The photo series guaranteed to make you smile from Francois Dourlen
This seems like the kind of weekend after which we all need to smile a little. And I’ve found just the thing. The series of ironically placed iPhone photos over real environments by clever French photographer, professor, and cool dad Francois Dourlen are so...
18 of the coolest kids’ tech toys and gifts: Holiday Tech Gifts 2014
We’ve shared our favorite cool tech toys and gifts for younger kids, and now our Holiday Tech Gift guide series continues with the coolest tech toys and gifts for older kids. Whether you’ve got a grade-schooler who’s outgrown a learning tablet, or a...
The Frozen Free Fall game app: Like Candy Crush for kids who can’t stop singing “Let it Go”
With the tremendous success of the Frozen movie, it’s no surprise that the massive Disney merchandising arm has included an app to go with it: The Frozen Free Fall game. If you’re tired of your kids stealing your Candy Crush app (that’s...
Phillip Disney Friends of Hue Storylight: A nightlight that will have your kids begging for bedtime
Bedtime is about to become so much more fun for your kids, should the be Disney fans which at last count is….all of them. Disney, Phillips, and Apple have teamed up to create the incredibly innovative Disney Friends of Hue Storylight. This Mickey-shaped lamp...
Monsters University Storybook app: A whole lot more than a storybook
If you’re a Pixar fan, a Monsters Inc. fan, or one of the millions of new Monsters University fans, have we got the app for you. The Monsters U Storybook Deluxe app for iOS and a more limited version, the Monsters U app for Android, are the companions to the...
The best of tech at Disney’s new Fantasyland and EPCOT
Having recently spent three wonderful days in Walt Disney World, let me tell you: the Most Magical Place on Earth is well on the way to being The Most Technologically Advanced Place on Earth. Don’t worry; you can still enjoy your animatronic presidents and your...
The path to Oz lands on your desktop, complete with flying monkeys
If your kids are Oz crazy–or maybe you are?–you’ll be excited to hear about this brand new partnership between Google Chrome and Disney Studios that brings the Land of Oz comes right to my desktop. Yes, it’s to promote the new Oz The Great and...
Leave it to Disney to make the history of 44 Presidents (dare I say?) fun
Today’s Inauguration gives us a great opportunity to talk to the kids about the role of our President and some of the more interesting and colorful figures to have graced the Oval Office. But, if you slept through history class as much as I did, you may also...
Disney Infinity, coming to a screen near you
If you haven’t already heard, Disney Infinity is launching this summer. No, it’s not the next installment of Toy Story (to infinity and beyond!), but rather a completely new gaming platform that will use cool Disney figurines to launch their digital...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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