by Christina Refford | Holiday Gift Guide
The span between shopping for a preschooler and finding a holiday gift for a college student seems impossibly short, now that many of us have hit that stage of parenting. But what remains is the desire to make the holidays really special for our kids. And since even...
by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics
This is a sponsored message from Style Edit These days, it’s hard to find the time, money and energy to hit the salon and touch up your color — or maybe you’re waiting until your roots grow in just a teeny bit more. Enter the cult-favorite, beauty...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media, Holiday Gift Guide, Living
The AFC Richmond fans say it’s the hope that kills you, but we’re here to say that it’s really the anticipation — of Ted Lasso Season 3, of course. Luckily, it will be appearing on our screens in 2023, and we can almost taste the homemade...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Gift Guide
Every year, we put together our favorite gift ideas for the man who has everything and while last year’s picks are still pretty awesome, we thought we’d share some new ideas too. I get it — it’s hard! But I hope this list helps you pick the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Gift Guide, Kitchen + Dining, Style + Beauty
Last year I browsed Oprah’s Favorite Things List of holiday gifts so thoroughly that I thought — whoa, what if I share my favorites from her favorites? So I did. And you liked them! So much so, it was hard to even get your hands on some of them. Like those...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults
This week on Spawned, I have the honor of welcoming back the wonderful Anya Kamenetz, NPR Education reporter and author, to talk about her new book, The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Kids’ Lives…and Where We Go Now. I will tell you this: From the title...
by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Toys + Playthings
Every year, it’s our joy to put together our guide to the best gifts for kids by age, from one-year-olds to those picky tweens and teens. To be sure, this is a (long, long) labor of love! Christina and I spend literally months combing the corners of the web to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Gift Guide
With Hanukkah coming up December 18, it’s time to share some of the best Hanukkah gifts for kids in 2022 — that actually are Hanukkah gifts. Because this year, more than previous years, a lot of us are really thinking about what it means to be Jewish and...
by Cool Mom Team | DIY, Tips + Tricks
We’re always happy to offer up parents ideas for what to do with all that leftover Halloween candy you’ll surely end up with. Well, at least after the small gorge-fest that your trick-or-treaters may be entitled to after all their hard work. So we’ve...
