Family Friday: Youth Lightweight Ribbed Socks
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My youngest hates, in his words, “puffy” socks. Bombas now makes lightweight socks for kids like him.
Have your kids wear these breathable socks as the weather warms up. Details like a ribbed texture, piping, and color blocking make something as mundane as socks special. And, if they’re like Bombas’ other high quality socks, they’ll last — often through more than one kid.
A four-pack of youth lightweight ribbed quarter socks is $34.20.
P.S. Happy Eid to those who celebrate!
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
Our school district keeps posting photos on social media of elementary school classes doing “math operating rooms.” They dress all the kids in disposable surgical gowns, gloves, and masks and have them work together to do math problems. After all the PPE shortages at the beginning of the pandemic, and for environmental reasons, this really rubs me the wrong way. Does anyone else’s school district do this kind of thing, and has anyone spoken out against it?
My 6 year old (rising first grader) told me yesterday he wants to get better at math. Any suggestions? He asked if he could do Kumon (his buddy does it). I’m not opposed to that, but curious if I would be better served buying some flash cards or doing something else entirely. I’ll ask his teacher, but she seems overwhelmed by end of year stuff so I’m just trying to crowdsource ideas. DH and I are competent at math but not strong. I would love it if kiddo got really into math.
Interesting article in the Washington Post today about how taking an extra ten minutes at dinner may help kids eat more healthy foods (if you google that phrase it should pop up). I’ve definitely seen that- sometimes my kids will eat dessert and then turn back to their dinner, but it was a good reminder that we need to do a better job of not just rushing through dinner and jumping into clean up. Also of putting out bite size veggies- my kids are inclined to eat them occasionally but it annoys me when they don’t, I should try to do it more often anyway and then just reuse the veggies in some other way later.
Oh yay, socks. There was a tantrum about socks in my house this morning: 6 year old wanted to wear long socks. His favorite socks are in the laundry. All socks in his drawer were unacceptably short ankle socks. He rejected his sister’s mid-height plain white socks because they are “ballet socks.” Brother’s socks are too big. Eventually I found last year’s soccer socks, which come up to the hem of his shorts without the shin guards in…
Happy Friday, everyone
I’ve been really disappointed with the quality of my bombas. I bought a multipack of swill blend liners and 3/5 pairs developed holes in less than a year. Smartwool’s new sock liner design is terrible: won’t stay on my feet. If anyone has recommendation for wool sock liners I’m all ears.
Boston Legal Eagle, I’d love to hear how Legoland NY went! (Unless I missed the update this week?) Hope it was fun. I am planning on taking my three boys in June.