Spawned Parenting Podcast: Latest Episodes
The latest from Spawned, our award-winning parenting podcast
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
More coolness from recent weeks…
Summer sales – Stock up for next year!
I'm a huge fan of hitting end of season sales to outfit my kids for the following year. The clothes are still cute one year later (imagine that!) and even better, I can usually score the more expensive designer brands that I've been coveting all season long. Take the...
One more reason to love Klean Kanteen
We all know that drinking lots of water is essential, especially since this summer has been hella-hot. And while the reusable bottle movement is hardly new, these special-edition Fill. Drink. Repeat. bottles from Klean Kanteen give you even more incentive to switch...
Kids name labels go designer
If you're like me, then you probably try to have a nice stack of name labels on hand for all those things your kids have to take to camp, school, daycare and everywhere else their busy little social calendars may take them. But when kids start to outgrow those...
The 3 Little Pigs go 21st Century
I have a soft spot for nursery rhymes and classic kids' stories, both of which seem to be slowly dying in our age of technology and television. But the folks at Sprout San Francisco have revived one of my favorite tales with a cool new set of kid's t-shirts....
Snowflakes in summer
It seemed like yesterday that I was dying to put a hair clip in my oldest daughter's nearly bald little head. And now with her bangs all grown out and her hair all grown in, she really can't leave home without one, so I'm always on the lookout for cute hair...
Moop, there it is!
In the summer, I tend to let my handbags go a little more casual and a little less structured. Messenger bags can do the trick, but frankly, I don't want to look like a messenger. [don't miss the giveaway after the jump!] That's where Moop comes in. Their meticulously...
Doughnuts just for babies. Homer Simpson approves.
When I was pregnant with my first daughter, now six, rattles that were actually cute, functional, and not made completely of plastic were just starting to make it onto the scene. Well it seems that now cuteness and a bit of hilarity abounds at...
Snoopy Sno-Cone Makers! Remember those?
Like all children of the 70's, I have fond memories of Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and that Evil Knievel motorcycle that never ever jumped the ramp like it did on the commercial. I also pine for my old Snoopy Sno-Cone maker, which pretty much guaranteed that any...
Aden + Anais – Now at Little 77 for American Eagle
We get outrageously excited when see some of our favorite small brands hit the big time, and it's no surprise that our perennial top pick Aden + Anais has done just that. They've created a line of their awesome muslin baby blankets and swaddlers for Little 77, the new...
The pros and cons of 6 top online coupon sites
As most of us frugal online shoppers know by now, you don't buy something without first checking to see if there's a coupon code and a way to get it cheaper. It's why we work really hard to secure exclusive codes for our readers here. Well, you should also know that...
I’m going vegan for marshmallows
You might think that I'm obsessing about marshmallows because I'm pregnant. I mean, c'mon, marshmallows? Aren't there like 4000 other yummy sweets that one might pick over those things people stick in S'mores or on top of hot chocolate? But let me just say that my...
Hip tees for boys–or is that hip hop tees for boys.
Looking around the mega stores I sometimes think we're supposed to be dressing our boys like country club members or just plain generically. Well hooray for dads Manny Cabrera and Pedro Tuma, and their passion to dress their boys in clothes that represented their own...
A girls’ guide to middle school mojo
We're heading into our second year of middle school, here, and it's been... interesting. It's definitely a whole different ballgame than elementary school, particularly for girls, who tend to morph into social piranhas pretty early.Is your little darling feeling some...
Plan Toys – On super sale now at Amazon.com
We're huge fans of Plan Toys around here, and for good reason. These sturdy, eco-friendly and battery-free wooden toys are built to last. And not surprisingly, they're usually priced as such--something I'm more than willing to pay so as not to have to buy another one...
Cool aunts deserve some lovin’ too
The adorable personalized baby onesies from Mitetees are some of our favorite baby shower gifts around here, and they've impressed us again, this time with their brand new line of onesies just for the cool aunts of the world.[don't miss the giveaway and special offer...
3D movies now (duh) more for kids
You'd think it would stand to reason that companies would understand that most of the movie-goers to animated 3D movies are, you know, kids. And yet, until last month, any cinema showing a RealD 3D movie offered just one (ginormous) size of 3D glasses for your viewing...
Like an audio scrapbook of awesomeness
Ever been the person in charge of a group gift, and discovered that special circle of purgatory that involves trying to contact large numbers of people and keep track of who's done what and who still needs to contribute? Yeah. Not fun. And then there's the icing on...
Light up the night
It's hard to imagine right now -- as the kids run around outside in pure daylight until well past 8:00 -- that the days are getting shorter, again. And before we know it, we'll be back to those early mornings of heading out to school when it's still dark out. Alas....
Modern children’s furniture for modern tight budgets
There's a lot of adorable children's furniture out there, but the big problem is the cost. At least for the stuff I tend to like, which is vibrant and modern and doesn't have the word Shaker anywhere near it. Then I discovered the affordable custom children's...
Breaking news – CPSC votes to ban sale of all drop side cribs
With the recent slew of crib recalls, and now Pottery Barn Kids voluntarily recalling 82,000 drop side cribs today, it seems that the CPSC has had enough, so much so that they voted unanimously to ban the sale of drop side cribs in the United States. The issue with...
Living on a Shoestring? Not such a bad thing.
My biggest complaint about fashion magazines, besides the perfume samples, is... well, the perfume samples. But I also hate it when my eyes fall in love with cuteness before hitting the huge price tag printed below. Shoestring Magazine solves both problems: It's...