The coolest lunch box accessories, water bottles, and other goodies to make school lunch more fun | Back to School Shopping Guide
Each year, in our annual back to school shopping guide, we always love tracking down those cool lunch box accessories, water bottles, bentos, and other fun goodies that help make opening that same old lunch box every day a little more special. Only last year… we...
21 cool Easter basket ideas under $20 for kids of all ages
We love finding affordable Easter basket ideas for kids that are still super cool. I mean, yes, there are always jellybeans and Peeps, but maybe consider some of these cool Easter basket ideas under $20 as something a little more special — after all, we’ve...
How to encourage your kids’ interests and passions: 5 expert tips
We keep looking for the silver lining in the past Year That Was Like No Other, and as we talk to other parents, one thing comes up over and over: “my kid discovered they really love _____.” Whether it’s manga or chemistry, dystopian fiction or...
Ways to get kids excited about reading: 8 expert, research-backed tips
Not every kid comes out of the womb loving reading. (Or, even comes out of preschool loving reading.) No matter how much you read to your kids or encourage reading, sometimes it just doesn’t click right away. And that’s okay! After years of writing about...
Yippee is the safe, ad-free streaming service you don’t have to watch over your kids’ shoulders | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from Yippee Let’s be honest, we’re all spending a lot more time in front of screens these days, and that goes for our kids too. Which is fine. We just all want to make sure they’re safe when they’re scrolling the web...
8 cute pumpkin decorating ideas for kids that are not scary at all
It’s time to decorate those pumpkins, parents! And it’s always fun to look around for some of the cute, creative pumpkin decorating ideas. Especially for those of us with little kids who aren’t quite into the super creepy pumpkin vomiting...
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...
Free printables for kindergarten: Sight word help, 12 ways | Back to School Guide
Finding all of these free sight word printables for kindergarten instantly brings me back to those sweet early days of school, sniff. Now that I have a middle schoolers and a brand new high schooler (OMG) I remember how scary it could be to send your kid off to...
11 favorite school supply organization hacks and tips | Back to School Guide 2019
While we’re talking fun school supplies, we have to discuss a few smart school supply organization hacks, tips and tricks Because while we love sharing the coolest backpacks of 2019 and other gear throughout our Back to School Shopping Guide, what do we do with...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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