Hot holiday toys you can still buy last-minute: Liz’s picks on the TODAY Show
This morning, our editor Liz got to drop by the TODAY Show studios to share a few last-minute toy ideas and gift picks with Megyn and her fantastic audience. If you’re looking for a few of the ideas, we’ve put them all together for you below! And for even...
Can you give a postal carrier a gift or tip? The guidelines and some great ideas.
Each year around Christmas, our readers ask us whether you can give a postal carrier a gift — or a UPS or FedEx delivery person for that matter, especially if you get as many packages as we do! Well we’ve got a list below of each organization’s...
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....
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...
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...
18 free Mother’s Day printables that are thoughtful, lovely, and creative. Just like Mom.
Every Mother’s Day, we want to go all-out to celebrate the women in our lives who have done so much for us. But, as moms ourselves, we don’t always have the time to plan big brunches or create one-of-a-kind gifts for all the special moms, mothers-in-law,...
Dozens of creative last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts that won’t seem last minute at all
You’re almost out of time, lover. Good news: We’ve rounded up creative last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts that will remind your honey how much you love them every day. Even if you also have to love them enough to pay a ton for quick shipping. Going the extra mile,...
The ultimate list of amazing last-minute holiday gift ideas for everyone on your list!
We totally get the last-minute holiday gift problem. Believe us! I mean, we may have started working on our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide in, like…May, but hey, we’re busy moms. And we’re busy shopping for you! So no judgments at all if you’re...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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