After scrolling Instagram, I think it’s safe to say, hair clips, bobby pins, and barrettes are the top hair accessories of the season. I’ve seen hair clips in a variety of sizes decorated with pearls, resin, bows, metallics and even bejeweled. The 90’s are coming back with a bang, or in this case, a clip. […]
If you’re a mom of a teen or tween reading this, you’ve probably heard of TikTok, the video app popular with kids today. By kids, I of course mean Gen Z—the cohort of folks born after millennials and the age group into which most of today’s teens and tweens fall. If you’ve heard of TikTok, […]
Well, it’s official. My daughter and all of her friends are in the double digits. Age ten will definitely bring with it some interesting changes in mood, personality, and body odor. All of these kids, boys and girls, smell like hot trash half the time and intense grooming rituals are on the horizon. One of […]
It’s that time of year again… when the words “I’m bored” start being uttered over and over again on those lazy, hot summer afternoons. Just because the kids are heading into their teens doesn’t mean they don’t still need some help brainstorming activity ideas. Today I’m sharing colorful crafts for tweens that are perfect for […]
Credit: WKYC/Hollie Strano They say that if you don’t like the weather then wait five minutes because it will probably change (at least, we say that here in New England) and so it is with trending Internet challenges like this new one that is taking social media by storm; the FaceApp Age Challenge. If you’ve […]
Bet you are relieved that you (barely) survived the “terrible twos” and the even more fun “terrible threes”. And you probably thought you were in the clear after that. Nope. The real fun starts when your kids enter their tweens. The tantrum filled toddler years are actually quite similar to the tween years. Kids want […]
Now that the Momo and Tide Pod challenges are over, parents can relax, right? Nope. We now have a new viral craze to keep us up at night: the “shell on challenge” which is becoming increasingly popular among teens and tweens on the Snapchat app. To take part, kids of all ages are challenging each other to […]
Elizabeth loves earrings, but I can’t decide whether almost five is too young to get holes in her ears.
