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gotta get apps for the holidays

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The holidays are drawing nigh, and with them comes the dreaded holiday road trips. We have a couple trips coming up between now and the 25th, and the DVD player will definitely be in rotation. Plus, there is always the what-to-do-with-the-kids at a different toy-free home. That (and ok, at restaurants throughout the year) is […]

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reading this good is Child’s Play

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It seems December is going to be one of those months. I swore I wasn’t going to let the stress get to me! But at this point all I want to do is disappear inside a sweet Fairy Tale. You know, the kind of tale where you know everything works out in the end and […]

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knitting your way through a good tale

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Yesterday we had our first snow fall of the season! Between the clean fresh snow and the deep dark daylight savings switcharoo, the world around us has flipped from a colorful Fall to a deep dark Winter. It feels very much like Annabelle’s sparse winter world found in one of our favorite books, Extra Yarn, […]

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toca boca tailor is here – and it’s awesome

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Goody goody gum drops, it’s time for a new Toca Boca app! And this one feels particularly robust with lots of creativity. Toca Tailor is basically a Project Runway app for kids. I love that they didn’t call it Fashion Party or some other nonsense, which allows any child – boy or girl – to […]

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gotta get app: toca band

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Our absolute favorite apps around this house are always from Toca Boca. We own every single one, and Birdie navigates to the Toca Boca folder on my ipad with extreme regularity! (and hearing a 3 year old say “toca boca” makes me understand why they may have chosen that name!) You can see our top […]

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bonkers for boutavant

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Hello readers, it’s Sam here!  We have a bit of an obsession in this house and it’s a good one, beautifully illustrated (and written) children’s books.  I guess that’s not such a bad problem to have, but I am secretly hoping they never outgrow the curiosity and wonder these books bring.  I am such a […]

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juicy sweet dreams, me buckos!

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Do you have a stubborn pirate-in-training who thinks bedtime is for landlubbers? Birdie swings wildly back and forth on this subject. Some weeks she’s an angelic munchkin, and other weeks … ahem. Nothing but a nightmare. But Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime is a quick read on the importance of sleeping. Because when Charlotte Jane the Hearty […]

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gotta get app: Toca Boca Train

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They’ve done it again! I have a mega-crush on Swedish iPhone/iPad app company Toca Boca. We own every single one of their apps – and even if they hadn’t provided review copies of a couple, including Toca Train – I’d buy them anyway without pause. (and a big thank you for the review opportunity, Toca […]

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dearest delicious dear deer

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Greetings, it’s Sam again. For anyone who appreciates quirky illustrations with a good dollop of humor, you will love what I am going to share with you. I had the pleasure of meeting the artist Dan Leanio (Dear Deer Designs) while furiously finishing up my digital portfolios in the late hours at MCAD’s library.  Being […]

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get your art on with the MoMA Art Lab App

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This app is just in time for our summer vacation. Though I’m working hard to ensure we have lots of hands-on real world creative time, the cool thing about MoMA’s Art Lab app for iPad is the educational tie-ins to major works of art with creative activities to explore. It’s not just another drawing/painting app. […]

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literary greatness for babies

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In honor of overachieving parents everywhere (myself included), I give you The Baby Lit Board Books. Bring Alice in Wonderland, Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and Romeo & Juliet to your pre-readers with these sweet numbers and colors board book renditions. I’m particularly in love with the illustrations by Alison Oliver. On a more serious […]

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last night I swam with a mermaid

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I first saw Last Night I Swam with a Mermaid on pre-order over at Romp, and was floored by the photos. When they sent me a review copy, I was floored all the way down to the ocean floor! The images, by Michael Muller, are gorgeous and a fantastical departure from all the other children’s […]

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tell stories with your best stickman/woman

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I just found this silly little website, Draw a Stickman, and they have episodes for your iPhone/iPad too. It would be loads of fun with kids who are at the stage where they can draw their own. Once you provide your stickman, the site – or you iOS App – animates the drawing into a […]

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DIY printable children’s book:
where is she? let’s go find Mother Nature

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I finally finished the book, and I’m ready to share it with all of you, just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s a little book about Mother Nature, because Birdie keeps asking me the same question over and over again: “Who made that?” For the longest time she asked that question more than “Why?” So […]

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gotta get app: Pepi Bath

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I looove finding a new app that Birdie likes as much as I do. Because let’s face it, at 3 1/4 years old, she is developing her own taste – and it doesn’t always have my particular aesthetic or educational goals. I know, how annoyingly independent of her, right? Pepi Bath, by Pepi Play,focuses on […]

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