Category: Fun
Add a little more joy to your weekday with posts designed to bring out the fun in your life, featuring things to do, easy party ideas, games and more
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2024 New Year’s Eve Scavenger Hunt Ideas
How many of these 2024 New Year’s Eve scavenger hunt ideas can your team conquer before the ball drops? They’re not particularly tricky, but they will get everyone talking—and this list is good for groups of all ages. So, whether you’re playing IRL or over Zoom, divide everyone into teams, set a 30-minute time limit,…
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What’s the Best Candle Wax for Beginners? Our *Honest* Soy 464 Review
If you’ve progressed past candle kits and want to get into candle making, you’ve inevitably wondered, what’s the best candle wax for beginners? Almost everyone will recommend Soy 464, a natural soy-based wax that’s lauded for its clean burn and forgiving nature (making it easier for beginners to master). That said, reactions to it run…
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The Best Organization Gifts for People Who Hate Clutter
For some of us, there’s a certain joy in label makers. And school supplies. And planners. And the KonMari Method. If that sounds like you—or someone you know—you’ve come to the right place. These organization gifts will help them control the chaos in their lives and step into 2025 with a sense of tranquility (at…
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The 10 Best Gifts for Second-Time Moms (from Parents Who’ve Tried It All)
Beyond being a mom twice over, it’s literally my job to test baby items (I do so year-round as part of PureWow’s Happy Kid Awards). That said, when people started asking me for a baby registry when I was pregnant with my son, I wasn’t sure what to list. I planned on reusing a lot…
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‘Loki’-Inspired Costumes, No Matter Which Variant You’re Into
With its travels through time and space, it’s safe to say Loki is the most complex (and perhaps challenging to follow) show on Disney+. Tom Hiddleston plays the god of mischief in a way that makes the antihero both infuriating and charming, making him a great character to adopt on Halloween. (Is there any better…
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The “Weird Barbie” Costume Is the Best Barbie-Inspired Halloween Look
You know Halloween 2023 will be the Year of the Barbie costume (c’mon, the movie alone inspired endless merch and raked in more than $1 billion at the box office). But you don’t necessarily want to look like every other pink cowgirl or neon skate-suit-wearing partygoer. We get that. That’s why we’re voting you dress…
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The Coolest Amazon Halloween Decorations (That Are All on Sale)
If you’ve ever admired the decked out homes on Pinterest, Instagram and Tiktok that seem like they could double as movie sets, you’re not alone. And if you’ve vowed to achieve something similar, only to realize you’ve dropped $100 on Halloween decorations, only to have very little to show for it, you’re…probably me, honestly. Each…
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Millennials, This Kim Possible-Inspired Costume Is for You
“Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me…” Ahh, the song that Disney Channel-watching millennials grew all too familiar with in the early aughts. Kim Possible, the cartoon about a high schooler who fought crime in her spare time, earned a kind of cult status—alongside shows like the Powerpuff Girls, Spongebob Squarepants and Lizzie…
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The “Come on Over” Christina Aguilera-Inspired Costume
School girl Britney, ’90s tour opener Britney, “Oops” era Britney—those costumes have been insanely popular, but where’s the love for Christina Aguilera?! The pop queen has had some iconic looks, but one I’ll never get over is her “Come on Over” video look. It makes for the ideal Christina Aguilera-inspired costume, and while finding exact…
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The 10 Best Spirit Halloween Costumes to Snag This Year
Forget the Pumpkin Spice Latte—one of the surest ways to know Halloween is on the horizon is when the empty hull of an old Toys ‘R’ Us, Books A Million or Luby’s Cafeteria gets transformed into a Spirit Halloween Store. The costume shop has become a go-to for last-minute getups, but its online storefront is…
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