Believe it or not, it's actually not to early to start thinking about what to wear to your BFF's annual holiday party, your child's Christmas concert at school, or your mother-in-law's formal Christmas Eve dinner party. December is alrea…
Alright—let’s talk holiday baking gear . Because listen, you can have the best cookie recipe on earth, but if you’re using that dented cookie sheet from 2009, you’re fighting an uphill battle. Enter: King Arthur Baking . Yes, they’ve got…
Let’s be real: your host does not need another bottle of meh Pinot . If you want to show up with a gift that says “I’m grateful and fabulous,” head straight to Flamingo Estate . Their gorgeously curated, over-the-top-in-the-best-way good…
I'm not sure how many kids asctually ask what is Labor Day? It's become synonymous with the unofficial end of summer, a three-day weekend, barbecues, and yeah, some pretty great sales . So much so, we kind of blow past it without the tri…
New Year's Eve at home with the kids isn't exactly like New Year's Eve home without them. New Year's Eve parties for parents are more about trying our very best to stay up till midnight (though 10 p.m. is more like it) and drinking fun c…
While of course our holiday gift guide is always full of wonderful gifts you can buy, we adore homemade holiday gifts of all kinds. It's not just that homemade gifts allow us to save some money (well, depending on the gift of course!), b…
I love nativity sets, but I've never really gone for the Jesus-as-a-Precious-Moments-cherub style. So I've rounded up 8 modern nativity sets that skip the uber-traditional but still deliver on all the festive Christmas vibes. If you're l…
If your kids are the age to write letters to Santa ---a pretty cute age, we admit---they'll be floored to get a personalized letter from the big guy himself before he heads out on his annual trip around the world. Instead of using elves …
No matter how long you've had a mother-in-law in your life, finding a perfect gift for your mother-in-law can be so hard. Especially when she's a VIP member of your family. While some mothers-in-law are verrrrry specific with the kinds o…
With Hanukkah coming up early on December 8, it's time to share some of the best Hanukkah gifts for kids in 2023 -- that actually are Hanukkah gifts. Because for the past year, and especially right now, a lot of us are really thinking ab…
Looking for the best Thanksgiving books for kids to share with you all, it's become increasingly important for us to share Thanksgiving books for kids from a Native perspective -- and more than that, books about Thanksgiving from Native …
If you enjoy counting down the days to Christmas as much as we do, you'll want to grab one of these fantastic 2023 Advent calendars ASAP! The best ones get scooped up fast. And while the holidays may seem very far away right now, experie…
For more than a decade now, so many of our writers have searched the web to compile the most creative Easter egg decorating ideas , from simple to wow, from traditional to modern, from designs for toddlers to designs for teens -- and eve…
If you're one of those parents who can answer any question without saying let's go check the internet! like I do, then more power to you. As for me, I was researching the story of the real St. Patrick's Day to help explain it to my kids,…
This is a sponsored message from American Greetings If you love sending real holiday cards but hate the hassle of printing, finding postage and mailing -- basically all of us -- you're going to love Creatacard from AmericanGreetings.com …
I'm just about ready to think about all things Thanksgiving , but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that NOW is the time to order an amazing Advent calendar so you can start the countdown to Christmas on December 1st. The best ones goes …
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 mean…
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I am not Chinese by heritage, but I still love baby gifts that reflects the Chinese zodiac. So with the Chinese New Year starting The Year of the Tiger, I've put together some of my favorite tiger-themed baby gifts , which are always a c…
We've all had the best time looking at the hot winter nail trends of 2021 into 2022, to help get our fingers up to date -- if not our shoe collection . One limb at a time perhaps? When it comes to beauty trends , I love nail polish becau…
Diwali. Being the light we share. Guest contributor: Nirasha Kumar Growing up as a minority in South Africa, living under an Apartheid regime, I was forced to live only with people who looked like me, That meant that for me, the spirit o…
Today marks the very first Juneteenth since the US Senate unanimously passed a resolution to make Juneteenth a national holiday this week and it was quickly signed into law by President Biden on Thursday. It's amazing! So many of us grew…
For years, we've gotten plenty of pitches from publishers for countless children's books about holidays. And by holidays I mean, generally Christmas. But that's starting to change, and we're so thrilled to see more representation of all …
Acts of kindness have never felt more important than they do this year. And since kinds are naturally inclined toward kindness, we wanted to give this post a bump this year. Because when Christmas is over, Santa is back at the North Pole…