The top-rated gaming headsets for teens in price ranges to suit every allowance
Forget Snapchat, Facebook, or even Instagram. Teens these days are often connecting with friends online by gaming together on their Xboxes and I find the key to good communication for them is a great gaming headset for teens. So my almost-teen son has spent a ton of...
What parents need to know about the Roblox app, a Minecraft alternative that makes it easy for kids to chat with strangers. Eep.
You might have heard about the app Roblox, a multi-player Minecraft alternative that’s making the news because kids are unknowingly chatting with adult strangers. And getting propositioned. Just read what sort of chats this dad discovered his son was getting....
Nearly 100 of the coolest free geeky pumpkin carving templates for Halloween
With Halloween right around the corner (nope, we can’t believe it either), we thought it would be fun to round-up a bunch of the coolest free geeky pumpkin carving templates. As in, a whole lot of them! Whether you’ve got Pokémon fans, emoji lovers, Star...
Cool gifts designed by your kids’ favorite gamers and YouTubers at Maker Shop.
My kids are obsessed with Aphmau, the hugely popular YouTuber, Vlogger, designer — and mom, by the way — who creates the Minecraft roleplay videos they devour like I used to watch, oh, Captain Caveman. I happened to click on the Aphmau Maker Shop link...
3 cool art tech toys that take your kids’ drawing to a new level
Lately we’ve seen some really cool tech innovations that are inspiring the little artists in our house. While we’re still big fans of crayons and paper around here as our go-to art supply, I love how that their creativity can carry over into screen time,...
How to get started on Minecraft PE: One newbie parent’s intro into the square world
Of course I’ve heard about Minecraft. How could I not? The crazy best-selling, square-loving video game is practically everywhere and has been for years now. I also knew the super skinny basics on Minecraft: It’s all about virtual, 3-D worlds engineered by...
Guitar Hero Live review: Cool updates put this classic back on top of the charts
Honestly, haven’t we all rocked out to an air guitar at some point in our lives? (Or maybe this morning in the shower — ahem.) Pretending to be Lenny Kravitz or Joan Jett shredding the axe and professing our love for rock ‘n’ roll out loud got...
Sponsored Message: An educational gaming system from VTech that turns screen time into learning time
This is a sponsored message from VTech Today’s preschoolers are a far more digitally connected and savvy group than we ever were, and now a new system from VTech is channeling that screen time interest and transforming it into an opportunity for learning....
The new LEGO Minifigures Online game, where everything is (mostly) awesome
For years, my kids have collected LEGO Minifigures which they love to play with while building with their LEGO bricks. So, it was with great excitement when they learned that LEGO has come out with a brand new game that puts their beloved Minifigures into the online...
Geeky gifts for gamers: 6 fun ideas for Father’s Day and beyond.
Okay procrastinators. It may be a little late to order something awesome online for Father’s Day…or maybe not! Check for shipping options for some of these cool geeky gifts for your favorite gamer, or just bookmark it for future gift ideas. There are...
Disney Playmation: The next level wearable tech toy that every kid is going to beg for.
If you’re always looking for the newest, coolest toys for your kids, we think you’re going to want to know about the introduction of the wildly cool Disney Playmation this fall, because mamas? This could be a category changer. If it does everything...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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