by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
They say every picture tells a story, which makes my six-year-old a master story teller. We get a book’s worth of drawings from her each day and the explanations of her creations are always mind blowingly crazy awesome. So imagine our excitement when we...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps
I have always loved giving photos as gifts for everything from Father’s Day to birthdays. Really, what’s better having the luck to capture a perfect moment, then having someone special enough to share it with. So I am crushing on Pictli, a service with a...
by Stephanie Mayers | Babies, Life and Home
I like to think of myself as a pretty relaxed mom so I haven’t really considered all those wearable baby monitors on the market right now. Let’s just say I have been known to let the baby sleep in her wet diaper all night long or staying in my...
by Stephanie Mayers | Uncategorized
Looking into headphones for kids can be intimidating at first. I mean I know how crappy so many sets made for adults are, so I am always skeptical of dedicated kids’ headphones that I can confidently give my daughter for solo listening. So how thrilled am I...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps, Gear + Hardware
It’s no secret that kids love farms and animals, and at this time of year many families are making trips to experience hayrides, apple picking and pumpkin carving. But if a drive out to the country isn’t in the cards, the new kid-focused Jump See Farm...
by Stephanie Mayers | Holiday Picks
If you have some serious LEGO appreciators in the house or you never got around to the perfectly posed group family photo for the annual holiday card, we have you covered. With the DIY LEGO minifigure family holiday ecard. If you–and your kids of...
by Stephanie Mayers | Fashion + Accessories
Texting is a challenge in the brutally cold and mostly bundled winter months. (Oh, our first word problems!) We’ve recently covered a ton of gorgeous touchscreen gloves but I also love that the recent trend of fingerless gloves is perfectly suited to those of us...
by Stephanie Mayers | Entertainment, Kids
It’s no secret there are few solid Hanukkah songs out there. In fact you could probably count them on one hand with a few fingers to spare. But this year we are in luck as Mibblio, the fantastic app developer who has been making excellent moves in bringing top...
by Stephanie Mayers | Uncategorized
I have found there tends to be extra excitement around toys for kids that light up or glow- even with simple items like a plain old hardware store flashlight or a glow stick from the auto shop. Something about turning off the lights and setting up to play in the dark...
by Stephanie Mayers | Entertainment, Kids
You have heard a lot from us about how much the family music world has grown in recent years. One of my own favorite newcomers to the kindie scene is Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. The group, whose popular Blue Bear song has topped the charts on XM/Sirius’...
