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8 creative ways to thank our teachers during a very different Teacher Appreciation Week

If there is any year we should all be making sure we send an extra thank you to our favorite teachers, it’s this one. They’re reimagining their entire spring curriculum so that kids can continue to learn from home, they’re getting up to speed on...

This brilliant classroom activity for Valentine’s Day makes everyone feel the love.

by Kate Etue | DIY, Valentine's Day

Trying to find classroom activities for Valentine’s Day parties that are fun enough, cool enough, easy enough, and affordable enough isn’t a simple task. Plus, not every kid is comfortable with the “tell every kid in your class you love them”...

24 gifts that give back beautifully to everyone on your list. Because any day can be #GivingTuesday if you make it.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Holiday Picks

Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways — not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to “charities.” While we definitely share these kinds of gifts that give...

Homemade mason jar spa gift ideas all with safe, edible ingredients. So easy, and SO appreciated!

by Christina Refford | Beauty + Cosmetics, DIY, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Holiday Picks

I think these DIY mason jar spa gift ideas are just so incredibly perfect for the end of year. Or in this case, the end of the decade. (Whoa!) I mean, is there anyone among us who could not use a little pampering right now? If you can’t afford to gift everyone...

This inspirational heroine poster supports classrooms in more way than one.

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, Doing Good

We all fell in love with artist Karen Hallion’s “She Series” empowered heroines poster last year, which featured some of our favorite fictional badass ladies (plus Eliza Hamilton). This week, she announced a brand new limited-edition poster in the...

7 Printable teacher appreciation notes to help our kids show their love and, well, appreciation

by Caroline Siegrist | DIY

Lately I’ve been sleuthing around the interwebs for great printable teacher appreciation notes for kids. After all, Teacher Appreciation Week starts today! And ever since my son started preschool, I’ve been been struck anew by how much educators do to...

The best list of last-minute holiday gift ideas that let you skip the $$$ shipping

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks

I totally get the last-minute holiday gift problem. Believe me! I mean, we may have started amassing ideas for our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide in, like…February, but hey, we’re busy moms. And we’re busy shopping for you sometimes at the expense of our...

Some of our favorite Secret Santa gift ideas for the whole family

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks

One way I always bring all of my family together over the holidays is with a Secret Santa gifting tradition. Truth be told, it’s the most affordable (and let’s be honest, fun) way to exchange gifts with a large family over the holidays. I generally try to...

The best teacher gift ideas from people who know: actual teachers.

by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks

We are always on the lookout for the best teacher gift ideas every year, and it may in fact be one of the top gift questions we get from readers every year about this time. (Then again in May.) And hey, I get it; if there are any people on my holiday shopping list...

23 creative, practical ideas for holiday gifts for teachers. No crafting required!

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

I don’t know about you, but I do not have the mental space to craft an elaborate, handmade gift for my kids’ teachers this year. And, as adorable and delicious as it may be, I can’t do yet another mason jar full of hot cocoa mix. Instead, I’ve...

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