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Welcome To The Mom Hour Small Business Gift Guide!

Looking for a gift for someone special or a treat for yourself? Below you’ll find a collection of The Mom Hour team’s favorite small businesses to shop this holiday season. These include shops owned by our friends and family members, gifts we’ve given in years past, as well as tested and loved items created The Mom Hour listener community. Please join us in supporting creative entrepreneurs by shopping these small businesses today!

Good Medicine Tea

I’m in love with this fun and flavorful tea company, owned and operated by Alexa, a listener of The Mom Hour, and her husband! Gorge Sunrise is one of my go-to black teas for my morning mug, and Warm Hugs is an approachable herbal blend kids love too.

Meagan Francis, The Mom Hour co-host

Good Medicine Tea makes your daily tea ritual a taste adventure!

Shop goodmedicinetea.com 

Old Pine Candle Co.

Old Pine Candle Co. turns lighting a candle into a soothing ritual. Nature-inspired scents plus thoughtful accessories like wick trimmers and candle coasters make this a great place to pick up a unique gift.

Sarah Powers, The Mom Hour co-host

Old Pine Candle Co. creates handmade soy candles in Evergreen, CO. They are women-led, inspired by the mountains, and focused on sustainability. 

Shop Old Pine Candle Co.

Hm Mugs

A custom mug is such a great gift. I bought one for my brother’s girlfriend that had an illustration of her and their German Shepherd on it. It turned out super cute!

Catie Parrish, Brand Partnerships Manager, The Mom Hour

Hm Mugs sells all things drinkware, including holiday designs, mom-themed mugs, and wine tumblers.

Shop Hm Mugs

Avryn Co.

This very small woman-owned business makes hand-crafted leather wallets and wristlets in the most beautiful colors! I snagged the lavender as soon as it dropped, and now I’m deciding between the black onyx or the saddle for winter.

Kia Hammond, Contributor, The Mom Hour

Avryn Co. sells obsession-worthy leather goods designed for busy hands, full lives, and long days. Made by women, for women, in Greenville, S.C.

Shop Avryn Co.

Sunday Bead Co.

I love these prayer bracelets. They’re a little niche, as many are Catholic-themed, but they’re so pretty!

Chaunie Brusie, Contributor, The Mom Hour

Sunday Bead Co. makes handcrafted modern, Rosary bracelets, and coordinating bracelets to stack. Made to inspire prayer.

Shop Sunday Bead Co.

Little Wishers

A couple years ago, I bought an adorable bracelet for my niece from this shop. They are super affordable and come in so many styles, making them an ideal budget-friendly gift or stocking stuffer.

Catie Parrish, Brand Partnerships Manager, The Mom Hour

Little Wishers makes wishes come true, one bracelet at a time.

Shop Little Wishers

Hilary Mueller Art

My sister sells her artwork, including lots of prints and ornaments that would make great gifts for moms and kids!

Emily Roark, Contributor, The Mom Hour

In Hilary Mueller Art’s Etsy shop, you’ll find personalized wall prints for any room in your home. All designs are prints of original, hand painted illustrations, created from Hilary’s home studio in Indiana.

Shop Hilary Mueller Art

Meridian

I love being able to support a woman-owned business that provides fair wages, steady employment, sustainable skills and a lasting social impact. Their already-wrapped and ready-to-give section has so many beautiful and thoughtful options.

Joanne Ruelos Diaz, Contributor, The Mom Hour

Meridian designs, produces, and sells unique and beautiful heirloom quality home décor, accents and textiles handmade by artisans from around the world. 

Shop Meridian

Haiyen Handmade

My friend makes these beautiful headbands that don’t slide off or give you headaches.

Joanne Ruelos Diaz, Contributor, The Mom Hour

Haiyen Handmade headbands are handmade to order out of a home studio in LA.

Shop Haiyen Handmade

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Share your love for the podcast with The Mom Hour mugs, shirts, and onesies!

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(Looking for Meagan’s and Sarah’s kitchen favorites, as mentioned on the podcast? Head to the show notes for Episode 431, which you can find in your podcast player or by tapping through Tuesday's Insta post.)
Kids are back in school and we're back in our kitc Kids are back in school and we're back in our kitchens with a bit more pep in our steps - so let's chat about gadets and gear! Join Meagan and Sarah today to hear about the Porch Microwave, the Mercedes-Benz of Coffee Grinders, how our partners' personalities lead us to unwanted kitchen appliances, and more. We share our current favorite kitchen tools for food prep and cooking - with more to come next week, too.

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Big transitions in family structure are never easy Big transitions in family structure are never easy. When it comes to blending families, introducing a new romantic partner as a single parent, or stepping into step-parenting, there's so much to think about. Today Meagan gets candid about her current blended family situation, following her wedding this summer and the integration of their families into a shared home. Sarah has lots of questions as Meagan shares what's going well, a few tension points, what she would do differently, and how it's going overall.

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Are you a "Today's The Day!" type, or do you prefer to ease gently into a new adventure, challenge, or season? Whether you get excited to dive into a slew of new initiatives with the turning over of that shiny, crisp edge of a calendar page (like Sarah!), or really prefer to transition on your own internal timeline (like Meagan!), this episode is for you. Join us as we explore the many upsides to a soft start (in motherhood, business, health, and more) in an effort to take the pressure off moms this fall.

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Raise your hand if you practiced some sight words Raise your hand if you practiced some sight words this week - or proctored a spelling pre-test - or ran through some multiplication tables? Sometimes supporting your kids' classroom learning at home looks like facts and flash cards, but we're here to remind you that there are LOTS of ways to nurture curiosity and promote learning, and many of them can fit seamlessly into family life.

This week on the blog we're revisiting a post Meagan and Sarah co-authored back in 2018 - when our kids spanned preschool to high schoool! - with six ideas for supporting school learning at home. Tap the link in our bio to read the post!
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Meagan and Sarah had fun-filled travel in August before saying goodbye to summer. The Powers family traveled to the East Coast for a week of multigenerational state-hopping served with a side of bug bites and butt bruises! And Meagan officially opened a bookstore in Manistique, MI, right after surviving a 20-mile hike with her siblings and their spouses. Now we're back, shifting from summer-mom to school-year-mom, and sharing our "laundry basket of hopes and aspirations for Fall 2023" with all of you.

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Read the post at the link in our bio - and feel free to add more suggestions in the comments below!

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