Kids’ music download of the week: The Baby Grands II
Atlanta’s The Baby Grands have a laid-back sound with a beat that I like so much — it reminds me a bit of the Barenaked Ladies mixed with Jack Johnson. And now, for a limited time, it’s free. The Baby Grands are offering up their second release, The...
Kids’ music download of the week: Look Both Ways
If the van is rocking, we’re probably bouncing in our seats to the ska beats off of kindie-rocker Egg’s second CD, the aptly named Hard-boiled which follows their excellent indie-pop debut, Sunny Side Up. Though most of Hard-boiled rocks along with heavy...
5 tech picks you might have missed this week
Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges! Unless they’re for things like Awesomeness, which they are. We hope you’ll give this round-up of picks the “You’re the Bomb” badge. 1. Google isn’t just for finding pics of Ryan...
Kids’ music download of the week: Mary the Fairy
If you’ve you were to put on the new CD from CMP favorite Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, Hey Pepito!, you’d immediately be transported into what can best be described as three minutes of kindie power-punk—loud and full of British brash. But since...
Great baby app for tracking twins? Reader Q&A
Do you know a good iPad app to track nursing, diapers, growth, etc. that would work well for twins? -question via Twitter We’ve done some searching and found the Total Baby app which has a ton of great features and can handle up to six kids’...
Can your preschooler Spot the Dot?
I’ve long been a fan of David A. Carter’s pop-up books like One Red Dot, ever since my sister, an ardent pop-up lover, introduced me to them years ago. So when I heard that he had helped develop a new app for the iPad, I could only hope it’d be more...
Kids’ music download of the week: Freeze Tag
Of all the amazing things my kids and their friends can do, one of the most astonishing is their ability to run in screeching packs around my yard when the temperature is more suited to, say, lying in a puddle of sweat sipping icy drinks. So, in honor of the rising...
Spotify is here!
When I heard about the launch of Spotify in the US today, I wasn’t sure it was for me; I’m pretty comfortable with all things tech, though I’m still admittedly old school when it comes to my music I prefer CD’s to MP3’s, and haven’t...
Postcardly turns emails into actual postcards.
My kids have wonderful grandparents in Florida, but they have one major flaw: None of them will make my life easier by joining Facebook or even using email to communicate. That means I have to make sure to send hand-written letters and take the time to actually print...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
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