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Last-minute holiday shopping help: We’ve got you covered, parents! | Spawned Ep 136
Every year, we do an entire show dedicated to help you with your last-minute holiday shopping. Lucky for you, we've got an entire holiday gift guide full of awesome gift ideas, many of which are from handmade artists, indie artisans, and small businesses. So, on this...
How to make the most of the holiday (and not lose your mind) | Spawned Ep 135
We know that the holidays can be a busy, stressful time for lots of families, which is why we thought it might be helpful to discuss ways we try to make the most out of the holidays (and not lose our minds) with our own families on our latest Spawned podcast. In this...
The importance of gratitude right now | Spawned ep 32
We both have gratitude on our minds right now. At a time that there is so much abundance -- food, gifts, parties -- and conversely, so many of us struggling with holidays in general, it's so valuable for us to slow down and consider ways to help develop more gratitude...
Surviving the toddler years with Dr. Heather Wittenberg | Spawned Episode 131
The toddler years comes with quite a reputation for putting poor, unsuspecting parents through the ringer. Well, we're here to give you a little bit of your sanity back thanks to our special guest Dr. Heather Wittenberg aka The BabyShrink, who's an expert in all...
Representation FTW! Spawned Ep. 130
Whatever your feelings about what happened on November 6, 2018, we hope you can agree that it was an exciting, historic day for women. Over 100 women in Congress! YES! So, on this week's episode of Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we're talking about Election Day, the...
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The Best Children’s Biographies About Incredible Women…Written by Women | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we'll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we've shared, but these things are all extra...
Harry Potter Collection at Pottery Barn | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we'll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we've shared, but these things are all extra...
Blankie Tails Sleep Sacks | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we'll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we've shared, but these things are all extra...
This Girls Tees | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we'll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we've shared, but these things are all extra...
The work and words of Emily McDowell Studio | Editors Top 10 of the Year
Welcome to our editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we'll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we've shared, but these things are all extra special...
Merry Christmas, cool moms!
From our families to yours, we hope you have the merriest of Christmas holidays this year. It's been our pleasure, as in years past, to bring you the coolest of everything on the web. Your readership means the world to use and our families, and for that, we're deeply...
12 acts of kindness you can do with your kids over the holiday break, to make the season about more than presents.
On the first day after Christmas, Santa will be back at the North Pole, the toys will all be unwrapped, and you'll have at least a week to entertain your sweet, energetic children while they are home from school. If there's ever a time to let the kids watch a wee too...
Christmas morning fun that doesn’t cost a thing: Try this free printable Christmas Secret Decoder Wheel
Wish you could slow the kids down just a little bit on Christmas morning? Then check out BugabooCity's free printable Christmas Secret Decoder Wheel that will pause the tearing of wrapping paper long enough for your kids to play detective and find a "missing" gift....
The best list of last-minute holiday gift ideas that let you skip the $$$ shipping
I totally get the last-minute holiday gift problem. Believe me! I mean, we may have started amassing ideas for our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide in, like...February, but hey, we're busy moms. And we're busy shopping for you sometimes at the expense of our own families....
Creative holiday gift wrap and printable gift tags: A roundup of our favorite ideas
If you're like me, you're already kind of dreading the annual, late night "OMG we have to wrap every one of these gifts after the kids get in bed" conversation on the 24th. Or, if you're like half the people in my Instagram feed, you've already wrapped everything...
The sweetest, easiest, last-minute DIY gift from the kids to the grandparents. And you already have the supplies.
If you're looking for some last-minute Crhristmas gifts that can add a few more goodies under the tree, I've got a sweet, sentimental idea for you. It costs nothing (well, maybe a few cents), and it might just end up being the favorite gift of the year. This year I'm...
5 tips to help you take better holiday photos of your kids
We know the holidays are full of photo opps, and lots of parents taking advantage of them. We also know that kids can be notoriously difficult to photograph, especially when there are presents and cookies to distract them from being their adorable selves on camera....
How to cope with grief and loss (and support others who have) with author Kate Inglis | Spawned Ep 137
At some point in all our lives, we've experienced a loss, whether it's an immediate family member of our own, or someone close to us who has lost a loved one. And we all navigate the process of grief, from our own to supporting someone else who's going through it,...
The 6 big eyewear trends for 2019 and how you can wear them with style
I'm looking at the hot new eyewear trends for the coming year, and I'm so excited! My sunglasses definitely need an update -- one of the downsides of rarely losing my glasses, is that everything I own now is looking kind of dated or is kind of beat up. Or both. So...
Holden Caulfield, Luna Lovegood, and your dad: How to win a chance to name a character in an upcoming novel from a big author.
Still trying to figure out that perfect, one-of-a-kind gift for that very, very special book lover in your life? Then hop on over to the Literature Lovers' Holiday Auction by December 20. There, you can bid to win an incredible gift for someone on your holiday list: A...
The Barbie same-sex wedding set: Why it needs to happen | Thinking: Parent
Could Mattel be developing a Barbie same sex wedding set? Well, yeah. They could. And they might. And I am here for it. We've been writing for so long that in all things -- especially for our kids -- diversity matters. Inclusiveness matters. Representation matters....
Last-minute holiday shipping deadlines for all the big stores this season
We're scrambling to track down the last-minute holiday shipping deadlines too right now! After all, most of us busy parents are doing more and more of our shopping for the holidays online -- usually late at night, after the kids are in bed, right? I'm sure you've...
Last-minute holiday shopping help: We’ve got you covered, parents! | Spawned Ep 136
Every year, we do an entire show dedicated to help you with your last-minute holiday shopping. Lucky for you, we've got an entire holiday gift guide full of awesome gift ideas, many of which are from handmade artists, indie artisans, and small businesses. So, on this...
50 cool but still practical stocking stuffers, for people who just can’t with the plastic crap.
The truth is, I've looked at a lot of lists of practical stocking stuffers around the web and... I never like them much. Because no, chocolate bars are not "practical" gifts, as much as I like getting them. And no, deodorant is not a cool gift, even if it's practical....
3 popular YouTube channels for kids that educate and entertain | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message on behalf of WildBrain There's no shortage of YouTube channels aimed at kids these days, and as parents know, not all YouTube programming for kids is created equal. That's why you'll want to have these 3 popular WildBrain Network channels...
12 cool DIY Christmas gifts from the kids, for parents, grandparents, teachers and friends
Shhh, don't tell our grandparents, cousins and neighbors, but this year is going to be a handmade, DIY Christmas gifts from the kids kind of a year. Even if we're not the craftiest people on the block, I want to give out gifts that feel more personal than, "It was on...