A couple years ago, we shared 10 wonderful non-candy Valentine's Day treat ideas for the classroom , and this year, I've put together so many more. And they all come with free printables , whoo! We love giving out little treats with our …
After reading Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up , I immediately started purging my closets and folding my clothes differently. I've also binged on her new Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and am currently in t…
Every time I hear someone complain about social media, or how they're quitting this platform or that because of "all the negativity," I can't help but think about all the ways that social platforms have literally saved moms. From blogs t…
I've been trying to re-kickstart my yoga habit, and there's nothing like a fresh new yoga mat to get me motivated. So when we saw that yoga mats in tons of fantastic designs from independent artists are now available as limited editions …
I was so sad to find out that one of my favorite poets, the bestselling and Pulitzer prize winning Mary Oliver, passed away earlier today. Her poetry collections were some of my all-time favorites: Wild Geese helped me slow down and appr…
We didn't have Instagram when my kids were babies, so I wasn't exactly all over the "photograph every baby milestone" thing the way new parents are now. But if I had found this creative Monthly Milestone Play Mat made just for photograph…
I don't see a lot of jewelry that grabs me right away, but when I do? Well, here I am to share it with you. Right now, it's the remarkable cityscape rings by jewelry artist Ola Shekhtman that caught my attention on Uncommon Goods and...w…
I have been carefully watching the news out of Puerto Rico for the past week, amplifying news stories and encouraging support . But over the past 24 hours in particular, as I watched San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz's emotional pleas for…
I was so charmed to learn about the Thermal Aid Teddy Bear that delivers comforting heat -- or cold -- in the form of a cute stuffed animal . If your kid has muscle aches from a growth spurt during those "wonder weeks," or from a particu…
When I first heard about the Pantone color of the year being coral , I was uh...not thrilled. Unlike Caroline who can totally wear coral and look gorgeous, I'm a winter (remember that?) and orangey-pinky-brown colors are not generally th…
In the past couple of weeks, I've become more than a little obsessed with Living Coral, the 2019 Pantone color of the year , which is why I've had so much fun rounding up these cool coral accessories. Pantone says Living Coral "embraces …
On Tuesday, February 5, we celebrate Chinese New Year and ring in the Year of the Pig. We've always loved Chinese New Year animal gifts as thoughtful baby gifts -- and I'm kind of amazed realizing we've now come full Chinese Zodiac circl…
I've written quite a bit about the genius of Yellowberry bras for girls , the "mom-approved" first (or second) bras created by a teen herself who was not having it with the I wanna look like a Victoria Secret Model style of lacy underthi…
if you have ever "tidied" your home, said thank you to a book before putting it into the donate pile, or wondered whether that shirt you're wearing still "sparks joy," chances are you've been introduced to the Konmari method . And you su…
I am so excited about the upcoming Captain Marvel release. Like, crazy excited. Believe it or not, it's the first woman-lead superhero film from Marvel. (Yep, Wonder Woman was from DC Comics, fun as it was, my non-geeky friends.) Not onl…
We've been fans of Oliver Jeffers for years, and now kids (or young at heart parents) can wear his dreamy illustrations right on their arms, ankles and foreheads with the new Tattly collection of Oliver Jeffers space-themed temporary tat…
One New Year's resolution my family all agreed on was to read more books in 2019. (A resolution that seems to be going around amongst our staff!) So, in my favorite annual Cool Mom Picks post , I'm sharing all the best children's books o…
When we first started this site, at the dawn of Etsy, I feel like we were sharing cute handmade baby blankets every other day. Well it's been a while since I found a new one that caught my attention, until I discovered Elegant Infant Co …
Now that my kids are teens (sniff) and need less handholding to get through every second of the day, I'm trying to read more books instead of spending all my "down time" reading Facebook updates or watching Netflix. So at the start of 20…
I'm not sure if it was an Instagram ad or something else that made me click over to Garmentory , but I did, and I'm in love. We're always looking for new designers or indie brands, and what a delight to find this site that's kind of like…
A new year means a new calendar, like these 8 free printable 2019 calendars from minimalist to cheery, all of which are free. So, clear a little desk or wall space and fire up your printer. Consider them our New Year's gift to you. Top i…
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, b…
The December before my son was born, I wrote a long list of New Year's resolutions that included finishing my novel, getting my house organized, and learning Spanish in my free time Hilarious, right? Needless to say I don't habla español…
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, b…
