Cards honoring women’s achievements beyond motherhood and marital status. (Shocking, I know.)
I just got wind of Statement Cards, a new line of greeting cards designed to honor women’s successes beyond the traditional congratulatory occasions. You know, like engagements, weddings, pregnancy and childbirth. Not that there’s anything wrong with any...
23 wildly cute baby Halloween costumes on Etsy that will make you want many babies to dress up this year.
When you’re a new parent, it’s not like you have a ton of time, energy or brain cells to carefully DIY an Insta-perfect baby costume. So to make it easier, I’ve put together the guaranteed cutest handmade baby Halloween costumes on Etsy from all...
Amy Ignatow’s The Cutest Thing Ever is totes adorbs.
Once in a while, a new picture book come along that we want for our early readers right away. And sometimes one comes along that we kind of want for ourselves too. And for all the toddlers in our lives. And for our cool tweens too. Well, that’s what’s so...
Naruto run to grab these Storm Area 51 meme shirts: The best designs, for all your conspiratorial fashion needs
If you have a teen, surely you know of their great hopes and dreams to storm Area 51 this coming September. The meme has taken hold, and I’m afraid I’m going to wake up one morning with a note from my kids saying, Gone to see them aliens. Took some money....
Wait, moms are funny? A delightful conversation with Ophira Eisenberg | Spawned Episode 161
We’ve always said that if we weren’t laughing about motherhood, we’d be crying. Hey, parenting is hard. And from what we learned from our chat with comedian and NPR Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg, we’re not alone. Have you ever wondered...
The Evangeline Lilly interview that will convince you she’s one of the coolest moms | Spawned Ep 160
As it turns out, Evangeline Lilly is not just an Orc-defeating Tolkien elf, badass desert island survivor, or quantum realm-traveling Marvel superhero. She is also a super cool mom, and author of the darkly comic, wonderfully inventive new young reader series, the...
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver writer Jill Twiss on finding the funny in tough times | Spawned 159
Does it feel hard to laugh sometimes with all that’s going on in the world? You’ll love this episode of the Spawned Parenting Podcast. This week we’re talking to Jill Twiss, Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver staff writer, and...
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...
21 really, really funny Father’s Day cards. No golfing or lawnmower jokes, promise | Father’s Day Gifts
We always love searching for funny Father’s Day cards — and especially the challenge of finding funny Father’s Day cards that don’t involve cliché jokes about grilling, golf, lawnmowers, or hogging the remote control. It’s harder than you...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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