by Liz Gumbinner | Style + Beauty, Valentine's Day
Finding the right gifts for girlfriends – romantic or otherwise – is so important. It’s a way to say “I get you and you matter to me,” whether you sleep in the same bed, or she’s your BFF from college who you catch up with once a year. What makes...
by Christina Refford | Valentine's Day
If you’re looking for cool Valentine’s gifts for teens, we’re happy to present a whole bunch of the best gift finds, all supporting the real makers we love on Etsy. I mean we’ve always been the place to find unique Valentine’s gifts for everyone on...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings, Valentine's Day
Sure Valentine’s Day is traditionally for our sweethearts, but we love giving adorable Valentine’s gifts for kids we find on Etsy. (Almost as much as we love embarrassing them by saying “no cap.) So I searched like crazy to find some Valentine’s gifts for...
by Christina Refford | Valentine's Day
You don’t have spend hours to find the best Valentine’s gifts on Etsy for your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, partner, or sweetheart. Because we did it for you! We get it: searching for creative Valentine’s gifts is hard in general, let alone...
by Cool Mom Team | Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day has a tendency to skew all lace and hearts and sweetness, so as moms of boys, we wanted to find some cool gifts they would appreciate too. Of course these gifts are not just for boys, because cool Valentine’s gift ideas know no gender...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks
Not every kid comes out of the womb loving reading. (Or, even comes out of preschool loving reading.) No matter how much you read to your kids or encourage reading, sometimes it just doesn’t click right away. And that’s okay! fter years of writing about...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
Navigating the college search and admission process is rough — emotionally, practically, financially. (Eep!) It completely stressed me out, and I’m a pretty Type B mom. So learn from my mistakes! Make it easier on yourself by listening to all the helpful...
by Liz Gumbinner | Living
One of the things that I’ve started doing over the past few years is signing up for practical subscriptions that get delivered to me every few months or so. It’s saving me time, saving me money (a lot!), and saving me a whole lot of hassle when I’m...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Doing Good
Today we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life and legacy, as we have every year since we started this site. Over the years, we’ve shared plenty of excellent books, videos, resources, and websites to help kids understand the reason for MLK Day. And...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion
Oversized handbags are trending again and well, hallelujah, the world is once again feeling New York City! See, we don’t have cars (or trunks or gloves compartments) in which to stash our daily lives, so we just carry our entire lives with with us at all times...