More coolness from recent weeks…
The personalized baby gifts for kids whose names will never be on a gift shop keychain
For those of us who had 16 Jennifers and Michaels in every class, it's no surprise our kids' classe are now filled with names like Atticus, Harper, Caleb, and Arun. Even if there's more than one Mikayla, it's likely that one is a McKayla, one is a Mickaylah, and one...
Herstory is required reading for girls who want to change the world
If you have kids like ours, who binge-read books like Rad American Women A to Z and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, are you going to love this new book! We're starting in on Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World, by Katherine Halligan and illustrator...
Make Your Kid a Money Genius: Financial tips from Beth Kobliner | Spawned Ep 123
If you've been wondering how much you should give your kids for an allowance, what to tell a preschooler about money, or when you should open your kids their own bank accounts, hey, us too. Get the answers and a whole lot more on this episode featuring special guest...
MomClone: A new app that makes sign-up and organization easier than ever | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from the MomClone app If you've ever wished there were an easy sign-up app for your classroom, book club, or kids' sports teams and extracurricular activities that was designed the way moms actually think and work, you need to meet...
The most magical pieces of the new Harry Potter collection from Pottery Barn
If you regularly have to drag your kid (or yourself) out from behind a Harry Potter book, or you've ever been asked to personally sew a Gryffindor scarf for a Halloween costume, we've got great news. Because there's an expanded new Harry Potter collection at Pottery...
This jazzy new album celebrates Nobel Laureates and inspires everyday kindness in kids
Now that my son's absorbing language at a rapid pace, I totally get the appeal of kid-appropriate music. (At least the kind I don't mind listening to, too.) So I've been stepping away from the profanity-laden hip-hop that used to dominate my playlists and discovering...
9 cool personalized school supplies to help make the school year a little more fun | Back to School 2018
As we start to get settled into our back-to-school routines -- and that includes realizing what gear is missing from last year, what we've forgotten to pick up, and what our kids have already lost (gah!) it's the perfect time to welcome back our sponsor Stuck On You....
The strong athletic girls t-shirts that honor her passion for sports.
The moment I saw this strong athletic girls tee collection at This Girls Tees, I wished they'd been around when I was a kid. Sports were a big source of confidence for me as a shy kid, and so I'm all about encouraging young girls to get on the field -- or the court or...
5 top time-management techniques from the experts: Can they work for parents? | Spawned Ep 122
With a new school year here, on this episode of Spawned, we're taking a close look at 5 popular time-management techniques from experts, to compare them, debate the merits, and describe how they can work best for parents. If you've been wrangling a never-ending to-do...
5 great printable academic calendars to get you organized for the new school year
I've done some browsing to find some of the best printable academic calendars, or as you may call them, school year calendars. You know -- the ones that start in August or September, when the school year does, and go on through next summer. Because we're already...
The new AAP children’s car seat recommendations: What parents need to know
Yesterday, the AAP offered revised car seat recommendations for children, and they're a pretty big change from what we're all used to considering. In their updated Child Passenger Safety statement, they offer 5 evidence based recommendations that you really should...
Dozens of the biggest and best Labor Day weekend sales, all in one place
As long as there are big Labor Day sales, we say take advantage! Online. Because personally, we're fans of spending the weekend with our families and enjoying the last (sniff) unofficial weekend of summer. So if you've got a little laptop or tablet time, check out...
Amazing Labor Day deals on 5 classic wardrobe staples you can wear all year long
Whether or not you think of Labor Day as a shopping holiday, well...it is. At least judging by the myriad pitches we're getting for all kinds of deals that are going on this weekend. And sure, you could spend your money on trendy things that will be out of style in...
5 smart ways to make busy school mornings a whole lot easier
As much as we would love to tell you how wonderful the morning routines are in our homes, complete with kids eating a healthy breakfast, packing their own lunches, and finishing up their morning chores before heading out the door (and of course, not even once playing...
Backpack bling for your junior bookworm
These days, enamel pins or uh, backpack bling has become essential accessorizing for the back-to-school crowd. So of course, mom that I am, I love the new collection of enamel pins featuring children's book characters. How many have your kids read? Related: 9 clever,...
How to discuss Dr. King’s I Have A Dream Speech – the whole speech – with your kids today, on its anniversary.
Today is the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which mean it's also the anniversary of his incomparable I Have A Dream speech. We can't think of a better way to honor the day than to share his words our...
Parenting PSA: Your expired EpiPen might still be safe to use
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared a shortage of EpiPens in May due to manufacturing delays, it left a lot of parents of kids with allergies pretty freaked out. With good reason. Now that it's back-to-school season, there could be good news for...
Our new hero: The police officer who breastfed a starving baby herself
I know I'm making the understatement of the year when I say that there's been a lot of difficult news lately. Which is maybe why this viral photo of on-duty police officer Celeste Ayala breastfeeding a starving child at a hospital had me weeping into the blue light of...
How to be a Happier Parent without guilt or shame: KJ Dell’Antonia lays it out | Spawned ep 121
In case the book title How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute sounds like something that's not for you...you'd be wrong. Because it's written by the hilarious, down-to-earth, wonderfully smart KJ Dell'Antonia,...
Keds and Rifle Paper Co put out more gorgeous shoes, you know…for kids.
We've never been shy to share our love for Keds, nor our love for Rifle Paper Co. They teamed up in the spring to make an awesome line of flowery women's sneakers that we still adore, but now? The Keds x Rifle Paper Co. includes their trademark gorgeous floral...
Tips, tricks and recipes to help you host the coolest, gooiest, best slime party.
Who else has a kid who's dying to have a slime party? Hey, we get it! Our own kids' obsession with slime seems to be here to stay. Forever. And surely we're not the only ones with tubs of various types of goo piled high on our countertops. We figure, if you can't beat...