Sony Playstation Move games bring snowday relief
If our Twitter streams are any indication, moms around the country are about at their wits’ ends with winter storms, snow days, and kids stuck indoors. For you Playstation PS3 fans, the PlayStation Move games can offer fun indoor alternatives and help get the...
Party favors for the video game obsessed
I’m in last minute party planning mode for my son and during one of my late night searches for handmade party goods, I came across these some awesome Super Mario Brothers cupcake toppers from Portland-based Artisan Cake Company and just had to share. As a mom of...
Board games go 2.0 with Winter Land
Before the kids go to bed and Santa’s elves get busy wrapping gifts, we spend Christmas Eve drinking egg nog, playing games, and watching movies with the kids. But now that we have the iPad, we’ll probably add a round or two of a digital board game into...
Would you pay to cheat on Angry Birds?
I admit that I’ve been completely sucked into the Angry Birds craze, as has my entire family. So much s, that my kids know exactly what level we’re stuck on.Level 16 on Angry Birds Seasons, if you’re curious. So I have to admit that my interest...
Getting kids off the couch with the help of a Wii remote. And Dora.
I’ve said it before: I’m not usually a big fan of small children playing video games. But I make an exception when they’ve got some educational value and they get kids moving. I’m pleased to see that Nickelodeon and Nintendo have teamed up to...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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