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Creative ways we’re using video to thank teachers after a year like no other

Creative ways we’re using video to thank teachers after a year like no other

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

A few years ago, we asked teachers to name their #1 favorite end-of-year gift and the answer was not “cash and a massage” (ha). In fact, we were heartened to hear again and again a teacher’s favorite gift from students is a personal message of thanks...
3 helpful gardening apps to turn your thumb green, finally.

3 helpful gardening apps to turn your thumb green, finally.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Life and Home

Who else is thinking about gardening this spring? Along with our own Liz and Kristen who recently hosted the We Time Project and took a food gardening course (yay!), it seems like everyone is ready to put down the sourdough starter and get their hands really dirty....
6 + ways kids can celebrate a virtual Valentine’s Day safely using tech

6 + ways kids can celebrate a virtual Valentine’s Day safely using tech

by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks, Kids

Valentine’s Day is the next holiday, after Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, that will be affected by our new socially distant lifestyle. No sprinkle-laden, heart-shaped cookies in class. No gaudily decorated shoeboxes sent to school. No handing...
8 of the best STEM and geeky subscription boxes for all your favorite people

8 of the best STEM and geeky subscription boxes for all your favorite people

by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks

I’ve got some good news and some bad news about subscription box gifts this holiday: The good news is that there are tons of subscription boxes out there that you can order in time to gift for Christmas for just about anyone left on your list. The bad news is...
A parent’s guide to Among Us: What you need to know before you let your kids play the “it” game of quarantine

A parent’s guide to Among Us: What you need to know before you let your kids play the “it” game of quarantine

by Christina Refford | Games + Gaming

While there has been a lot of gaming going on in our house since the start of the pandemic, no game has quite gripped my family like Among Us. This easy and free-to-download game, which launched in 2018, has became HUGE during this pandemic as more and more people...
How to practice safe socializing using tech during the Coronavirus outbreak

How to practice safe socializing using tech during the Coronavirus outbreak

by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks

It’s ironic that I chose the word “connect” as my 2020 word, just to find myself practicing “social distancing” three months into the year. Suddenly, instead of looking forward to coffee shop meetups, long chummy walks, and dinners with...
Binge watch free television during Roku’s first Stream-a-thon starting December 26

Binge watch free television during Roku’s first Stream-a-thon starting December 26

by Christina Refford | Entertainment

If there’s ever a time when we deserve some extra hours parked in front of a screen, it’s the week after Christmas when we are all coming down from the excitement of the holidays. And if you are a Roku customer, make sure you check out Roku’s first...
FamousBrick LEGO minifigures bring their favorite famous people down to size

FamousBrick LEGO minifigures bring their favorite famous people down to size

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

Whether you have a LEGO fanatic that is nine or 49, FamousBrick’s LEGO minifigures lets you put anyone from Bill Gates to Luna Lovegood into their Christmas stocking. Though can we leave Elon Musk in there? (Just kidding! Sort of.) Made from real LEGO bricks,...
KonMari App: Our cool free app of the week

KonMari App: Our cool free app of the week

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

With three kids, one dog, and enough stuff to fill a suburban house, I quickly became a convert to the KonMari method of organization, or “tidying” as founder Marie Kondo puts it. Her simple and direct way of weeding through all the stuff we have...
Tinycards app: Our cool free app of the week

Tinycards app: Our cool free app of the week

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

Before my family headed out of the country on vacation, I spent weeks learning Italian using the free and very popular Duolingo app. And now Duolingo lets you practice not only your foreign language skills, but your knowledge in any area you’d like, with their...
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