kids’ activities
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Free download: 30 creative activities for kids that blend off-screen summer fun with just enough tech.
Read Essay →: Free download: 30 creative activities for kids that blend off-screen summer fun with just enough tech.We’ve hit that point in the summer, where, we might be getting a little more lax about keeping kids off…
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Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the world
Read Essay →: Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the worldIf you need help for kids with anxiety, I am so grateful for these terrific mindfulness podcasts for kids. We…
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The Snowy Day: the Opera. How to stream it free with the kids over break
Read Essay →: The Snowy Day: the Opera. How to stream it free with the kids over breakFor those of you who also grew up with Ezra Jack Keats’s magical The Snowy Day, you can imagine my…
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Active Arcade is a fun free app that gets the whole family up off the couch.
Read Essay →: Active Arcade is a fun free app that gets the whole family up off the couch.Before the holidays kick into full gear, I recommend you download one super-fun, get-off-the-couch app that also happens to be…
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How this screen-free meditation device has helped my son with anxiety
Read Essay →: How this screen-free meditation device has helped my son with anxietyI’m always trying to get my anxious son to do mindfulness exercises with me, but it can be a tough…
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5 fun YouTube Kids Halloween video playlists and channels to get your kids in the spirit!
Read Essay →: 5 fun YouTube Kids Halloween video playlists and channels to get your kids in the spirit!Here are some fun Halloween-themed playlists that your kids may enjoy on YouTube. Yes, YouTube. Now that YouTube Kids has…
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Download Apple’s free Make Your Holiday booklet and give your kids 20+ fun, creative projects to keep them busy all month.
Read Essay →: Download Apple’s free Make Your Holiday booklet and give your kids 20+ fun, creative projects to keep them busy all month.I am not exaggerating when I say that I cried after watching a presentation about Apple’s new, totally free, Make…
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Science Activities for Teens and Older Kids: The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for Kids
Read Essay →: Science Activities for Teens and Older Kids: The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for KidsWhile kids are born to love science, every kid at every age has different abilities, inclinations, passions and skills. We…
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Science Activities for Tweens: The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for Kids
Read Essay →: Science Activities for Tweens: The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for KidsWhile kids are born to love science, every kid at every age has different abilities, inclinations, passions and skills. We…
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Science Activities for Grade Schoolers (Part 2): The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for Kids
Read Essay →: Science Activities for Grade Schoolers (Part 2): The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for KidsWhile kids are born to love science, every kid at every age has different abilities, inclinations, passions and skills. We…
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Science Activities for Grade Schoolers (Part 1): The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for Kids
Read Essay →: Science Activities for Grade Schoolers (Part 1): The Cool Mom Tech Science Guide for KidsWhile kids are born to love science, every kid at every age has different abilities, inclinations, passions and skills. We…
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Jooki: Why we adore this 21st century jukebox for kids | CES 2018
Read Essay →: Jooki: Why we adore this 21st century jukebox for kids | CES 2018Wow was I excited to discover Jooki at CES 2018. I mean, I saw a whole lot of new tech for kids,…
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The new Kudos app is like Instagram for kids. But will they use it?
Read Essay →: The new Kudos app is like Instagram for kids. But will they use it?My tweens know that I have a pretty strict policy about social media in our house. We won’t even have…
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The new Girl Scout STEM badges: Engineering, computer science, and robotics, oh my!
Read Essay →: The new Girl Scout STEM badges: Engineering, computer science, and robotics, oh my!When I was a drop-out Brownie some 30-ahem years ago, my troop worked on badges like Basketry and Arts &…
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Awesome, easy emoji activities and gear you need right now, because The Emoji Movie!
Read Essay →: Awesome, easy emoji activities and gear you need right now, because The Emoji Movie!Are your kids as smiling-face-with-hands excited to see The Emoji Movie as ours are? We’ve already bought our tickets for…
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The best solar eclipse glasses for your family, in every price range. Because you like your retinas.
Read Essay →: The best solar eclipse glasses for your family, in every price range. Because you like your retinas.In case you haven’t noticed, we’re geeking out over the total solar eclipse that’s coming on August 21. Where you…
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These DIY galaxy Easter eggs are out of this world.
Read Essay →: These DIY galaxy Easter eggs are out of this world.My kids love decorating Easter eggs, but now that they’re hitting their tweens they’re getting a little more creative. That’s why…
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7 smart, cool coding books for kids that have us saying, “Go get on your screens!”
Read Essay →: 7 smart, cool coding books for kids that have us saying, “Go get on your screens!”After seeing what Kristen’s kids did with Bitsbox, a cool coding subscription box for kids we featured awhile ago (and…
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Cakewalk: Our cool free app of the week
Read Essay →: Cakewalk: Our cool free app of the weekThe kids have been out of school for a bit and chances are you’ve heard the “bored” word at least…
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Yuggler for parents: Our cool free app of the week
Read Essay →: Yuggler for parents: Our cool free app of the weekIt’s Sunday morning and your kids’ friends just had to cancel their afternoon playdate. Or, you are on vacation with your toddler,…