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Renu Blankinship

About Me

Renu Blankinship is a downtown New York City mom of three, and founder of Makermint, a creative lifestyle business and Instagram account. Renu’s goal is to inspire family life filled with approachable, imaginative joy. Through Makermint, Renu offers event planning and consulting services to help clients add creativity to their family lives. Renu loves late night crafting sessions, movie nights, baking, and finding a good meme or TikTok.

Latest Stories

5 Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Incorporate Kids’ Birthday Themes into a Party

This piece was created for Cubby, our weekly newsletter for families at home. Want more? Sign up here for a weekly splash of fun and good ideas for families with kids. Join us over on Instagram for more! Another birthday means another party theme, and *cue deep thought* — figuring out how to entertain a bunch of kids! Even if the theme is as specific as “Doll and Donut Dance” of all things, do not panic — I got you.

Renu Blankinship

Aug 1, 2021

A Tinker Box That Guarantees Hours of Play — with Almost Zero Prep Time

This piece was created for Cubby, our weekly newsletter for families at home. Want more? Sign up here for a weekly splash of fun and good ideas for families with kids. Join us over on Instagram for more! Summer is in full swing, and it’s too hot to think straight, let alone come up with creative activities for the kids. Allow me to introduce you to the easiest, most open-ended and sustainable activity in my toy closet: The Tinker Box.

Renu Blankinship

Jul 25, 2021

This $27 Toy Has Entertained My Kids for Hours of Indoor Play

Water is the ultimate sensory play experience for kids, but, when you’re in the midst of a pandemic in winter (and in my case, holed up in a New York City apartment), there’s no pool, sprinkler, or ocean on offer. However, you still have two options for water play: One is bath time, of course, and the other is what I like to call “Mix and Measure Time.

Renu Blankinship

Feb 4, 2021