10 cool holiday tech toys for tweens and big kids | Tech Holiday Gift Guide 2018
Next up in our Holiday Tech Gift Guide 2018, we’re featuring cool tech toys for tweens and big kids. Hey, we know first-hand how hard older kids can be to shop for, but having consulted with them we’re pretty sure these tech toys, gifts and gadgets will...
How kids can get artful with coding: The fun new sketch pack from Wonder Workshop.
I’m always happy when companies find a way to take their kids’ toys, games and activities and add components or extensions that keep them fresh for kids to play with. One of the best tech companies at this: Wonder Workshop, whose robots we’ve called...
Free Apple Camp registration opens June 18. Mark your calendar!
Turn that summer screen time into learning time at your local Apple Store thanks to their annual free summer camps. We’ve been lucky enough to snag a spot for our own kids in previous years and they’ve loved it. The catch: the spots go quickly so you need...
Web Coolness: The iPhone recycling robot, cryptocurrency for kids, and how Black Panther is encouraging young black women to go into tech
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too! This amazing iPhone recycling robot safely extracts parts from old phones that can be reused. Meanwhile, this robot is an expert at assembling IKEA furniture. A cool new luggage...
6 of the best new coding toys for kids | Best of CES 2018
I’ve been back several days from CES 2018, the Consumer Electronic Show, and I’m so happy to discover so many innovative new coding toys for kids this year that are giving new meaning to “best coding toys for kids.” Wow, how far we’ve...
Web coolness: A tasty Porg, a cell phone prison, and Alexa now in your nursery!
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. We love this porg rice ball for feeding our Last Jedi fans. (And check out these rice substitutes that kids will eat from our sister site). This school locks up...
Web coolness: Star Wars snowflakes, a super blue blood moon is coming, and more!
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Trying to avoid too much tech when school is unexpectedly out? Bookmark these screen-free snow day activities, like the Star Wars snowflakes from Anthony Herrera...
7 fun STEM activities for the whole family. Because we all need STEM, not just the kids.
It’s fantastic to see the popularity of STEM over the last couple of years, with so many options that are truly inspiring kids to pursue their geeky passions. But we parents know that one of the best ways to get excited about something is to be excited about it...
BB-9E is here, and he might just be the droid you’ve been looking for.
May we introduce you to BB-9E, the newest Star Wars droid? This evil counterpart of the beloved BB-8 will make his appearance in the upcoming The Last Jedi movie. But if you don’t want to wait to see him on the big screen, you can bring him home thanks to...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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