Did you know that it's National Recess Week? Cartoon Network encourages schools, homeschoolers, and parents to "get animated" and get moving this week, outside if at all possible! With our snow quickly melting and our stir-craziness at its peak, that's just what the kids and...
Last fall, we were fortunate to be able to review Sisbro Studios's newest release, The Riddle in a Bottle. (You can re-read the review here.) It was...still is!....a big hit at our house. This brother-sister team is gifted by leaps and bounds...and that paired with their love...
We love pirates. Though real pirates aren't especially appropriate to emulate or put up on a pedestal, we love learning about them, reading books about, watching movies about them. This even includes me. I find myself humming "Sailor's Hornpipe" as I go about my day. For...
I am a magazine junkie. I'll admit it right now. I currently subscribe to around 10 magazines, and I am always looking for more excuses to subscribe to even more. I gain lots of knowledge, crafty know-how, inspiration, and laughs from the pages within these nugget-sized...
We may not be usual, but most days, classical music is playing at our house at some point. The children don't mind it; in fact, they seem to enjoy it....and it may be my imagination, but I think it makes them a little more introspective and artsy whenever it's playing, opting...
Scholastic's multi-DVD sets are the best. The folks at Scholastic are the finest at combining similar-themed tales into one fun pack! Their Storybook Treasures collection is gaining awards left and right (the Gold Award from NAPPA and the Parent's Choice Award most recently). ...
My husband and I tote our laptops everywhere. Padded in their safe cases, they are very portable -- and very useful -- for trips out with the kids. It's nice to have spots where waiting is involved but where wifi is available (the dentist, the hair salon)....but that's not...
Scholastic released a new holiday story collection on DVD, and it is a nice assortment of stories from varied cultures and traditions. The DVD is somewhat less animated than other Scholastic story DVDs, we noticed, but for holiday stories, a slower-paced, more book-like quality...
You know you remember it. Even if it's buried way back in your memory's recesses, needing a little bit of dusting off. Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, the episodes originally aired on Showtime in the early 1980s, has been released in a 7-DVD collector's set by KOCH...
Punnybop, a wonderful blog showcasing the very best in kids' media entertainment, is having a whopper of a giveaway to celebrate their first sponsor, LeapFrog! Here's what you have a chance to win: 1) A Didj custom gaming system plus one game 2) A Leapster 2 and...
