More coolness from recent weeks…
Volvo reinvents the child car seat, and wow.
We're always looking for cool new safety innovations for children and since Volvo is synonymous with safety (thanks, advertising!) we're not entirely surprised that they're the first to reinvent family car travel with this Volvo child seat concept. Whoa, right? The...
Peace, love, and Girl Scouts | Thinking : Parent
I was a two-year Brownie, a Girl Scout for less than a year and then...well, I okay, so I was never much of a joiner to begin with. It all came down to the dress in the end; I didn't want to have to wear one -- this was the 70's after all -- and my troop leader...
7 fun, modern, handmade wooden step stools for kids. Because nice ones are harder to find than you’d think!
My kids' step stools are basically these kind of industrial plastic ones you find at the Container Store. Nothing wrong with it and it's served us well, but I will say it was the fallback option after searching for years for cute step stools that didn't have freaky...
Shark Week is back! Here are 7 of our favorite shark picks for summer
Starting today, it won't be safe to turn on the television without knowing Shark Week has come ashore, with an entire week of programming on the Discovery Channel dedicated to those creatures of the sea. And while we're happy to keep the bitey kind of shark in...
Ways to have the best 4th of July. Happy 239th birthday America!
Happy 4th of July everyone! Wow, there's so much to celebrate right now. Our advice for the day: Be safe out there. Fire up the grill. Make the best BBQ sauce ever. Eat all the foods. Distract the kids with a fun fireworks app while you eat all the foods....
Enjoy safer sparklers with 6 fun Fourth of July crafts for kids
We expect to hear plenty of ooh's and ahh's to accompany all the bright and sparkly things we'll see on the Fourth of July, but I hope to eliminate any ow's with these safera alternatives to sparklers that they can enjoy on Independence Day. Or heck, all summer long....
Nature Bingo! A free printable project to keep the kids busy all summer
We're all about helping you with summer boredom busters for kids this week. First, there's that awesome giant coloring poster for indoor creativity when the weather gets icky. But when the sun is shining and you need one more trick up your sleeve to lure the kids...
Free Fourth of July temporary tattoos! Because you may not want those stars and stripes forever.
Before you go to the Fourth of July parade, fire up the grill, or lay out the blanket to watch the fireworks fall from the sky, I like the idea of getting inked up with some beautifully designed DIY Fourth of July tattoos. Just like fireworks, these tattoos are...
Pool safety: 11 top tips for keeping kids safe this summer
We are always looking for products that help keep our kids safe at the pool, whether it's a big community pool or something smaller in our friends' backyards. Last year one of the coolest safety products we discovered was iSwimband, an excellent wearable drowning...
SPAWNED Episode 4: Grownup Panties
We've got our newest episode of SPAWNED with Kristen + Liz up today! And first we want to thank you for all the support. It's been so nice seeing your emails, your tweets, your comments, and your kind reviews. Some not even from our own parents. This week, we're...
The Princess and the Pony: A perfect princess book for a new generation
When you think of a princess book, and what the lead character wants, what springs to mind? Classically, the story would be about meeting her true love or escaping her horrible life to live in a luxe castle. Then we moved onto more modern princess books including my...
Fight boredom with the huge, and hugely fun, coloring poster from Pirasta
I've been fighting boredom this summer with a bunch of magic markers and one really huge (like, seriously huge) and cleverly illustrated coloring poster for kids from a new company called Pirasta. And the beauty of these posters is that there's room for everyone to...
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...