Keep track of Santa Claus with NORAD
Now that we’ve open the last book in our advent calendar, I get to deflect the When is Santa coming? questions all day long. But now I can just pop the kids in front of my computer for a little geography lesson as they track St. Nick’s travels around the...
3 last minute holiday cards using tech
The only reason I was able to get my holiday cards out before the actual holidays this year was because I had a really good photo of my kids. But if you never got yours out (we don’t judge about such things), then we have three solutions! Thanks to technology,...
Holiday audiobooks for kids: A good excuse to spend 30 hours relaxing around the fire
I tend to get a little romantic around the holidays. Not in the candlelight dinner with my husband kind of way, but more in the drink hot chocolate, nibble on cookies, music playing softly in the background while my pajama-clad children (who never fight over who gets...
Skype wishes travelers a happy holiday with free WiFi
I recently did a round-up of great videoconferecing options for connecting with family over the holidays. But if you’re one of those families that travels for the holidays, you will be happy to know that Skype just announced it is offering one hour of free WiFi...
8 hot new Kinect games for family fun with younger kids
By now, the Wii, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 family competitions have become a big part of holiday time rituals. If not, it totally should be. Do you know the photo opps you can grab of one precocious 4 year-old making a go of an Abba Dance game?If you’ve got an...
Web Coolness: Hulu, Hipstamatic guide, and holiday gifts galore
Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! Apparently we’re not the only ones who love the free Christmas Gift Toca Boca app. Loving these punk rock Santa hair designs over at 8BitDad (pictured). Here’s an...
Geek holiday card powers: ACTIVATE!
Do you growl through the holiday card aisle, wishing there was a smart card as geeky as your smartphone? Is your holiday card in another castle? Are you missing out on the 011010100110111101111001? (That’s joy in binary, BTW.)Geeks rejoice! We’ve got...
Kids’ music download of the week: Dan Zanes’ Christmas in Concord
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here, and it’s starting to sound that way too. Consider freshening up that tired holiday playlist with a lovely new collection of classic Christmas carols from none other than Dan Zanes himself. Our family...
Frosty the Snowman, now on your iPhone
Confession: My handbag addiction has now extended to iPhone cases. And since I don’t wear much holiday garb, I figured that a holiday smart phone case might be a better option. So while I was perusing my favorite shop Case-Mate, I stumbled upon Jessica...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
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