Generally between the ages of 9-12, tweens are the pre-teen set of yesteryear who straddle the line of being too old to be called young kids but aren’t quite old enough to be teens yet. Here are my picks for cool gifts that will challenge those that fall within this age group but won’t be…
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Gifts for 7-9 Year Olds
Second and third graders have reached an age where all of their knowledge from their younger years is coming together but in no way is the learning over. At the end of the day, their brains have been taxed and they need activities other than what they do during the normal school day. Here are…
Gifts for Kindergarten and First Graders
Kindergartener and first graders spend all day busy learning skills that are built upon in upper grades. The best holiday gifts allow them to learn and practice the things they’re learning in a fun hands-on way. Here are my picks for the best gifts I’d give to a 5 or 6 year old. GIVEAWAY: LeapPad ($99.99)—…
Preschool Gift Guide 2011
Imaginative preschoolers need to balance time between imaginative play and using screens to help them practice developing skills. Interactive apps and digital devices help engage and encourage reluctant learners but there’s a whole world to explore and my picks are designed to do just that! GIVEAWAY: LeapFrog My Own Story Time Pad ($29.99)—…
Aerosoles: Fashionable & Comfortable Feet at BlogHer
Whether strappy sandals, tailored heels, fun wedges, or high boots, Aerosoles engineers their shoes for fashion and comfort. I’ve been a fan of Aerosoles for years but especially appreciated their professional looking comfortable shoes that allowed me to spend hours on my feet classroom teacher. One of my favorite pairs of shoes were a pair…
Happy 5th Birthday Captain Computer (w. Thomas & Friends giveaway)
I loved you the minute I saw you. A big healthy 8 lb 13 ounce boy born in the heat of the summer unlike your sister who was born in the dead of winter. I know it’s cliché to say, but it does seem like just yesterday. Today that baby is long gone. He’s replaced…
RedRover App Review: Smart Easy to Use App Facilitates Spontaneous Playdates
In the world of parenting, sometimes plans are made well in advance but other times they are spur of the moment and need to be shared quickly and easily. Welcome the new RedRover app, a robust free app serves tool to facilitate spontaneous additions to your social calendar. Gone are the days of texting…
HP Pavilion dm1z Review: Full-featured laptop in an ultra-light package
If you hate lugging around a large laptop but are looking for something that performs better than a netbook, the HP Pavilion dm1z with AMD Fusion technology is a worthy machine to look at. HP Pavilion dm1z Laptop Netbooks have always seemed like a great idea until you actually try to do something useful with them. Typically…
Fabulous Bloggers I Met at SheCon Who are Must Reads
Thanks to Trop50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 Fabulous Wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to celebrate a friend with a refreshing attitude about looking and feeling fabulous! Over the weekend I attended SheCon. Held in South Beach, this freshman conference billed…
Put LeapFrog Tags in Teacher Hands and Win for Your Family & School!
Another school year is underway, Education Nation has launched, Waiting for Superman is on movie screens, and we all want to give our children the best possible school experience. Knowing that literacy statistics in recent years have been discouraging at best, last year LeapFrog decided they had to do more to help our youngest kids…
