From the monthly archives:

December 2007

I didn’t think that we needed a Wii. But when my husband brought one home this summer I had to admit that the Wii was fun. Can a video game system really bring a family together? Can a four and six year old really understand how to use the controllers? Yes! Megan and Paul love [...]

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This fun idea was in my Photojojo newsletter this morning. Apparently there is an entire Flickr group of christmas light pictures. I decided to take a few of my own shots. The kids thought it was fun and willingly went along with another of mom’s crazy requests. Here are the results (nothing fancy here…nice camera [...]

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I first discovered Starfall last year when my daughter was in kindergarten. Starfall’s tagline is, Where children have fun learning to read! This is truly the best “learn to read” website that I have found. And it is free. Starfall’s target audience is first graders but even my four year old loves navigating this site. [...]

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Tomorrow is my daughter’s last day of school before Christmas break. One thing I can be sure of is that my kids will spend most of their free time playing computer games. Over the next few days I will share a few of our favorite kid friendly websites. Here is the very best website I [...]

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My friend Gretchen has one of the most impressive photo collages that I have ever seen and she has agreed to let me share it with you. Perhaps her idea will inspire you to preserve your own family memories. (This would make a wonderful Christmas gift for a family member or special friend.) Gretchen’s collage [...]

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