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Letting kids make beautiful music with Compose Yourself. Now this is cool.
It may take special talent and years of study to compose music for a symphony, but we've discovered a fun shortcut with Think Fun's new Compose Yourself, a creative, musical card game which lets kids 6 and up -- and even adult neophytes like me -- create beautiful...
Cute new gender neutral onesies for babies who refuse to be pigeonholed thank you very much. (Lots of progressive babies out there!)
To beat the summer heat, like lots of parents I like going with a simple and light wardrobe for our new bundle. I am currently on the hunt for some awesome onesies to showcase my baby girl's sweetness. Yes, baby boys are sweet too. They all don't have to be FUTURE...
Festive baby clothes with stars for your Fourth of July parties (and photo opps)
We've noticed a sparkly trend in kids' clothes this summer: stars. They're everywhere! And they don't even have to be sparkly.With Fourth of July weekend coming up, we've definitely had stars and stripes on the brain for our kids. These cute baby clothes with...
Two fantastic new crowdfunding platforms to help the small makers we love
I love the popularity of crowdfunding independent projects, especially since it's helped to launch so many companies we love on platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. And now there are two new platforms I'm so happy to learn about, because they really are dedicated...
6 cool sets of summer camp labels for kids, so that what goes to camp comes back from camp
One of the first rules of summer camp, other than Sunscreen Sunscreen Sunscreen, is to label every single thing your kids take with them. Including the sunscreen. While a Sharpie can do the trick on some products, we love colorful labels that affix to all of their...
10 fantastic, fun block party ideas to make it the hit of the summer.
We are so excited for summer, if you haven't been able to tell from our posts lately. Swimming all day. Staying up late to play outside way past bedtime. Kids sleeping in late. (Ha, we wish.) It's a laid-back schedule that's so perfect for getting together with...
Spawned Episode 3: Boobage
It only took us three episodes to talk about boobs, which led to our first explicit rating for it. Aw, new milestone! In this episode of Spawned with Kristen + Liz, we chat about bathing suit shopping (ugh) and the crazy things people say to Kristen when she's out...
Post maternity wardrobe wins to keep you looking fresh and fabulous
Any woman who has recently given birth, like I have, has been there: Suddenly the baby is a few months old and you are finding yourself mentally ready to rejoin the other functioning members of society. There is just one problem... you have literally nothing to wear....
A beautiful bedtime book that captures the joy of childhood
It's hard not to be completely smitten with the work of Brooklyn artist Ida Pearle as we have for ages. Her cut-paper illustrations beautifully capture the whimsy and joy of childhood. We loved her alphabet book A Child's Day: An Alphabet of Play, and now she's out...
Tons of beautifully designed, free printable bookmarks to get kids just a little more excited about cracking a book.
We're always looking for ways to keep kids reading, especially once the school year ends and those 20 or 30 or 45 minutes a day aren't exactly "required" any more. (Well, depending on your house rules.) Plus, that lure of all that extra daylight after dinner can be...
One of the best crib mattress we’ve found that helps parents sleep better too.
New parents spend a good amount of time deciding on the right crib but the mattress is really more important, considering it's what your baby is actually sleeping on. So what makes a crib mattress "the best crib mattress?" I always thought it was mainly about support...
31 quotes about dads from moms and daughters, for Father’s Day
To all the cool dads out there: We're thinking about you today. But if you want to feel extra loved, be sure to check out this post sharing 31 quotes from moms and daughters on why we really love the dads in our lives. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll hug, you'll feel...
Chairish: Shop the country’s coolest vintage shops, all from your couch
I love going to my local flea market or browsing the rows of antique stores downtown to score some cool vintage finds for my house. There's just something special about furniture that has history. Or, just having furniture that doesn't come in a flat-packed box, to be...
Primates of Park Avenue: A fascinating summer beach read, even if that beach isn’t in the Hamptons
Before it even hit the shelves, there was a swell of hype around Primates of Park Avenue, by Wednesday Martin. Specifically, whether this outrageous glimpse into the inner lives of über-wealthy moms on Manhattan's Upper East Side is accurate at all. So I grabbed a...
Fab free Father’s Day printables for fans of great design. And making him cry.
We just keep finding more and more fun, free Father's Day printables for you all. Which is good news whether you're looking for a token that's sweet but not spendy, or even if you already have some big splurgy gift, but really want something a little personal to go...
7 great new beach toys for kids to make sand play even more fun
Before you pack up the kids and head to the beach (yay summer!), take my advice and do a quick inventory of last year's beach toys. Between missing shovels, broken pails, and maybe some toys that are no longer in the best shape, it may be time to add a few new sand...
Spawned Episode 2: There Will Be Blood!
First, we need to thank you all so so much for being so supportive of our new podcast. To see it jump to #1 in the Kids + Family category on iTunes, well...we were floored. And we appreciate every one of the very nice reviews and ratings. Wow, we love our listeners....
7 Father’s Day photo shoot ideas of the kids that you can totally do.
If you missed the boat on photo gifts...no, wait! You didn't! We all live in the land of the Smartphone Camera, after all, and if you've got a camera and a place to print a photo, you've got the makings of a wonderful surprise Father's Day gift. Here are just a few...
11 of our favorite classic shows now streaming on Hulu. Got about 200 free hours?
This post is brought to you by Hulu. So by now, you all may know that we are pop culture junkies to varying degrees around here. We are also unabashedly nostalgic. Which is why our newest sponsor Hulu (yay, Hulu!) is pretty much making our days right now -- or late...
A personalized gift for dad you can actually still get in time.
As we get ready to start sharing our favorite last minute Father's Day gifts for all you busy (let's not say procrastinating) moms and kids out there, it's definitely late to order one of the cool personalized Father's Day gifts we shared a few weeks back. So I was...
11 beautiful pop-up books to bring reading to life in 3D, no technology required
Now that my kids are finally all old enough to know better than to rip out the cut-art from a pop-up book as I flip the pages for them, I've been looking around to find some new pop-up books to read to them. And wow, there are some really, really beautiful pop-up...