our picks
-
Got Wet Stuff? These Camp Bags for Kids Just Work
|
A camp bag can be a mess of a place with wet towels, swimsuits, and often sand too. Your child needs a waterproof bag to stash his or her stuff all summer long. Here are some cute (and inexpensive!) options that work. This TYR Big Mesh Mummy Backpack comes in lots of different colors.
Filed under: Children & Teens -
20+ Great Upsherin Gifts for That Adorable Three-Year-Old Boy
Don’t know what to buy that upsherin boy? These are proven gifts and toys that little boys love. Updated for 2026.
Filed under: Children & Teens -
Great Card Games for On-the-Go Fun
We’re Playing Games! Card Games are the Best Portable Fun for Family Time There’s lots of family time on the horizon and whether you’re home or away, card games are a great portable way to have some family fun. We pulled together a list of some of our kids’ favorites. Each of these is a
Filed under: Crafts & Activities -
8 Great Household Items You’ll Find at Ikea
It’s not only about the furniture. These 8 super useful Ikea household items are also a bargain. So, we’ve made our little obsession with Ikea pretty clear in the past. It’s been a while since we’ve shared some of our favorites, so here we go: Let’s start with their handy dandy little tool kit. It
Filed under: Home & Kitchen -
Why Did I Wait So Long to Buy a Salt Cellar?
A salt cellar should be at the top of your kitchen gadget list. I thought it should be much more convenient to use salt. My salt shaker was forever empty because it’s too small and needs to be refilled too often. Even if it was forever full, a salt shaker isn’t practical for cooking. I
Filed under: Home & Kitchen -
Ready for a New Knife? Here are Our Favorites
Buying new knives in honor of Rosh Hashanah? Or to be ready for the month-long cooking marathon? There is a minhag, found mostly in the Chassidic community, of purchasing a new knife for Rosh Hashanah. It is said to be a segulah for parnassah, so it can only be a good thing! Also, we can
Filed under: Home & Kitchen -
Here It Is…Our Favorites! 39 Kitchen Items We Find Indispensable
Want to know what the Between Carpools girls use often and love the most? This is the ultimate kitchen list. All of us have our favorite kitchen stuff. The items that don’t owe us any money. The ones we’d buy again in a heartbeat. These are them. The all-year-round favorites that we find invaluable. And
Filed under: Home & Kitchen -
9 Things I Buy in IKEA. And none of them need to be assembled.
Shopping at Ikea is my perfect way to spend a Sunday with my girls. Notice I said “girls.” NOT boys. NOT hubby. Also, not baby. Ikea takes strength. And ambition.Stuff crazy women like us have. Midwinter Break is the perfect occasion. This is the type of trip that ends with two Advils and a tall
Filed under: Home & Kitchen -
8 things you should be buying in Costco today. Besides for Peppers and Olive Oil.
Each trip to Costco can lead to a new discovery. What cool Costco products might you be missing out on? Costco. The one errand where everyone in the family (aka hubby and children) agrees to come along. I thought I knew exactly what I needed and what to buy. After all, I so to speak, live
Filed under: Home & Kitchen
|