3 cool non-LEGO building sets, just to keep things interesting around the playroom
My kids are all about their LEGOs, but I've also been keeping my eye on some cool non-LEGO building sets to keep things interesting around the playroom. These three allow kids to build things they can't with their LEGOs, and I have to say, I'm very impressed....
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40 pregnant women in one prison forced to give birth in shackles and leg irons. Horrifying.
A new lawsuit, as reported by the Associated Press, alleges that more than 40 women have been forced to give birth in shackles in the Milwaukee County Jail over just the past six years. And the details are just horrifying. The plaintiff of this civil class action case...
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Whichever social media site is your guilty pleasure du jour, we’re there, making sure you don’t miss our favorite posts on parenting, fashion, apps, recipes, deals and discounts, and random awesomeness from around the web. Plus our favorite part: we love hearing from...
Testing household hacks: How to clean the 5 biggest kid messes, from Sharpie on the wall to Play-Doh in the rug
There are some facts about the world that are simply not up for debate. Like: Humans breathe air, cats sleep exclusively on favorite black sweaters, and parents will always be searching for how to clean the big messes our kids make. So I took a look at 5 of the most...
The Wipebook dry erase notebook: One random office supply gift your kids will absolutely love.
My kids are obsessed with their dry erase boards (it's the little things, you know?). In fact, my daughter has figured out she can use the dry erase markers on her glossy coloring book covers and wipe those down too. Now, they're playing games like teacher and...
She Persisted: Chelsea Clinton’s new children’s book becomes a best-seller in one day.
It's no surprise that She Persisted is now the title of an upcoming book about history-making American women. What's more interesting though, is that it's a book written for children, by none other than Chelsea Clinton. The phrase has certainly blown up over the past...
Cool Beauty and the Beast birthday party ideas: 40+ of the most inspired treats, activities, decor and more.
With the much hyped Beauty and the Beast movie coming out today, we have the feeling more than a few kids will be raring for a Beauty and the Beast themed birthday party this year. And have we got ideas! We scoured the web for the very coolest, most fun, most...
7 free St. Patrick’s Day printables that will give luck o’ the Irish to kids everywhere
To help your kids celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year, you could bake pans and pans of soda bread, or painstakingly place leprechaun prints around the house...or you could download some free St. Patrick's Day printables to add to lunch boxes or have your kids give...
9 fun and easy rainbow crafts to brighten up your St. Patrick’s Day
We're willing ourselves out of this snowstorm to focus on sunshine and pots of gold at the end of rainbows on St. Patrick's Day. I searched through our favorite craft and blogger sites to find the most fun and easy rainbow crafts for kids, most of which you can...