With the Japanese earthquake and after effects of the tsunamis occupying media broadcasts and the day’s top headlines, it’s hard to avoid updates on this current event but there are ways to teach your kids about tsunamis, earthquakes, and how to help those in Japan in age appropriate ways that will educate without instilling…
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Geeks Unite: Raising Money for Robots by Kelly Whalen
I don’t know how I first met Kelly of Centsible Life but she’s one of those people who you feel like you’ve known forever. Perhaps it is because we have many blogging friends in common, we can always find each other online to ask the other’s opinion, or because she’s just plain wonderful! Kelly recently…
BradsDeals.com Helps Savvy Shoppers Save Money On and Offline
Savvy shoppers always know the best way to save money on their online purchases and I’ve recently found BradsDeals.com, a site that aggregates the best deals on top name brands, top online coupons and coupon codes for favorite stores, and also provides a coupon search for printable coupons. I have a rule that I’ll never make…
Common Sense Media: Trusted Source for Honest Movie Reviews (w. Gnomeo & Juliet giveaway)
Touchstone Pictures’ Gnomeo & Juliet opens tomorrow and while we weren’t privy to a preview, I’ve been anticipating the review on Common Sense Media to determine the movie’s appropriateness for our family. The movie’s preview made our entire family laugh but the brief clip and description are never enough information which is why Common Sense…
Valentine Crafts, Recipes, Online Games, and Favorite Books
If you were to come into our house, there’s no mistaking the fact that Valentine’s Day is just a week away. Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer love each of the holidays but especially enjoy creating decorations to make the house look festive and making sweet treats for those we love. In the spirit…
Donate Tag Books to K Classrooms with LeapFrog’s Like. Give. Read on Facebook (w. giveaway)
LeapFrog continues their commitment to early literacy by putting more Tag books in schools with their new Like. Give. Read program. For every Facebook fan who “Likes” the LeapFrog page, the company is donating a new Tag book to a Kindergarten classroom up to 50,000 books. With so many books to give away, LeapFrog needs…
NOOKcolor Engages Readers of All Ages (w. giveaway)
We have a winner! Congratulations to @bamalynn– lucky entry number #198! When traveling, I used to pack a magazine, paperback book, and books for the kids in my carry on, making my bag heavy, bulky, and leaving little room for much else. As I think about what to take on my trip to Detroit, the…
Detroit Bound for North American International Auto Show as Guest of Ford
On Sunday I’ll be heading to Detroit as a guest of Ford Motor Company for their Driving Green Technology Event thanks to a partnership between Clever Girls Collective and Ogilvy PR. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is bringing together 100 green, tech, and lifestyle bloggers from 10 countries around the world and will include time at the North American…
Predicting Blogging and Tech Trends for 2011
Earlier this week I wrote about the many successful collaborations between bloggers and brands for Mom Blog Magazine and got to look in my crystal ball to predict some of the top parenting trends for 2011 for Parenting.com. Here are some other blogging and tech trends that I envision for the coming year: Hyperlocal…
Workout Wednesday: Wishing My Workouts Exceeded Screen Time Limits on Our Family Timer
I’ve discovered that the best way to ensure that I get my daily YourShape: Fitness Evolved workouts in is to do them in the mornings otherwise, I run the risk of my Kinect time being cut off with the limits I’ve set on the built in Family Timer on our Xbox! The built in Family…
