Free Mother’s Day playlist: 10 free music downloads for all those special mamas out there

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Along with a chorus of I love you!’s following you around all day (hopefully), you can fill your Mother’s Day weekend with great family-friendly music by downloading this free playlist of songs thanks to the generosity of some of our very-favorite kindie...

Cinco de Mayo Music for Kids: Nuestra Fiesta, our music download of the week

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

While you are getting things ready for tomorrow’s Cinco de Mayo fiesta with our great roundup of party ideas, if you need some Cinco de Mayo music too, download the fun-filled kids’ song Nuestra Fiesta from new kindie artist, Andrés Salguero. It’ll...

A cool tech gift for the mom who still likes her AM/FM radio.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids

My own mother has made the leap to Pandora and other streaming services which I think is pretty great. But I know that deep down, she will always be committed to NPR and often wants to listen to it in the easiest way possible: from a radio. So it might be time to...

A hands-on Amazon Fire TV review: And why it’s a Prime pick for families

by Jeana | Entertainment

As an avid Kindle user and very frequent Amazon Prime customer (I’m on a first-name basis with my UPS driver), I was so excited to do a full-on Amazon Fire TV review.  After a couple of weeks playing with it so I could really see its capabilities, I think...

Untethering from the phone with Jabra ROX wireless earbuds and the new Jabra Sound app

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Kids

Back when I discovered the Jabra Stone, it was my first experience with a bluetooth headset. And yet…it looked like a headset. Meaning I could walk down the street taking hands-free phone calls, and looking a crazy person talking to myself. (I kind of always...

Going retro with My Daddy’s Record Collection: Kids’ Music Download of the Week

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Whether your kids are used to you spinning vinyl or are more likely to ask, what’s a record?, we have a new kids’ music download from the funky-fresh duo, the Sugar Free Allstars, that may have them asking you to dust off your old albums and play DJ for...

Kids’ free music download of the week: No School Today from They Might be Giants’ Danny Weinkauf.

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

For those of us who survived the Winter of 2013/14, the words “no school today” may give us the shakes, but I think those shakes will turn to dance moves when you hear the rocking song No School Today off of They Might Be Giants’ Danny...

The new Sonos app is now as advanced as their speaker system

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment, Kids

I cannot say enough awesome things about my Sonos wireless speaker system. I am convinced that now friends want to choose my house for dinner parties, specifically so they can play with it. However if I have had any complaint, it’s their rather clunky app that,...

The new Sesame GO video on demand service gives kids all the Big Bird they can handle

by Julie | Entertainment

No matter how many cool new educational apps and videos we find for kids (and there are tons we love), Sesame Street will forever be one of our favorites. So we’re thrilled to hear about their new Sesame GO video on demand service that launched this week,...

3 songs to celebrate April’s showers: Kids’ music downloads of the week

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

April showers may make us stir crazy, but we’ve found some great kindie tunes about those falling raindrops to cheer us up. So, don’t sing “rain, rain, go away”, join with us instead as we enjoy some songs of the season. And hope for a nice,...

Pluto.TV gives you more entertainment options right on your computer.

by Jeana | Entertainment, Kids

In the past week, two different friends have told me that they’re ending their cable TV service and switching to streaming services or online media for their entertainment needs. And when cool online entertainment options pop up, like Pluto.TV, which just...

Everything you need to know about the new Amazon Fire TV

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware

Considering how popular streaming devices are these days with Apple TV, Chromecast, and the Roku, it came as no surprise when we heard Amazon would be launching their own streaming service, which they finally did today with Amazon Fire TV. If you’re wondering...