
7 awesome Father’s Day gifts that support indie bookstores | Father’s Day Gifts 2020
Next up in our Father's Day Gift Guide Pandemic Edition ™ , we're sharing Father's Day gifts that support indie bookstores. Because investing in our local brick-and-mortar bookshops now, means they'll still be around when it's safe to wander their aisles and breathe...

What we’re keeping and what we’re ditching, after the pandemic is over | Spawned Ep 203
This past week, Liz and I were chatting about some of the changes we've made since this pandemic started. We're finding ourselves cooking more, taking more time for ourselves, and spending way less (waaaaay less) on Starbucks. So it got us thinking: what are some...

10 funny Father’s Day cards for the dad in your life. Hold the fart jokes.
We've rounded-up some of the funniest Father's Day cards for the dad in your life, no lawnmower, golf, or fart jokes to be found. We hope you find the perfect Father's Day card for the partner, dad, father-in-law, or grandfather in your life. Cool Mom Picks is a...

The perfect graduation card for the Class of 2020
Whether you need a graduation card to honor a high school senior, a college student, or maybe even a middle schooler, things are...a little different in 2020. While Christina has shared some amazing ways to honor your 2020 graduate during Covid-19, there's one more I...

Crayola introduces Colors of the World crayons with 24 gorgeous skin tones in every box.
There's so much in the news right now, you might have missed that today is International Diversity Day. (Not that every day shouldn't be International Diversity Day but that's another story.) Which makes this the perfect day for Crayola to announce their new line of...

KJ Dell’Antonia on how to be a happier parent in a pandemic. Is it even possible? | Spawned Ep 202
This much is clear about parents right now: We're stressed. We're tired. We're anxious. We're sad. We're coping in any way we can, all while taking care of our kids' feelings too. So the big question is, is it selfish to want to find ways to be a happier parent these...

A beautiful new children’s book, just in time for Father’s Day | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message forCandlewick Press With Father's Day right around the corner, there's nothing more special than the gift of time together, reading Hike, newest book written and illustrated by Pete Oswald, the New York Times bestselling illustrator of The...

11 easy Father’s Day crafts for kids that celebrate #1 dads, rock star dads, and superhero dads. | Father’s Day Gift Guide
As we look for the best Father's Day crafts for kids to make for their dads, grandpas and stepdads as part of our annual Father's Day Gift Guide, one thing becomes evident: While not all dads have mustaches, or wear neck ties, or play golf or like bacon, that seems to...

6 tuition-free classes that help your teens learn online this summer — without you standing over their shoulders.
Over the last few months, we've shared some informative posts to help the newbies among us succeed more with homeschooling -- or more accurately, helping us to guide our kids through the at-home learning they're getting from their schools. So much has happened since...

How to play 5 new card games for kids using a regular deck of cards
We've all had a lot of (ahem) together time recently, and we're honestly starting to get a bit bored the same board games. There's only so many rounds of Apples to Apples I can play before it's not so funny anymore. So lately, we've turned to some easy card games kids...