by Julie | Tips and Tricks, Social Media
Around here, we’re all starting to wonder whether TV will continue to be relevant to our kids who are growing up in the age of online media. In fact, next to playing Minecraft, my tweens’ favorite way to spend their screen time is watching videos of their...
by Liz Gumbinner | Games + Gaming
If your kids are as obsessed with Minecraft as mine, you will laugh like I did when I saw this Minecraft Valentines t-shirt. Not laughing? Give it a sec. Take your time. You’ll get it. The raglan tee is just available in men’s and women’s sizes...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
We parents hear all the time about the importance of reading for kids. Fortunately there’s a huge range of topics in outstanding kids’ books to engage kids, from wizardry to classroom adventures to spy novels to fairy tales re-told. But I have to admit...
by Jeana | Games + Gaming
If you’re planning on grabbing a new XBox One, PS4 or Wii for the kids for the holidays–or maybe just freshening up your existing one with some hot new video games that the whole family can play, we’ve tracked down the very best ones. What we look...
by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love
While I don’t think that it’s essential to turn everything princess-themed to get girls coding and engineering, I do think that relatable themes and properties, whatever they may be, will bring more female enthusiasts into the fray. My own girls love...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Though my kids love to explore the woods behind our house, with the weather turning frosty their time spent outdoors will be shortened considerably. So for those days when Mother Nature is less than hospitable, I’m thrilled to find the Toca Nature app from Cool...
by Julie | Websites We Love
I feel pretty lucky to have a couple of daughters who dig STEM — that’s science, technology, engineering and math, in case you’ve seen the acronym floating around. While there are so many exciting developments in the last few years designed to get...
by Julie | Websites We Love
I was once a struggling engineering student, so I have a special appreciation for the courage and creativity of kids who really want to know how stuff works and aren’t afraid to jump in and figure it out. Now that one of my own kids is convinced she wants to be...
