Friday’s Find – Teach Your Kids US Geography with this Handy iPhone App

Posted by on Sep 24, 2010 in Popular Posts: Tech Tips | 3 comments Don’t you just love it when you find ways to help your kids teach themselves?  My fifth grader is studying US geography and they’re focusing on the New England area.  Even I have a hard time telling the tiny New England states apart so I thought I’d look for a good app that could give her a hand.  Little did I know that the app I found would have all three of my school-age...
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Boost Kid Creativity with Doodle Books

Posted by on May 7, 2010 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 4 comments My kids love to draw; especially my oldest son, Jack.  He’ll glean ideas from his favorite movies and video games and turn them into elaborate pictures and mini books.  Every now and then I like to help him branch out of his favorite Star Wars and Mario World themes by encouraging him to draw something new.  That’s where these cool doodle books come in handy. My sister-in-law (an...
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The Best Book for Teaching Girls About… well, Girl Stuff

Posted by on Apr 25, 2010 in Popular Posts: Parenting Hacks | 7 comments Having six brilliant older sisters comes in very handy sometimes.  It doesn’t seem to matter what struggle I’m up against at the moment, chances are at least one of them has been through it before and has some hard-earned know-how to share.  A few years ago when my daughter came home from first grade with some big questions about her body and it’s intriguing parts I...
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