An Advent calendar has a way of turning December into pure magic. Each little surprise adds a spark of excitement to even the ...

These are one of those gifts that kids and parents both love. Warm Pals are soft, comforting plushies with an inner pack that ...

Let me be clear: I’m not anti-tech. In fact, I love it. I co-founded Super Smalls, a kids’ brand that is primarily sold ...

Welcome, brave reader, to the most perilous gift-giving safari of them all: the hunt for the perfect present for a 12-year-old. This is the age of the great divide, the awkward, beautiful, and utterly ...

Claudia von Thrift, a popular influencer with almost one million followers and a compelling, thoughtful and even shocking ...

At State Street Elementary School in Westerly sat four fourth graders with something in their hands. “I have jingling spirit sticks that I got from school," said 9-year-old Arwyn Robinson. Each ...

A local woman who is described as “kind” and “caring” is being honored as this month’s Kia Kindness recipient. The woman’s efforts go above and beyond to serve her community, all while being a ...

In early December 2025, a story about a night janitor, Stanley Okoye, and his "secret tutoring program" helping children ...

A Wantagh woman turned motherhood into a new business, creating BinkiBands, the wearable, adjustable pacifier and teether ...

An Arlington Heights-based nonprofit that started a decade ago as a Facebook group connecting families who have children in therapy is celebrating its first brick-and-mortar presence: a resale toy ...

Cari Truelock, from Sweetwater, was chosen as a recipient of the “Be a Friend Project,” a national initiative that sends ...

Now in its 25th year, Patches and Badges for Kids continues to help kids in need this holiday season. An evolution of the ...