8 fantastic educational resources for online learning, just in case you need them, parents.
Last week, our school district cancelled school on Friday due to possible COVID-19 exposure. And this week on Tuesday, my youngest daughter had off school. Whether or not we will see more cancellations in the future is unknown at this time (sorry, no crystal ball,...
5 fun YouTube Kids playlists and specials to get your kids in the Halloween spirit
Now that YouTube Kids has upped their parental controls game, I’ve been feeling more comfortable with them using the app. If your kids love it as much as mine do, here are some fun Halloween-themed playlists that might enjoy. Related: What you need to know about...
Constantly Curious is the perfect diversion for curious kids and their parents
I recently stumbled upon Constantly Curious thanks to a friend who shared it in their feed and I haven’t been able to tear myself away. Thankfully, these entertaining episodes are only a few minutes long, but wow, they’re awesome. And even better,...
Where to find a Nintendo Switch in stock.
If you’re like me, you’ve been trying to track down the Nintendo Switch since it was released last week, and well, let’s just say it’s been no easy feat. Unfortunately, my search has been pretty unsuccessful as of yet, but in the process,...
Sponsored Message: VidMob helps you turn your home videos into masterpieces
This is a sponsored message from VidMob Take all those videos of school concerts, soccer games, even family vacations sucking up memory on your smartphone and turn them into professionally-edited masterpieces you’ll watch over and over thanks to VidMob....
LG Art of the Pixel celebrates technology, design, and the creativity of youth
Usually when I check out a new tech product, it’s me in a conference room (or sometimes alone) listening to someone wax poetic about its features. But nope, not LG. They recently announced their phenomenal new LG Ultra HD TV 4K and LG OLED TVs in about the...
The must-have app for you iPhone videographers
I’ve long heralded my iPhone as my primary tool for taking photos and videos. With a library of almost 2,000 images and videos from my phone, you can imagine the impact it has on my storage space. Since my kids love to see videos of themselves, I’m so...
GoPro — For extreme sport enthusiasts. AKA parents.
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited on a trip of a lifetime: To travel to Alaska to see the Aurora Borealis with a research team from GoPro, a family-run business that’s grown massively in just a few years. Before this trip, I wasn’t too familiar with...
Givit helps you avoid losing your precious Flip Cam videos
Pre-iPhone days (hard to believe there was ever a time), I relied heavily on two things to capture my daily life with my baby – my camera and my Flip video camera. If you can recall the ease of the Flip, the compact design, the big self-explanatory...
iFilm lets you star in your own videos, for once
Out of sheer convenience, my iPhone has become my de facto camera and video camera to record all those precious kid moments. But in looking through my thousands of photos and videos in my library, I realize that I’m actually in about three pictures and in no...
Reach out and (almost) touch someone with these videoconferencing options
If you’re like me and have relatives far, far away (can’t get much farther than Korea), the holidays are a great time to re-connect. Times have changed a great deal from when we used to call an operator to connect to Seoul and then could only speak through...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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