Spawned Parenting Podcast: Latest Episodes
The latest from Spawned, our award-winning parenting podcast
Target removes boy and girl toy signs, Internet implodes.
Geez, Target! Change a few signs in your store and you blow up the whole entire Internet! In the past, we've discussed our issues with labeling girls toys vs. boys toys, as opposed to just calling them, oh...you know. BLOCKS. And DOLLS. Well, apparently Target has...
Spawned Episode 10: Escape from Caillou
If you need a break from all child-media, ooh, you're in for a treat today! Check out our newest extra-special, slightly (okay, very) R-rated episode of SPAWNED with Kristen and Liz this week on Soundcloud right now. Or, subscribe to Spawned on iTunes and listen in...
Spawned Episode 9: You Are Not a Crappy Parent
This week on SPAWNED, we talk about sending our oldest daughters off to sleepaway camp, the good, the bad, and the hilarious. And wow, we've gotten so many amazing emails from our listeners thanking us for giving you new-ish parents hope that it does get better -- so...
More coolness from recent weeks…
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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...
A Mother’s Day necklace that will show you love her beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Mother's Day jewelry comes in the most wonderful array of shapes, sizes, colors, and styles, which is perfect, because, so do moms. And for the sweet, smart, subtle mom who likes her necklaces the same way, we've found an especially clever Mother's Day jewelry gift...
7 of the coolest, most covetable fidget spinners. Because OMG, kids are obsessed.
Cool fidget spinners and fidget cubes are absolutely taking over the world these days. In fact we've compared notes here on team Cool Mom Picks and yep, kids across the country are collectively losing their ever-loving minds over these fidget spinners. Stores are sold...
Life saver! 8 super cool swimsuits for picky tweens and teens that their mothers will approve of too.
It's swimsuit shopping season again, which is increasingly becoming a challenge for those of us with tween daughters. And, I get it: Mine doesn't want to show up to the pool in the same swimsuit as our 5-year-old neighbor. And yet, I don't want her dabbling in those...
How your princess can win her own set of wheels! White horses not included. | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from Dynacraft In celebration of #PrincessWeek, Dynacraft will be giving one lucky little princess her own Disney Princess Carriage. This way she can hit the road in royal style, whether she's racing around to save the world, or just...
18 of the funniest Mother’s Day cards to help her momentarily forget all the pain you’ve caused
Every year we have the best times seeking out the funniest Mother's Day cards for those moms who prefer a little sass to sentimentality. (You know the ones.) There are so many good ones out there -- and man, so many bad ones -- so we did our best just to put together...
A new set of trading cards featuring badass women in history. Trust me, you need these.
If you're tired of your kids' obsession with trading Pokemon cards (yeah, us too), we've found a totally cool, totally feminist alternative: Persistent Sisters trading cards featuring activists, scientists, artists, and other trailblazing women in history. Seriously,...
One of our favorite teacher gifts is back: the 2017 Children’s Book Week poster and gifts!
One of my very favorite teacher gifts is here! The 2017 Children's Book Week poster, and all the fun accompanying gifts. Each year, this is one of my go-to gifts for the special teachers or librarians who have fostered a love of reading in my kids. And I couldn't be...
We found 13 amazing Mother’s Day gifts under $20 that don’t feel cheap at all | Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2017
Our love for our moms may know no bounds, but our budgets? Well, they have bounds! We get it. Which is why this year, we really wanted to dedicate part of our Mother's Day Gift Guide to some of the amazing Mother's Day gifts under $20 that we've been spotting in our...
Is my child gifted? Helpful advice and online resources from an educational expert.
I still remember when my son's then first-grade teacher asked if they could test him for the gifted program in our school district. I looked at her and asked, "Are you sure?" I just thought my sweet, curious boy asked a lot of questions. Like, a whooooole lot. But...
A taco truck on every shoulder
While I'd personally be thrilled to have a taco truck on every corner (especially those ones from Austin, mmm...), I would happily settle for this hilarious taco truck lunch tote dangling from my shoulder. Especially because it doesn't have to be a lunch tote at all;...
15 of our very favorite personalized gifts for mom | Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2017
We remember when personalized Mother's Day gifts meant monogramming a tote bag for her months in advance and spending a fortune to do it. Now, there are so many cool personalized gifts for mom (and Grandma and your mother-in-law too) that make a gift a lot more...
We found the most adorably modern, modest, mix-and-match swimsuits for kids. So many problems solved!
Each spring, one of our readers' favorite posts is our recommendations for cute, modest swimsuits for girls that are stylish but not...you know...a little old for them. We'll have our latest version coming soon! But in the meanwhile, I'm so excited to share this brand...
The most fabulous indie Mother’s Day gifts from women makers + shops | Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2017
This year, we've been feeling like moms are in need of a lot of love. As in, more than usual. So for 2017, we wanted to kick off our annual Mother's Day gift guide with fabulous gift ideas as always (would you expect anything less?) that will not only delight any...
Go forth and reinvent! 10 terrific resources for women ready for a career change or entrepreneurship.
We know a little something about reinvention after motherhood and women entrepreneurs. Hey, Kristen did an entire TedX talk about it! And I've made a few career switches myself -- finally landing on this sweet gig that Kristen and I created for ourselves. The best...
Over 25 ideas to throw an exciting Escape Room party at home. Let the adventures begin!
If you've got a kid who's into mysteries, detectives, and solving puzzles, you're in for a real treat. We pulled together the most awesome list of Escape Room party ideas -- from cool invitations and mind-boggling activities to rewarding treats. As you probably know,...
18 free Mother’s Day printables that are thoughtful, lovely, and creative. Just like Mom.
Every Mother's Day, we want to go all-out to celebrate the women in our lives who have done so much for us. But, as moms ourselves, we don't always have the time to plan big brunches or create one-of-a-kind gifts for all the special moms, mothers-in-law, and...
Organic kids and baby clothing: 7 labels we love in every price range
The spring cleaning bug has hit, and I'm getting ready to tackle my kids' closets. It's a big job. And today of all days, being that it's Earth Day, I'm inspired to think greener when it comes to my kids' clothes. While I'm not a fan of harsh chemicals used in the...
3 of our new favorite green cleaning products that actually work
I tend to get headaches when I use strong chemical cleaning products, especially when I'm cleaning a small space, like my bathroom, which is why I really do favor green cleaning products under one condition: they have to work. And since it's time for some spring...
Freshen up for spring with our favorite beauty splurges and saves! | Spawned episode 72
Looking to freshen up your face for spring? While laughing out loud? And then find a product to help you conceal those laugh lines? (See what we did there?) Catch the latest episode of Spawned, which is perfect for those of you looking to find some fabulous new beauty...
5 genius nursery organization tips, for new parents drowning in baby stuff.
Having a new baby is completely life-changing in the best possible way...and, in some harder-to-embrace ways too. (Looking at you, complete lack of sleep.) If you're anything like me, a house that's in chaos will make you feel even more stressed than those...