by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
My heart is heavy this morning as I prepare to talk to my children about the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and what it means to so many of us. My younger two are easily satisfied with my very honest, but guarded, explanation, but my ten-year-old, who was just a baby on...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’m not sure my kids or I could ever pick out our favorite Justin Roberts song–there are just too many good ones from his dozen or so years as a kindie musician. So I love that he’s currently offering a handful of singles to download totally free....
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
The long lazy days spent grilling in the backyard and jumping in the pool are numbered now that our kids are getting back to the grind of school, and its pesky little sidekick, homework. And while I’d like to think that I am definitely smarter than a fifth...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
We’ve watched OK Go’s excellent video interpretation of the Muppet Show Theme Song approximately 423 times in our home, and I adore their quirky take on a song I’ve known since childhood.But, for my download of the week, I’m stepping a little...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
If you’ve ever laughed at JibJab’s hilarious ecards, like this one of the CMP staff at Halloween, you know how funny it is to see your own visage shimmying while dressed like Dracula, or busting a Mummy move. And now that they’ve entered the world of...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Back to school sales are in full swing which means I can stock up on winter sweaters, coats and boots, even if we won’t need them for a few more months. Even better is a great Back-to-School sale on some of our favorite apps for kids that we won’t have to...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Even I can still remember the butterflies I’d get on those first days of school–and that was a l-o-n-g time ago as my kids are quick to point out to anyone. This week’s download of the week from one of our favorite kindie musicians, Secret Agent 23...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Though I was raised on the original Brothers Grimm stories, which are pretty dark, I was always a little more scared of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The whole I smell the blood of an Englishman boomed by a big hairy giant? Yeesh. But now we’re having so...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Picking out my favorite song from Caspar Babypants’ brand-new CD, Sing Along!, is like asking me what my favorite donut is: They are all just so goooooood. But, there is one song that I keep coming to over and over (and over) again, for its rapid-fire, silly and...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
The Hipwaders’ first CD was a quick little EP that I loved for its edgy sound. And now, with their new full-length CD, The Golden State, my favorite song pairs the sweetest lyrics with a chorus that makes me want to grab the nearest sticky hands and jump around...
