Yes, you can get gorgeous European-looking clothing for kids while spending less at H&M. There are good things out there, they just need to be found! Each season, we look and look and pull out the best items to help save you time and money. For AW23, there’s especially beautiful picks that you’ll love to…
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Black Sneakers for Boys With a Dress Code
Do your boys have a school shoe policy? Hard to find sneakers that fit the rules and your son’s taste? There’s a pick here that will work. Updated Aug 2023 They have to wear only dark shoes, black shoes, white soles, black soles, a little color, no color – you know the policy I’m talking…
The Top 7 Recommended Weekdays Pants for Boys
These are the weekday pants our elementary age boys love and wear. Between the five of us, we have quite a few boys. Sure, we have more girls than boys, but we’ve been buying pants for long enough to know what’s good and worthwhile and what’s not. We have boys who play sports and rough…
The Best School Supplies
They’re more functional, or simply just more fun to use. These are our favorite school supply picks from over the years. New school supplies is a funny thing. Kids might be anxious about the start of the new school year, and sad about the end of summer, but fun, cute, fresh supplies just get them…
The Ultimate Backpack Roundup (for Every Budget!)
From the steals to the latest trends…from “super cute” to “last forever”…we’ve got the backpack for every kid. Editor’s Note: We’ve updated our top backpacks list with this year’s styles and trends. If there’s one thing that’s worth a little more investment for quality, it’s a backpack (nothing worse than a strap breaking while your…
Does Your Family Have Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur Shoes?
It’s time to change out of our leather shoes and sneakers, but does everyone have an appropriate alternative? It’s not a fashion show, but we do need to wear something on our feet. While most of us do have something that works, it’s a good idea to make sure that everyone in the family has…
Preview the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Now
Cardmembers can start shopping…for everyone else, the sale begins on Monday, July 17th! Some notes about the Nordstrom sale. –We’ll update this post on Monday (when the sale opens to everyone) as things sell out and new items are added. Then, once the 9 days begin we will not be updating the post. The sale…
What Does My Daughter Need to Pack for Seminary?
Heading off to seminary in Israel for the year? You’ve never packed for this long of a time and it can be overwhelming. What do the girls actually wear? This guide will help! This is a list written by seminary students of a Bais Yaakov-type of seminary in Israel. As moms we’re familiar with the…
Our Favorite Outdoor Toys 2.0
When the weather is right, we just want the kids to be busy outdoors. Use this list to stock up on a summer full of fun! Back in the summer of 2018, we put together a post of some of our favorite outdoor toys. It was one of our most popular posts ever. While we…
My Top 7 Lip Colors for Summer
Lipstick is too much for summer. When the weather gets hot, go sheer. UPDATED FOR SUMMER 2023. Once it gets hot out, I really like to wear minimal makeup. Instead of a lipstick, I like to switch it up to something sheer or a gloss and these are my top seven I’m loving now. You…