by Lindsay Uber | Jun 8, 2020 | featured, Uncategorized
Hannah here, the creator and founder of Pals. As a reminder, we are not just peddling cute socks. Pals was created to stop hate and racism. The thinking was, if kids (the future leaders of tomorrow) loved the idea of having different kinds of friends, our planet would...
by Lindsay Uber | Apr 24, 2020 | featured, Uncategorized
We friended Yumble to help provide meals for kids affected by the pandemic For every pair of socks sold, Pals will sponsor 1 nutritious Yumble kids meal. Use Code PALSHELPS When Checking Out To Support! While we shelter in place in our coziest socks, essential workers...
by Lindsay Uber | Apr 15, 2020 | featured, Uncategorized
At Pals, we celebrate friendship because we believe that it makes the world a kinder, cooler place. We understand in these strange times it can be hard when you cannot just hang with your friends like you use to, and we’ve done the research to help! Even when the...
by Lindsay Uber | Apr 8, 2020 | featured, Uncategorized
We get that playing the same games and doing the same activities over and over, not seeing their friends or teachers can get boring for kids– so we’re here to help! We’ve scoured the web and created this list of fun, awesome, unique indoor kids and family activities...
by hannah | Oct 25, 2019 | featured
We are so, SO excited to share with you all that our very own founder and creative sock maven Hannah Lavon will be included in the new book “Girls Who Run The World: 31 CEOs Who Mean Business” by journalist Diana Kapp and illustrated by amazing and talented...
by hannah | Nov 22, 2018 | featured, Uncategorized
We are a small business and we support other small businesses! Please meet one of our faaaaaavorite small business shop owners; Tessa from Brooklyn Collective in Brooklyn, NY! Her store is super amazing and full of good vibes. It’s very hard to categorize. Full...
by hannah | Nov 10, 2018 | featured, Uncategorized
What toy store makes your hometown amazing? What favorite local toy store makes you feel all warm and fuzzy when you walk inside? Well, let’s give them some love today (and everyday) because today happens to be National...
by hannah | Sep 6, 2018 | featured, Uncategorized
We are beyond excited and proud of how the new Fall 2018 kids styles turned out! So colorful! So playful! So perfect for spreading good vibes and defeating bullying! We released 4 brand new styles, as described by creator Hannah Lavon: Crab and Jellyfish This style...
by hannah | Jun 7, 2018 | featured, Uncategorized
No matter how far you are from the coast, we humans are sadly and maybe accidently, constantly generating waste. Which ends up in the ocean (yes, the same ocean we call our local beach this summer). Did you know: ? Plastic in the ocean (single-use grocery bags,...
by hannah | Mar 13, 2018 | featured, Uncategorized
We have a new charity partner! This March, we are kicking off our buy 1 pair, donate 1 pair of Pals charity program with Cradles to Crayons of Philadelphia! Cradles to Crayons describes itself as ”the product of countless small acts of kindness that, together, make a...
by hannah | Feb 21, 2018 | featured
NEWS!!! We are super excited about our brand new Pals Artist Series launching this month, the month of love: our first ever artist designed series! Every Spring and Fall we plan on releasing a different original series of Pals Socks created by a designer we love. It...
by hannah | Jan 1, 2018 | featured
Yes, there was a lot of sad news, bad vibes, things of that sort in 2017. But. A big positive came from negativity in 2017: people coming together. Something Pals is all about. OUR 2017 PROUD MOMENTS: We got distribution in Canada (again) hooray!!! We moved to...
by hannah | Dec 15, 2017 | featured, Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again, folks! Before we slip off into the abyss of holiday craziness, here is our Pals Gift guide, made to get your gears turning. We have the lofty goal of creating a more cool and peaceful world in 2018. Pals is making it happen, little...
by hannah | Sep 26, 2017 | featured
We are so thrilled to announce we were given a Family Choice Award! “The Family Choice Awards” recognize the best in children’s and parenting products. Now in its 21st year, the “Family Choice Award” is one of the most coveted, family...
by hannah | Sep 18, 2017 | featured, Uncategorized
We are thrilled to be offering our first Pals Playdate of 2017 at Private Picassos art studio in Brooklyn, NY! Each little artist will be able to create their own unlikely friends socks using google eyes, felt, fleece and other tactile art materials. AND best...
by hannah | May 31, 2017 | featured
Did you ever think you could warm up to things like baldness, teenagers or milk? Well. The Make Me Like It podcast asks you to leave your preconceived notions at the door using hilarious, honest and thought provoking conversation amongst friends. We here at Pals are...
by hannah | Mar 29, 2017 | featured
Did you know we have the best little brand reps? Our reps and spokesbabies live and breathe the Pals way of life: always making different kinds of friends, always having fun exploring, always curious, and always keeping a funky fresh mind whether it be new food, new...
by hannah | Mar 11, 2017 | featured
MARCH is all about WOMEN! A cause very close to our hearts at Pals HQ, being a woman-owned and feminist small biz. It is SO wonderful there is a whole month dedicated to promoting women’s rights, women’s education, paying respect to women who broke the...
by hannah | Feb 3, 2017 | featured
We’ve heard countless times from so many parents since our launch — kids are IN LOVE with their Pals! They can’t be convinced to take their socks off! Not for bath time, not for the next day, not even for the whole weekend, the whole week sometimes....
by hannah | Dec 14, 2016 | featured
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Especially for the little ones! The moment in time when sweets are a plenty, and gifts are a bounty. This year is even more extra super special, because Hanukkah falls on Christmas! Chrismakkuh! Annnnnd if your family...
by hannah | Nov 9, 2016 | featured
<Sigh> America chose Donald Trump to be our next President, the highest and most powerful position one can have. The Donald. The heartbreaking realization is that many, many citizens, even more than we had realized, are afraid and threatened by anyone different...
by hannah | Oct 12, 2016 | featured
Hello Pals! We had a great kick-off to our giving back initiative this past summer, where we partner and collaborate (and then give % of our profits) to a cool and worthy nonprofit who further our causes. Today, we are happy to introduce you to our newest 3 month...
by hannah | Aug 9, 2016 | featured
Welcome to another #DefeetTheNorm Blog series! Ever heard of Eye Power Kids T-shirts before? When we came across this creative brand, we just knew that it would be perfect for our blog! EPK is an indie brand with a very unique, problem solving concept – a...
by hannah | Apr 7, 2016 | featured
According to the interesting publication Quartz, more than 3,000 elementary school students in England had weekly classroom discussions on various thought-provoking topics (like friendship or justice). Later on, these same kids had higher math and reading scores than...
by hannah | Mar 25, 2016 | featured
Note: This post was drafted before the horrific terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday. As this post is about traveling, we want to make a gigantic point of saying that we should not let terror win by hiding and living in fear. Travel where you want and live however...
by hannah | Jul 27, 2015 | featured, Uncategorized
Last October, as we were gearing up for the holiday season, we started thinking about new designs we could introduce to the market in 2015. Maybe Mermaid vs. Pirate, perhaps Crab vs. Seagull, or even Penguin vs. Polar Bear? As our brainstorm progressed, we stumbled...