HTML for Babies: Starting the web geekery early
I only became familiar with html a few years ago, so imagine the advantage my kids will have now that I’m reading them HTML for Babies at bedtime. Okay, so I’m joking, but it might just be one of the best geeky baby gifts ever for your favorite web geek....
Mario and Luigi, the early years
I’ve seen no shortage of hilarious twin baby gifts, but if you’ve got a gaming geek or Nintendo lover who’s got two wee ones on the way, these unique onesies definitely take the cake. Or the coin. The Super Mario Brothers twin set might just be the...
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...
Pac-Man fever!
Unite, children of the 80s! Who now have our own children! For you will know exactly why I happen to be loving these new Pac-Man wall decals. Our buddies at Blik are now offering the officially licensed Pac-Man wall decals, so you know you’re getting the real...
One way to set the baby to “sleep”
When our first baby got to the age where she started skipping the occasional nap, I dreamed of the day there was a real button to press that would automatically turn noontime into naptime. I was, uh, a little delirious. Real nap apps may be far off in the future, but...
To the moon! Or at least, the bathroom in the middle of the night.
My kids are squarely in the nightlight stage — old enough to sleep alone, old enough to hit the bathroom themselves at 3 AM, but not beyond waking me up when they need to go anyway. So I definitely get excited when I find creative nightlight designs like this...
Change your life (or the world) one small challenge at a time
I do what I can to give back and support the causes that are dear to my heart, but with four kids and a busy schedule, I feel limited in how much I can commit. However since discovering this amazing new site, I can take on simple daily challenges that are small steps...
Social Media propaganda posters – a.k.a. Join my G+ circle, komrade.
What happens when you merge social media channels, early 20th century propaganda artwork, and the twisted humor of designer Aaron Wood? A series of truly fabulous posters that are going viral as quickly as those LOL cats. I first spotted them on Google+ (which is...
Ready-made online mixtapes for your lazy listening pleasure
I find one of the things I don’t have time to do much anymore as a busy parent is find new music. Of course that doesn’t entirely explain why my playlist seems to have stopped growing around 1998, but we’ll just stick with it. This neato site...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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