This post is sponsored by REELZ; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. With a career spanning 50 years, Robin Williams touched our hearts through his many characters which is why so many of us felt devastated when we learned of his passing just a year ago. As a child of the 70s,…
Free H&R Block Budget Challenge Teaches Financial Literacy and Incentivizes with Classroom Grants & Student Scholarships
This is a sponsored post Do you remember when you first learned how to balance a checkbook, read a bank statement, or had to figure out how to budget your money? These important life skills are essential for today’s students who need to be financially literate in order to be successful. Teaching these practical skills…
2015 Microsoft #ImagineCup World Final Winners
What if all of your hard work came down to a single moment? For many of us, success is gradual and certainly this is true for each of the 33 teams who competed in multiple rounds of competition before arriving in Redmond, Washington last week for the global competition known as the Microsoft Imagine Cup…
Join Microsoft #ImagineCup 2015 World Championship LIVE Today at 3 pm ET / Noon PT
Today is the day where the top technology projects in Games, Innovation, and World Citizenship categories battle it out for the glory of being the Imagine Cup 2015 World Champion. Join in via the live webcast to see the three top teams battle it out before a panel of judges that includes Thomas Middleditch, star of…
An Inside Look at the 2015 Microsoft Imagine Cup #ImagineCup #MSFTImagine
As Plato said, “Necessity is the mother of invention” and yesterday Emily and I got to see amazing inventions during the first day of the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition where 122 students on 33 teams from around the world presented their ideas in the fields of Games, Innovation, and World Citizenship. As they competed for the top…
Adventures with Books Provide #SummerReading Motivation (w. giveaway)
This is a sponsored post Every summer we like a little external motivation and one of our favorite programs is the . For the past 9 years, this free online reading program has encouraged kids to read throughout the summer months when school is out to avoid the dreaded summer slide. This year’s challenge theme is…
Go On a Summer Adventure with Netflix #StreamTeam
Summer is the perfect time for adventures but sometimes it gets too hot for outdoor adventures. Continue the fun inside with adventures inspired by Netflix that inspire the imagination as you discover fictional lands filled with fun characters. Adventures for the Youngest Ages Sofia the First: S1E12, Two to Tangu Bo on the Go: S1E11,…
Seattle Bound for the 2015 Microsoft Imagine Cup Global Competition #ImagineCup #MSFTImagine
Do you have a technological advancement that can help solve the world’s problems? This week 33 teams from around the world are converging at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington to showcase their original projects that have brought them to the Imagine Cup World Championship. Up until this point, these teams of four students, ages…
The Importance of Light and Why I Need Your Help to #ElectrifyAfrica #LightforLight
Wherever I happen to be, I notice light. I see the morning sun as it streams through the windows in our home, waking me up as a new day begins. I observe how it looks at different times of day, reflecting off a surface, casting shadows, or illuminating objects that happen to be in its…
Why Your Family Should Stay at Homewood Suites New York/Midtown Manhattan Times Square During Your Next Trip to NYC
What do you look for in a hotel when you’re traveling as a family? I love luxury but when my husband and I travel with the kids we tend to be more practical preferring space, location, amenities, convenience, and overall value for the price of each night’s stay. Last weekend Emily and I enjoyed another…
