Good mojo from yarn zombies? We’re in, especially if it includes sock monkeys.
There's an uncomfortable stage in between childhood and adulthood when you might need a good luck charm or security blanket, but you know the other kids are going to make fun of it. We're betting that if your good juju comes in the form of a zipper-chested twin zombie...
The brightest and best Hanukkah printables for this year’s Festival of Lights
With Hanukkah beginning in just a few days, we've rounded up some festive Hanukkah printables to decorate your home, including a few fun items to mark the once-in-a-lifetime merging of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. Or Thanksgivukkah. But, since Hankukkah lasts longer...
How do I organize Rainbow Loom bands?
If your kids are like mine, they are completely obsessed with making Rainbow Loom bracelets, which means your house is covered in those teeny, tiny rubber bands. Well search no longer! Here, lot of ways to organize Rainbow Loom bands and hopefully keep them on their...
This Mixtape Stamp Activity Kit is even cooler than the mixtapes of our youth
My kids complain because we never use wrapping paper at Christmas. We’ve been using the same reusable fabric for all our gifts since they were born, but I think I’ve found a little something from CMP Fave Yellow Owl Workshop that might make me reconsider. The Mixtape...
How to cook your first Thanksgiving turkey: the no-panic step-by-step tutorial
Whether it's your first time making a Thanksgiving turkey or your fifth, I've found that there's always room for a little (or a lot!) of help. So, this year, I've put together a step-by-step Thankgiving turkey tutorial. Hope it helps. Pick a recipe My first bit of...
How do you explain Thanksgiving to kids? 3 great videos to help
I know I'm not the only parent who wonders how do you explain Thanksgiving to kids, beyond, "well, we eat turkey and stuffing and Uncle Fred always drinks too much of his special juice." (That's hyperbolic by the way; I don't have an Uncle Fred. That you know of.) So...
14 creative gift wrap ideas to make your nice list feel super special this holiday season
The simplest handmade gift can feel like it's worth a million bucks if you've taken the time to wrap it with love. So we've pulled together some stunningly creative gift wrap ideas from the best of the Web to help you make your loved ones feel extra special this...
Mailing a lump of coal is expensive. Send Santa’s Black Letter to your naughty list instead.
With just a little over a month until Christmas, it's a great time to send a letter from Santa. In this case, not so much a typical "you've been good this year" note, but a cheeky warning message to someone who's landed on your naughty list. And we've found just the...
The best lip balms for those cold weather chapped lips (darn them).
Chapped and cracked lips are no fun. First of all, ouch. Secondly? They make your lip gloss and lipstick look terrible. Third of all, they're no fun to kiss. So in the hopes of a smooth-lipped winter, I’ve been slathering on some great lip balms. I found promising...
Game of (very small) Thrones
Winter is coming, but it's going to be much shorter than usual. Or at least the characters will, and not just the Imp. We're seriously freaking out over these amazing custom Lego Minifigs inspired by Game of Thrones. MiniBIGS on Etsy draws and custom pad-prints...