If you're a parent who's spending Valentine's Day on the couch with your sweetheart this like I am, I've got a list of the best romantic movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu that you'll definitely want to check out. Becaus…
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…
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…
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…
We've seen Seuss stockings . We've seen Mermaid stockings but I don't know if I've ever laughed as hard at a stocking as I did when Kristen shared these knit Yip Yips Muppet stockings with me. With the help of a free knitting or crochet …
Since this is my son's first Christmas in proper pajamas and not a sleep sack, I've been inordinately excited to pick out some cute modern Christmas pajamas for him. While I love a good flannel plaid in holiday hues -- hey, nothing wrong…
Hanukkah comes early this year -- December 2! -- so it's time to start gathering up ideas for cool Hanukkah gifts for kids . While of course every toy, game, accessory or gift can be wrapped up for Hanukkah, I love that we've been able t…
This is a sponsored message from GameStop If your family has video games, gaming systems, or pop culture tees and gifts (hey there, Fortnite fans!) on their holiday wish lists you're going to want to check out this weekend's huge GameSto…
So that 13-year-old Broadway-obsessed kid? That would be my daughter. And after last year's attempt to mashup Halloween with Broadway musicals, she improved on her artwork this year and taped it straight on our apartment door. So, proud …
Leave it to Cards Against Humanity, a company that doesn't shy away from the issues of the day , to come out with the genius Cards Against Humanity Remember to Vote Worms in time for Halloween. Aaaaand the incredibly important midterm el…
Usually, my favorite Halloween costumes that our readers come up with each year are clever pop culture reference costumes. Do you remember the "Derry with the Bat" costume that Kristen's son wore last year, from the viral meme last year?…
Just when I thought I could never love another print as much as I love my Michelle Obama print , along comes this amazing She-Series collage poster from Karen Hallion featuring so many of my favorite self-saving, empowered female heroine…
I'm so excited to look for cool family Halloween costumes this year! We've moved past the babywearing costumes stage now that my son is old enough to trick-or-treat, but he's young enough to accept pretty much whatever costume I dress hi…
Okay, so I laughed out loud when I stumbled across this "I Smell Children" Hocus Pocus Doormat From Seattle Etsy shop Stroll the City . It's just perfect for updating your Halloween decor -- creepy/funny enough to make cynical teens laug…
Oh hey! In today's New Thing To Be Rightfully Outraged Over we're going to go with Halloween costumes that glorify sexual assault. Yeah, you read that right. Thanks to Mark Graham on Twitter, I was alerted to a GYN costume -- which is co…
As devoted Queer Eye fans -- and that includes Kristen and my kids, too -- we might have squealed, just a little, when we found this super limited edition Jonathan Van Ness Own It, Gorg t-shirt from Represent Clothing. Doesn't it say eve…
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 Har…
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 you…
We talk a lot about reading diverse women authors , supporting women artists , and shopping women-owned shops . But one thing we don't discuss nearly enough is women musicians -- at least outside of the kids' music category . Which is wh…
Last night, I finally saw Eighth Grade , hoping to screen the movie before seeing it a second time with my 11 and 13-year-old daughters. Tonight, thousands of you have the opportunity to see Eighth Grade totally free, at unrated screenin…
Ever since Ruth Bader Ginsburg pledged to remain on the Supreme Court until at least turning 90, she's solidified her role even further as a heroic icon to so many of us. As if such a thing were even possible! So of course I fell in love…
Once you've bought those requisite black marble composition books and No. 2 pencils, it's time to fun things up! We find that just a few affordable but still cool back-to-school supplies can get kids so much more excited about getting ba…
Whether your kids still have a month left before school starts or head go back to school in a hot second , buying those back-to-school supplies now is a pretty great idea when you see the big discounts on school supplies that we've track…
Our back to school 2018 shopping guide continues, with our picks for super cool backpacks for tweens, teens and older kids. Whether they want to make a style statement or stand out with a backpack that's minimally chic, we've got an incr…