3 cool ways to try new board games online or play old favorites with friends
We’re huge board game geeks in my family. Our stack of strategy games is up to the ceiling. And while we’re always up for a new game, they’re expensive. So my new solution has been playing board games online before I buy! I get the full experience of...
The new 2020 Election Google Trends page will have you geeking out. (Or freaking out. Depends.)
Just yesterday, Google launched their 2020 Election Google Trends page, which allows you to see exactly what the rest of the country is searching for these days. And as a parent, I bet civically-minded kids would love to learn more about what’s happening in...
Smart diapers are here to help tell you if your baby’s diaper is wet. File this under: AYFKM?
We’re all for cool, innovative uses of technology to help make our lives easier as parents. And then there are the gadgets and inventions that make us go “Really?” which is pretty much the reaction we had when we saw the news about the new Pampers...
The new Minecraft x Pottery Barn Kids collection will make blockheads everywhere squeal!
Gamer alert: your kids can now play Minecraft all night long—in their dreams—with the new Minecraft x Pottery Barn Kids collection that just launched. This is your chance to be the coolest mom ever, and we think if you have a Minecraft-obsessed kid (hands raised) then...
FamousBrick LEGO minifigures bring their favorite famous people down to size
Whether you have a LEGO fanatic that is nine or 49, FamousBrick’s LEGO minifigures lets you put anyone from Bill Gates to Luna Lovegood into their Christmas stocking. Though can we leave Elon Musk in there? (Just kidding! Sort of.) Made from real LEGO bricks,...
Where to play all your favorite classic video games from childhood, for free!
Warning: you’re about to seriously waste some time reliving your childhood. We’ve found the motherlode of retro computer games thanks to Classic Reload. They’ve collected and preserved more than 5,000 classic video games for future generations to...
Emoji: A history book about our kids’ favorite way to communicate. Okay, ours too.
Little history lesson for you: did you know that the emojis designs we use today — and communicate almost exclusively with our tweens in — originated way back in 1999? Like, before we even knew what a smartphone was? Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita...
Cyborg, wormhole, exterminate…and 97 other first words little geeks need to know.
Geek parent alert: we’ve found the must-have language acquisition book for your offspring. With 100 First Words for Little Geeks, you can skip over the boring words like car and tree, and focus instead on the important additions to your child’s vocabulary....
High tech baby gifts: 4 of the best splurges for your very favorite parents-to-be
If you’re shopping for a baby gift and want to go in on The Big Gift with a group — or maybe all on your own, generous soul, maybe consider high-tech baby gifts. Talking to you, best friends from college, generous boss, first-time aunt-to-be, and amazing...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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