This year, we've found so many fun new free printable valentines especially for older kids who have outgrown the cutesie stuff, and I'm sharing some of my favorite printables from previous years too. Thanks to so many amazing, creative m…
Chocolatiers and florists would have us believe Valentine's Day is all about romance, but we know the truth. It's all about cutting out 8 zillion classroom valentines. (Ha.) The truth is, when you become a parents, any excuse to shower o…
We can't believe it's Valentine's Day gift time already! And our readers know that we always have an extra big heart (ha) when it comes to sharing handmade gifts from makers, or gifts that support indie shops and businesses. With that in…
We love giving Valentine's Day gifts to our babies at every age, of course, but that first year of Valentine's gifts is something we can't resist. No, the baby won't remember it, but oh, those photos! (Plus, babies are not yet old enough…
Our final Editors Top 10 of the Year pick seems the perfect one to close out 2017 -- and really, to lead us into 2018. There's always been a current of social good through our site from the day we started it, as we've highlighted incredi…
The truth is, we want to give a shout out to the many wonderful children's authors this year who dedicated their energies to supporting, uplifting, and empowering girls -- and to those publishers who gave them the opportunity. But the on…
During a time that so many people are waking up to the essential need for diversity reflected in all aspects of life, we're so thrilled to see that toy makers are getting it too. Especially one of the biggest in the world. Which is why w…
This year we featured a few super cool card games that we just can't stop playing with our own families. And no, we're not talking Go Fish or Gin-Rummy! So we decided the awesome family card game trend deserves a spot on our Editor Top 1…
We knew you when, Mindy Thomas! Well, she was already a huge star on Kids Place Live, but now her new NPR podcast with co-host Guy Raz has blown up the airwaves. And for good reason. Wow in the World is a truly fantastic listen for kids …
Read Rihanna's mission statement for her new Fenty Beauty line and it was a contender for our top 10 of the year before we even tried it. The brand was "created for everyone: for women of all shades, personalities, attitudes, cultures an…
The second we spotted these Unicorn Vans in bigger kid sizes, we knew they would make our kids freak out. And well, they did, along with our Facebook fans, and their lucky kids. See the rest of our Editor Top 10 Picks of the Year here! N…
If your house is covered in LEGOs like our homes are covered in LEGOs, you're probably as excited as we were to discover this LEGO tape . Yes, your kids can actually stick it to surfaces, then build on it with their LEGO blocks, which is…
2017 has arguably been a year for women and girls and you'll see that reflected in a lot of our top Editors Top Picks of the Year. So next up, we're giving a shout out to the wonderful, woman-run, indie label Yellowberry . And more speci…
Each year, we put together our editors' picks for our favorite finds of the past year . This year, instead of sorting by category, we thought we'd pare it down our top 10 discoveries of 2017, and roll them out right up until New Year. It…
When we think about the amazing impact that female heroes of all kinds made on our movie-going experiences in 2017, of course Wonder Woman stands out. It's officially the highest-grossing superhero origin movie of all time, which shows t…
Leaving cookies for Santa is one of the most magical things about Christmas in my family. Cookies are somehow there on Christmas Eve, and gone on Christmas morning! What is this sorcery?! So when I saw the personalized cookies for Santa …
Aren't cats the original hipsters? They sleep late, live on their own terms, and only pretend that you don't care what you think about them. But unlike real cats (and some real hipsters), they're a lot lower maintenance when they come in…
In our most recent back to school shopping guide post, we focused on the 23 of the cutest animal school supplies featuring kawaii creatures of all kind. And wow, they are cute! But for some of our kids, it takes a skull (crossbones optio…
Kids outgrow trends so fast, there's something wonderful about animals, which our little kids love -- and our tweens and teens too. So next up in our 2017 Back-to-School Shopping Guide , we've put together a selection of the absolutely m…
I think it's safe to say that this is the year of Wonder Woman . Okay, so on this site, every year has been the year of Wonder Woman, but with the hit movie introducing her to a new generation, our kids are clamoring for Wonder Woman gea…
Back-to-school shopping with tweens and teens is like a whooole new thing. They have pretty strong opinions about what they love and don't love. Even more than preschoolers, if you can believe that. (Though at least they don't insist on …
It would hardly be 2017 -- or heck, the 21st century as a whole -- without a look at the coolest unicorn school supplies as part of our annual back to school shopping guide . Because if there's one theme our kids show no sign of getting …
Looking at all the space-themed school supplies and cool gear we're this year, we were thinking...wow, we could do a whole post on this! So, that's just what we did. In fact for this year's annual back-to-school shopping guide we decided…
The effortlessly cool backpacks and lunchboxes from SoYoung have been topping our lists of favorite back-to-school gear for years. And now our favorite durable, long-lasting, raw linen backpacks and lunch packs have gotten even cooler (y…