by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Those of us who love smart-parenting magazine Brain, Child, The Magazine for Thinking Mothers know that we’re in for a treat whenever another funny, tender, intelligent and quirky quarterly issue shows up in our mailbox. However, I don’t leave home without...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
I was so glad to see your post about Kindle cases, but I am wondering if you have any recommendations for stylish practical ones on Etsy. There are so many on there, but I need to narrow them down! Any that have caught your eye? – LisaThere are loads of unique,...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’m holding onto my Christmas cheer with two hands, refusing to let it be sullied by the endless ads and 1,000th version of Dominick the Donkey. And I’ve also got the prettiest and, yes, sunniest Christmas song on heavy rotation from one of our favorites,...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
Usually opening the Advent Calendar is the biggest thing my kids do on December 1st, but this year, they gave Santa a haircut. And a shave. And then dyed his hair pink. And none of it put them on Santa’s Naughty List. Yes, Toca Boca, one of our favorite app...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Ask my son to write up his Christmas list, and he’ll hand you the LEGO catalog with about a hundred things circled. While I love watching him sit and build everything from the Space Shuttle to a mulitcolored house for all his LEGO mini figures, there is a new...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I know I’m not the only one realizing that December begins in just days and wonders, Where did the year go? But, when I look at my kids, there is no question that they’ve aged another year which may explain why a brand new song from Frances England is...
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
With all the talk about what’s for dinner, I can’t blame my kids for thinking that Thanksgiving is mostly about the turkey, mashed potatoes and pie—oh, and something about Pilgrims too. That’s why in between the turkey and the pie, we’ll...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
While most people are dreaming about what foods they are going to (over)eat on Thursday, my picky eater is already loudly proclaiming everything he hates about Thanksgiving: Mashed potatoes are yucky. Turkey is yucky. Pie is yucky. You get the idea.In this spirit, my...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Though I’ve known the story of Cinderella for about four decades, I’ve got to hand it to the talents at Nosy Crow for freshening it up into an entertaining, engaging and interactive story worthy of 2011. Using the same playful attention to detail that made...
by Christina Refford | Life and Home
Now that we have adopted a large, hairy lab, I am fighting a losing battle against little black hairs everywhere. So when I spotted this latest weapon in the battle against dirty floors, I couldn’t resist giving it a try. And though the latest robotic floor...
