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.The culture of toys and play has been permeated with digital and electronic technology, over the last decade. Each year, the toys and games we played with as kids, need to be revamped, remodeled and renewed to adapt to this trend or they simply fade away. Imagination and creativity are still high priorities, but they [...]
When I first won my iPad in an online giveaway, I kept it under lock and key. No one was allowed to use it, except me, on pains of … well … pain. :) I couldn’t imagine turning my teenagers, or even my husband, loose to recklessly download apps willy-nilly and carelessly leave this awesome [...]
With our homeschool back in full swing, it was the perfect time to have an opportunity to test the HP Deskjet 3052A All-in-One Printer. I’ve kept it humming, printing Algebra exams and multiplication tests, as well as making posters and worksheets. Whatever your printing needs, it will be hard to find a simpler to use, [...]
The Innotab 2, from VTech, puts all the latest technology in the hands of your kids, in a form that is designed just for them! Rugged and durable, like VTech’s MobiGo2, the Innotab gives kids the freedom to move around and be kids, taking the tablet with them where they play; and it gives you the [...]
My kids have been enamored of technology since they were very small. I recall our older children, sitting at the desk with my husband, not more than two or three, and he was already teaching them to use and control a mouse. Not such a big deal, nowadays, but that was more than 20 years [...]
Have you ever used QR codes? They’re popping up, more and more, and I’m sure my older kids have used them; but until this week, I hadn’t had much personal experience with them. Since I only just switched to a smart phone, two weeks ago, I really hadn’t paid much attention to QR codes, their [...]
BlogHer is the world’s largest conference for women in social media, and the perfect place for bloggers and companies to network. I’m so excited to have the chance to attend, this year! The conference is being held the first week in August, in New York, and I would love to share your family-friendly brand there, [...]
Our family recently had an opportunity to try the new Game of Life zAPPed. What an unexpected burst of family fun! My son, daughter and I played a game after school, one afternoon this week. We had so much fun that they had to play again, that evening, with our older daughter and then again, [...]
I have been fortunate to share some really excellent toys with my children and grandchildren, as part of my work as a blogger. I love when those opportunities are from companies I have known and loved since my own childhood. Crayola is an icon in creative and imaginative play. Most impressive is their ability to [...]
I recently had an exciting opportunity to try out the iMemories service available at local The UPS Stores. I hadn’t even realized the service was available, so it was a great surprise to hear that our family’s old VHS and VHS-C’s could be digitized and transferred to DVD, preserving all those treasured memories, there. As [...]
