Guides
Curated collections of tried and true products for everyday living.
Favorite Things Gift Guide 2025
Every year my friends and I host a Favorite Things Party during the holidays, and it has truly become one of my favorite traditions—one I hope we keep going for decades. The rules are simple: everyone brings a wrapped gift at an agreed-upon value (this year was $50-75), and we draw numbers to determine the order. When it's your turn, you can either open a new gift or steal one that’s already been opened. Each gift can only be stolen twice before it’s “dead,” and whoever draws #1 gets the final steal once everyone has a gift, making it the best number to have.
It’s always such a fun way to discover new products our friend group is loving.
Toy Storage
As parents we find ourselves swimming in toys. How on earth am I going to store all of these little pieces and keep them organized? We polled our community on the type of toy storage solutions you were looking for and have so many great recommendations. We ordered all of these items and personally tried them out for you to ensure they were good solutions.
Gifts for Babies
Celebrate the joy of new beginnings with these fun gifts for baby's first holiday season! From plush toys that spark joy to developmental toys that encourage learning, we've rounded up the best gifts for your littlest one. These gifts are tried and true that I have loved over the years and will last beyond the baby stage.
Stocking Stuffers for Babies
A baby's first holiday season is such a special one, especially for the parents. Their first stocking (although they will have no idea it exists) is a great place to gift them fun toys and practical items they will need. Here are some of my favorite products that are perfect for stuffing that stocking!
Gifts for Toddlers Ages 1-2
Ages 1 and 2 are such a fun range to celebrate the holidays and buy gifts for, as their minds and skills are developing so quickly. Their motor skills, language, and curiosity about the world around them makes for so many great gifts to help foster these skills. The best part is that they won't outgrow these toys and activiites as fast as they outgrew the baby phase.
Gifts for Toddlers Ages 3-5
Toddlers between the age of 3-5 are truly the best to celebrate the holidays with as they start to really develop an understanding of tradition and have such a genuine excitement for all the magic of the season. They are also obsessed with receiving gifts and so the fun in giving them something you know will spark pure joy is truly unmatched. This round up of gifts are, in my opinion, some of the best toys for their development and skills at these ages where they start to show more independence and creativity.
Stocking Stuffers for Toddlers
Stocking stuffers for toddlers are one of my favorite categories to shop for. Rather than stuff them with random junk, there are endless ideas for practical, fun and useful things you likely would be buying that make fun gifts!
Gifts for Big Kids
Kids ages 6 and older are bursting with curiosity, creativity, and energy. They are now becoming obsessed with certain hobbies, playing with their friends and discovering the world around them. Here is a roundup of winning toys for kids beyond the toddler phase as they really start to grow up and show independence, patience and a fun creative side.
Stocking Stuffers for Kids
This list includes fun stocking stuffers for big kids ages 6-10 years old! It is a mix of fun interactive activities and games, as well as some girly accessories.
Big Ticket Gifts for Kids
If you are looking to make the holidays really special with that big ticket gift, there are so many good and useful ones that you will get years and years of use out of. This list is made up of those things your kids may have been dreaming of or begging for, most $100+ that will entertain a broader age range of kids too, so they make a good family gift!
Personalized Gifts for Kids
Finding the perfect gift for a child can be a challenge, especially when you want to make it special or buy something different they may not already own. Personalized gifts add a unique touch and become keepsakes for kids. From custom books to monogrammed useful items, here is a round up of awesome personalized gifts our kids have received or we have gifted to others for an extra special touch!
Hottest Toys of 2025
We’ve rounded up the season’s hottest toys so you don’t have to! Our list of this season’s hottest toys, from big gift ideas to hidden gems at every price, we wanted to make finding the perfect gift simple! After testing them out ourselves, we know kids will love them all! One less thing on your holiday to-do list.
Gifts for Women
Women deserve the world and are often the ones behind so much of the holiday magic for everyone else, so make sure to treat yourself this holiday season. This guide includes so many of my favorite products that would make an excellent gift for any woman in your life or yourself.
Stocking Stuffers for Women
A mix of essentials , favorite beauty products and fun accessories to stuff her stocking with, or likely just buy for yourself so your stocking isn't empty on Christmas morning lol.
Gifts for Men
Here is a round up of some of the tried and true quality products for men that have become my go to gifts over the years for anyone from my husband or brother or older men like my Dad and Father in law. In my experience, men don't always love spending money on things like clothes, but once they realize that quality really does make a difference and spending a little bit more matters, my husband is now requesting multiples in many of these items year over year.
Stocking Stuffers for Men
Stuff his stockings with practical things you know he needs around the house or will wear and use daily! So many useful gadgets we have tested and own that are part of this round up!
Gifts Under $50
If you need to buy a gift for anyone in your life and need ideas for crowd favorites, these are all wonderful gifts. Whether it is a teacher, co-worker, neighbor, secret Santa party, whoever is on the receiving end will surely find a use for them and almost all of them (except one) are under $50!
Gifts for Grandparents
Grandparents almost always just want the gift of spending more time with their loved ones. I suggest taking them out to lunch or dinner, finding a local play or concert to treat them to or just visiting them for a cup of coffee. If you do want to gift them something, make it memorable, something simple they will cherish that reminds them of you! Here are a few special gifts that are sure to bring a smile to their face and capture the memories and value of family.
Cold Weather Gear for Babies
Cold weather season is upon us, which means it will soon be time to bundle up your littlest one. Here are the essentials to keep them snug as a bug when you are out and about in colder temps. From snowsuits to accessories this guide will cover all of your cold weather needs!
Cold Weather Gear for Kids
There is always that first panic of the season when you realize your child has outgrown all of their cold weather gear and you scramble to order the essentials in the next size! Here is a round up of everything to stock up on for your growing toddler or kid. These items are tried and true and things I use for both my kids! I like to buy things neutral in color so it can be passed down to the next child, especially when it comes to things like jackets and boots or higher ticket items.