Your kiddo’s fave snack cracker is getting a very grown-up upgrade. Goldfish recently teamed up with Frank’s RedHot for a spectacularly spicy can’t-miss collab!
Forget about nabbing your tot’s leftover Goldfish after they leave a teeny tiny pile left on their snack-time plate. Now there’s a version that’s made just for you.
photo courtesy of Pepperidge Farms
The classic snack and the beloved hot sauce brand are now one! Even though you may know Frank’s RedHot as the condiment you slather over chicken wings or dip everything from celery sticks to bread sticks in, the vinegar-y, cayenne-spiked sauce is now amping up the already unforgettable flavor of the fish-shaped crackers.
Janda Lukin, Chief Marketing Officer, Campbell Snacks, said in a press release, “We learned that adults are big fans of Goldfish and it’s an appetite we’ve never fully satisfied.” Lukin continued, “‘Hot’ is the #1 most requested Goldfish flavor across social, so we wanted to bring the heat with an unexpected partnership between Goldfish and Frank’s that fans will love.”
Jill Pratt, Chief Marketing Excellence Officer, for McCormick, added, “At Frank’s we are always looking for new ways for our fans to enjoy our hot sauce. This limited-edition Goldfish flavor brings a spicy bite to a nostalgic everyday snack. We hope that consumers enjoy this partnership between our two iconic brands for a fun experience that is sure to wake up your taste buds.”
Goldfish Frank’s RedHot crackers are available for a limited time starting this May! Look for the spicy snacks at retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $2.49 per 6.6 ounce bag.
Steal your toddler’s style with a pair of limited edition Lightning McQueen clogs! Read on to find out how you can scoop this Disney and Pixar collab that comes in grown-up sizes. (Did we mention they also light up?)
Yes, the bright-red Disney and Pixar Lightning McQueen Adult Clog by Crocs is back by popular demand after a limited run in 2019. When the company originally released the shoe in kids’ sizes, fans flooded Crocs’ social media with a request for an adult version. Now you’ll have another chance to purchase a pair, featuring Cars graphics and LEDs that light every step you take.
The clogs will be available on Crocs.com starting today at 12 p.m. ET. Whether you’re planning a return trip to Disneyland or simply cruising around the neighborhood, these shoes will turn walks into a joyride. But act fast and race online to buy your pair before they sell out!
LEGO recently announced the addition of three new Star Wars sets—and they’re all for you! That’s right, these new Star Wars LEGO brick sets are super-sophisticated and made specifically for the grown-up master builder.
Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, Creative Director, LEGO Star Wars, said in a press release, “Some of our favorite Star Wars characters have the most profound, intimidating on-screen presences, despite the fact that you can’t see facial expressions.”
Frederiksen continued, “In recreating the sinister helmets of Darth Vader and the Scout Trooper, it was important to capture the details and essential features that people around the world will recognize, even those who aren’t too familiar with the Star Wars galaxy. I think all three display sets are extremely cool and I hope fans will enjoy the building process and be thrilled to display them once complete.”
Along with the two helmets, fans can also build the 683-piece LEGO Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid ($59.99). Find all three builds on LEGO.com. The new Star Wars sets are available for pre-order starting Mar. 25 and will go on sale Apr. 26.
The highly anticipated Paramount+ streaming service launches today—with 7,000+ episodes of your kiddo’s fave shows and so much more!
What can you expect from Paramount+? Among the over 7,000 kid-friendly faves, your child will find Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, PAW Patrol, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Rugrats: All Grown Up and Henry Danger.
Not only will the streaming service treat your littles to some of the most beloved series, but your family can also view recent Paramount theatrical hits such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Dora and the Lost City of Gold and The Addams Family. Along with series and movies your family already knows and loves, Paramount+ will also bring fan favorite characters back in a whole new way. Look for the first-ever CGI SpongeBob motion picture, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years and a new flick, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.
Get nostalgic with a ’90s throwback done in an all new way for an all new generation. Paramount+ will bring your kiddos a brand-new Rugrats CG animation series! If you’re looking for something to watch when the kids go to sleep, take a trip back in time to the first ever Real World series with The Real World Homecoming: New York. This all-new reality show picks up where there seven strangers left off—almost 30 years later.
You have two tier choices to stream Paramount+. The premium tier ($9.99) includes live sports, CBS’ live linear feed, and commercial-free entertainment. Starting June 2021 you can subscribe to a $4.99 ad-supported tier that will include plenty of sports, news, entertainment—but will not feature local live CBS station programming. In the meantime, subscribers can choose a $5.99 ad-supported tier that will include live CBS programming. The $5.99 option is only available until June.
—Erica Loop
Featured photo: Courtesy Paramount+/Paramount Animation
It’s been more than 30 years since we’ve seen new episodes of Punky Brewster, but the wait is finally over. Peacock, NBCUniversal’s steaming platform, just dropped the first full-length trailer for the rebooted show.
As seen in the trailer, Punky is all grown up and still close with her bestie Cherie. The show will follow her in her newly divorced life (with ex-husband Travis, played by Freddie Prince Jr.) and her three kids.
The mis-matched shoe-wearing mama will also be taking in a local foster child in the show, an homage to Punky’s early years. The 10-episode series will drop on Feb. 25 only on Peacock.
If you can’t wait until then to find your Punky Power, you can stream all the OG episodes of the 80’s classic on the streaming platform.
Are you as obsessed with the OXO Tot collection as we are? Good news! This OXO sale offers 20% off their super practical and super cute Tot collection through January 18 and we’ve got the full scoop. Scroll down to shop our favorites like the easy-to-store baby bath tub and the stylish and functional Sprout Chair.
OXO Sprout Chair
If there's anything that tops our list from this collection, it's the Sprout Chair. This award-winning chair grows with them, converting from a highchair to a youth chair.
You'll love how easily this booster seat cleans up after a meal. It was designed with a soft, removable cushion, as well as a high back and sides, to make any grown-up chair comfortable for your little one.
One thing that really takes over when you have a baby is all the STUFF. We love how you can collapse and store this tub out of the way so it doesn't take over your bathroom. It can be used with babies and toddlers, up to 18 months. It includes a quick-release, dual-sided drain that can be accessed without having to take baby out first.
Make mealtime a little less messy with this pack of comfy-for-baby Roll-Up Bibs. Each Bib has a wide, food-safe pocket to catch stray crumbs (so they don’t fall into baby’s lap!), and a soft fabric section at the top to protect against spills and splatters (so your favorite tee can stay in rotation!).
Save on counter space with this drying rack that goes vertical. The angled pegs hold cups and bottles at just the right angle for thorough drying, while the top and base are perfect for drying small parts like valves, or even pacifiers.
This practical choice is a must-buy for parents as you can easily wash all the tiny baby stuff like bottle nipples, sippy cup parts, straws and removable valves without them getting lost in your dishwasher.
No matter what stage you're at, OXO has you covered from sippy cups to straw cups to water bottles. They're easy to take apart and clean at the end of the day.
If you are getting to the potty training phase, CONGRATS! This easy-to-clean Potty Chair makes potty training easier for everyone. The non-slip base keeps the Potty in place while in use, and the smooth surfaces and side handles make cleaning the inner bowl a cinch.
Eva Ingvarson Cerise, Bump + Baby Editor Eva lives in northern Utah with her husband and daughter and misses her grown-up stepdaughter, who lives in another state. She began her career as a magazine writer, editor and copy editor for publications such as Bon Appétit, and then spent more than a decade developing content and defining the content strategy and user experience for websites in the financial and consumer space, such as Evite. As a recent transplant to Utah, she is enjoying exploring the area with her family.
What’s the best piece of advice you got while pregnant? Let go of your idea of how things should be and focus on how they are.
Favorite baby travel hack? Pack a clean-up kit with baby wipes, disinfecting wipes, Ziploc bags, garbage bags, extra diapers and a change of outfits—yours and your baby’s. Storing everything you need in the same place makes it easier to manage messes when they happen. And they will.
What’s in your diaper bag or purse you can’t live without? A small flashlight. My daughter finds it endlessly fascinating, so I save it for when I really need her to be calm and content, like when we’re waiting for our meal at a restaurant.
Your favorite city to visit with your family and why: Stockholm. I was born there but moved to the US as a child. It’s a beautiful, walkable city with lots to do, especially in the summertime. I also have lots of family in the area and love to catch up with them.
Your idea of a perfect Saturday (or any day) with your family: A lazy morning spent reading in bed, followed by a nature hike and an excursion to a local museum, farmers market, zoo—any venue that makes my daughter’s eyes light up.
The most surprising thing you’ve learned as a mom: Just how fascinating it is to watch these little beings learn and grow. Every month, I find myself saying, “This is the most amazing age.” And they all are. It all feels miraculous and I’m so grateful to experience it.
The holidays this year will be different and, for many, hard, but kids can help make others smile. America’s Test Kitchen Kids launched the #CookiesFromKids campaign inspiring kids to spread joy and bake for good this holiday season. Supporting the brand’s mission to empower and inspire confidence, community and creativity in the kitchen, America’s Test Kitchen Kids is encouraging kids to spend the month of December baking cookies and sharing them with friends, family, neighbors and members of the community including frontline workers, teachers, nurses, mail carriers, delivery personnel, and others.
America’s Test Kitchen Kids will donate $1 (up to $5,000) to No Kid Hungry for every photo posted on Instagram using #CookiesFromKids showcasing kid bakers taking over the kitchen to give back to their community.
Kids can follow four simple steps to participate:
Pick their person: Choose someone in your life who you think needs a little bit of (delicious) joy. It could be a grandparent, aunt, teacher, coach, babysitter, mail carrier, garbage man or neighbor—really, anyone!
Bake their cookies: Pick any cookie from America’s Test Kitchen Kids’ wide library of kid-tested recipes, including holiday favorites Glazed Sugar Cookies and Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, and start baking.
Send some joy: After your cookies are done, pack them up and drop them off or send them to your special cookie recipient.
Share: Have a grown-up share a picture of you and your finished cookie creations using the hashtag #CookiesFromKids for a chance to win a cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen Kids and to trigger a donation of $1 to No Kid Hungry during the month of December.
“During this unprecedented time we know it’s been difficult for many families who aren’t able to gather around the dinner table. There are also countless people who deserve our immense gratitude this holiday season,” said Molly Birnbaum, Editor in Chief of America’s Test Kitchen Kids. “We believe one of the best ways to feel connected is to give the gift of homemade food. Baking and sending cookies is a simple way kids can spread joy and show their appreciation during the holiday season.”
I don’t know about you, but I have had to make big adjustments to our house rules, especially screen limits since the pandemic began.
Before COVID, my boys had limited access to social media or gaming platforms. Now, my tween and teen are connecting to peers through Instagram and playing games online with friends. I know that I am not alone. Many of my parent coaching clients with younger children have had to resort to the screen to get work done or just get a break from being with the kids 24/7. I am exhausted and worn down after seven months of pandemic parenting and I am sure you are too.
Knowing my priorities for my kids is usually how my parenting decisions are anchored. After so many months of loosening all kinds of limits with my kids I find myself questioning my everyday decisions, unmoored and far away from where I feel confident as a parent. Without this foundation, inconsistency and instability are causing stress for everyone in my house. So I asked myself, “How can I get back in touch with my parenting values when it all feels so much like a moving target?”
I decided to take out a page from my parent coach training. One exercise we often ask of parents is to describe how they envision their child as an adult. What are the most important qualities they hope to instill in them when they are all grown up? For me that’s pretty easy. I hope my boys carry forward lessons from childhood that leave them resilient, gritty and tenacious. I want them to embrace a growth mindset, engage in intentional self care and give back to their community. I wish for them the ability to give and receive unconditional love.
After doing this brief exercise I felt more in touch with my own guiding principles. I was able to focus my parenting decisions based on them. Each time I make a parenting decision, I know that I can fall back on these fundamental goals. I designed these four questions to make sure that my own decisions are aligned with my values when I am pushed to make decisions that are outside of my comfort zone.
Am I supporting their social emotional growth?
Am I demonstrating unconditional love?
Am I supporting a growth mindset, resilience and grit?
Am I modeling good self care?
So when I had to ease my rules around social media and online gaming, I know that I am actually still supporting their essential social emotional growth. And when I stay calm when they are releasing big emotions while we are all cooped up together, I am showing unconditional love. And when I need to give my child a little extra screen time so that I can get a break, I am actually modeling good self care. Even though some of our day-to-day looks and feels different, I once again feel my confidence re-emerging.
The pandemic has been hard on parents. It has stretched us and forced us to make compromises with our kids that we never thought we would. If there is a lesson here, it is that sometimes it takes a shock to the system to rediscover what is most important to us. If you are feeling untethered from your parenting values take this time to reset. Ask yourself what are your guiding parenting principles? What questions help you stay grounded in them? Use this opportunity to find your footing and to rebuild your confidence. Keep in mind the long game, the one in which the parenting decisions you are making today, however big or small, are supporting your vision for your child as they grow into adults no matter what is going on in the world around you.
I'm Jenny Michaelson, Ph.D., PCI Certified Parent Coach®. I live in Oakland, California with my family. I love supporting parents through my practice, True North Parent Coaching. Together we uncover strengths and develop strategies to make transformational changes to overcome parenting challenges and bring more joy, ease and fun back to parenting.
We’re interviewing Power Parents who in our opinion, are killing it. From the board room to the changing room, these moms are filling us in on everyday life of how they juggle it all.
Today we chat with Maria Dueñas Jacobs, formerly at Elle and Stitchfix, this mom of 3 left her day job to start a kids jewelry line that has taken off! Read below her favorites picks for holiday and what it’s like launching a business right before a pandemic.
Congratulations on the success of Super Smalls! What was your vision you had in mind when starting this company?
Super Smalls came directly from an organic collaboration between me and my then 5-year old daughter. We set out to create something that we couldn’t find on the market, something as awe striking and design centric as the grown up stuff I collected. For me personally, I had a very simple vision and it was to “wow” my own daughter. I wanted to make things that she chose to play with above anything else and that would help set her imagination free. We are big into storytelling, pretend play and wonder. I wanted Super Smalls to be part of the tools that unlock more magic in my daughters’ lives.
As a busy entrepreneur and mother of 3 (including a set of twins), how do you juggle all of your roles in a day?
I think the word juggling is a misnomer. It makes us feel like we always have to be doing everything at once and sure that happens, often, but I’ve also worked particularly hard to allow myself space to sometimes focus on just one thing at a time. I once heard a podcast where Shonda Rhymes describes the value of ‘just playing’ with her kids- which was extremely hard given HER busy schedule. It stuck with me because sometimes it really is about the quality over the quantity. I try to put my phone down for chunks of time so I can surround myself with my girls and really dive into their world, their game, and immerse myself in whatever we are doing together- it’s not a long time, but it makes me feel really connected to them. It also gives me real insight into kids and their imagination which is at the center of the things we make at Super Smalls.
I also recognize that I am able to carve out these special times because I have help at home. That help also allows me to schedule important calls and work sessions that fuel our business. I guess the balance comes from a deliberate intention and organization, but also very honestly, through help.
What is the biggest thing being a mother of twins has taught you?
It’s like the meme says “You can’t make everyone happy all of the time- you aren’t a jar of Nutella.“
How has Covid affected being a small business owner?
Covid has been one looooong fire drill. We have had to do more with less and learn to collaborate at a distance. As a super small business, we work with many independent contractors. We have on-boarded and met many new people all virtually. It’s been a labor of love for sure, but also a leap of faith. Connecting with people and expressing ourselves all while distanced, is a new challenge and it has honed many skills for me as a leader. I have dug pretty deep to become a more effective communicator and to emote care and consideration over a screen. This is a place where my kids, also undergoing distanced learning, once again, showed me anything is possible if you really, really try.
If you could, what would you go back and tell your younger self about parenting?
I’d tell myself to expect a little turbulence, and expect vulnerability and insecurity because it comes with the joy and the job. If I could I would also tell myself I’m a good mom and that I will be a positive example for my daughters. I’d tell myself that they will enjoy my company and also drive me crazy but that it’s only normal! You were the accessories editor at Elle, what is your favorite piece of jewelry you’ve ever worn?
My Monica Rich Kosann quadruple locket that has my girls + husband’s picture in it . My girls love to look at it and have all placed dibs on it when they are older!
Being a mom of girls and a business owner in the fashion industry- what are you top 5 must-haves that need to be on a little kid’s holiday list?
For starters, LOTS of Super Smalls :) but here are some of my girls favorite gifts ever….
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Mermaid Pool Party
This set was dreamt up by Luna (my then 6 year old)! She was specific that it should be stretchy so she can take it off and on herself, be waterproof (because mermaids swim, duh) and lastly it should have magical powers (this I can not confirm or deny). All three of my daughters where this necklace everyday and take it off only right before bed!
This is a personal favorite of mine because it’s just the sweetest little set and if any of these were real pearls/gems I would be wearing and cherishing them as a grown up!
This is the first set I ever designed for Super Smalls and till this day a top seller! It has some major wow-power and makes the perfect stocking stuffer!
Before launching Super Smalls (now everyone gets gifted Super Smalls from my family when they have a bday!) this little light was my go-to gift for bdays. It’s so cute and likeable!
