The diversity of movie heroes and movie makers | Editors’ Top 10 of the Year
Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are...
The importance of gratitude right now | Spawned ep 32
We both have gratitude on our minds right now. At a time that there is so much abundance — food, gifts, parties — and conversely, so many of us struggling with holidays in general, it’s so valuable for us to slow down and consider ways to help...
Angela Santomero’s tips for raising smart, inspired, and engaged kids in a screen-filled world | Spawned ep 116
Whatever age your kids may be, we know that managing screen time and finding the benefits (and boundaries) is a huge issue with parents. Like, a non-stop concern. So we’re thrilled to chat with Angela Santomero, the successful creator of educational programs...
What Olympic sport is competing which day? This website has the answer!
Let’s be honest, the Olympics coverage is a mess. (And you know I’m a total Olympics-watching geek if you have been following our Instagram Stories on Cool Mom Picks!) Live events aren’t live — unless they are. The medal ceremonies seem almost...
Web coolness: Olympic recipes and crafts, the athletes were rooting for, Valentines Day help, and fixing your Facebook feed
Here are some of the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. The Olympics ceremonies starts tonight! We are totally blown away by this team USA Olympics cake by Molly Yeh. Are you up for an olympian baking feat?...
6 of our favorite Disney movies that you can watch free at home this week.
This is a sponsored post on behalf of our partner Disney. We are total entertainment geeks, and as our readers know, we’re big fans of family movie night. (i.e. Put down those screens, kids, and come watch the big screen right here with us.) So we are pretty...
The parents’ ultimate guide to snow day sanity with 34 genius snow day activities.
Are you in snow day hell, stuck inside with antsy kids, looking for some fun ideas besides staring at your Instagram Stories? We feel you! Don’t lose your mind looking for great snow day activities; start with these ideas, newly updated for 2018. We’ve got...
Why the new Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors is helping more kids see themselves as the superheroes the world needs
I don’t think that it’s a coincidence all that right now, during a time of so much turmoil in the world, that our hunger for great superhero stories is blowing up. Yes, for kids too. It’s hugely cathartic to see even the most basic good vs. evil...
The Roots create a Schoolhouse Rock-ish video about slavery. Here’s why every parent should watch. | Thinking Parent
Last week’s episode of Blackish focused on Columbus Day and why some Americans still celebrate or honor a man who really was no hero. The entire episode was powerful — and brilliantly funny, as the show always is — but it was I Am A Slave from The...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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