools? Aha! Chicago designer Emily Vaca has created a line of Minnidip Inflatable Pools for that very reason. She stayed away from the traditional rainbow...
by Georgette Gilmore | Style + Beauty, Entertainment + Media
Marvel’s Black Panther hits the big screen on Friday, February 16 and my family is so excited to see it, especially after the wildly positive early reviews, we’ve joined other fans to help the superhero film hit record-breaking ticket presales. Yeah. We...
by Lexi Petronis | Valentine's Day, Fashion
Our kids are obsessed with best friend necklaces — you know, like those traditional split heart charms on a chain that allow you to each wear a half. Whomever came up with that very first split-heart, yours-and-mine necklace…pure genius! But the idea has...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
I’ve always loved the artful, fun kids’ toys and gifts from eeBoo, and now I’ve got one more reason to love them: The 500 piece Women March! puzzle that’s coming out in spring of this year. Prolific illustrator Jennifer Orkin Lewis (you may...
by Caroline Siegrist | Fashion
While some years have been fashion misses for us (oof, that 2017 Pantone Greenery was a tough one), we’re all about Pantone’s 2018 color of the year, which is a rich, royal-looking, totally wearable Pantone Ultra Violet. Whether it’s a clever nod to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, Doing Good
Yesterday, being able to march in the second Women’s March with my mother and daughter and a group of incredible like-minded women, I feel re-energized and empowered to do what I can to help make this country the best one it can be for my kids. But as much as...