Butt Art a mom can approve of
I don’t know what my kids like more–playing with this new CMP fave book-turned-app, or hearing me say, “Here, kids. First draw a butt.” From the people who brought us the wonderful Everything Butt Art book comes the brand new, just launching...
Your kid’s doodle on the Google home page = WIN
If you’re not a fan of the Google doodles by now…well. We don’t know what. The bar is so high that now if you go to the main Google.com site and it’s not actively playful or snowing or clickable, you’re kind of disappointed.Here’s...
The coolest fridge ever comes with markers
You can’t write on the walls. You can’t write on the cabinets. You can’t write on the appliances.Or wait. Thanks to Amana, actually, now you can. The Amana Jot is possibly the coolest refrigerator ever. It has everything you need in a smaller...
What happens when a designer mom creates a preschool app
When Alma Loveland, well-known and uber-talented illustrator from Ollibird Designs created an education app for preschoolers the results were nothing short of amazing. This new learning app features 5 games that help your littles with their numbers, letters, shapes,...
What should I draw, mom? This app has the answer.
As the proud mama of a shiny new iPad, I’ve managed to keep my kidlets’ touch screen-seeking fingertips off. Now I’m not sure I want to. Blame it on What Should I Draw? an HD iPad app that brings together Mad Libs and drawing in an epic mashup. Not...
Death to reply all!
If you’ve ever been stuck on a reply-all email string that keeps going and going and going, then I bet you will love this print as much as I do. The “Nothing Good Comes From Hitting Reply-All” print is actually part of the New Rules of Work poster...
This new app for kids doesn’t do anything. (And that’s the point)
Some of the apps on my iPad blow me away with their technological innovation, their touch-screen capabilities, and their ability to make my kids gasp, shriek or just marvel at how cool they are. But, the latest app they are hogging my iPad for hardly does anything at...
If your stuff could tell its story…
What if the objects around you could somehow tell their own stories? What if you could look at the stuff surrounding you and see it in a completely new way? This amazing new app and interactive website, barcode.tv is a unique experience that combines technology, film...
Ceci n’est pas une video game
As a fan of both modern art and video games, I had to laugh when I saw this geeky cool print that mashes up Magritte with, of all things, Mario. This geeky cool Ceci n’est pas une pipe print, from an original painting by Arizona artist Laura Best, is a hilarious...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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