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May the fourth be with you - Some of our favorite Star Wars picks for the kids
We couldn't get May the Fourth go by without a few of our very favorite recent Star Wars picks. ("May the Fourth be with you?" Get it?) After all, we have a whole entire category just for them, and even a Star Wars Pinterest Board, considering our unabashed geeky love for all things Lucas. Even Jar Jar Binks. A little.
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GoPro -- For extreme sport enthusiasts. AKA parents.
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited on a trip of a lifetime: To travel to Alaska to see the Aurora Borealis with a research team from GoPro, a family-run business that's grown massively in just a few years.
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Twitter posters capture all the 140-character brilliance from some notable celebs
If you're stumped for a great, unique, LOL gift for that celeb-loving, social-media loving person in your life, we've found a gift that we can pretty much guarantee they don't already have: A black-and-white poster created the words of an infamous Twitter feed.
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An amazing way to see one of the more important parts of the earth on Earth Day
Today on Earth Day many of us are taking this opportunity to talk to our kids about recycling and sustainability and turning off the lights. While I'm all for conservation efforts that start in our own backyard, I like the chance to talk about the global backyard too.
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Van Gogh and the Sunflowers - way better than that Art History class in college
Even though I managed to pull a strong B+ in my college Art Appreciation class, my art history is a little rusty all these years later. And Van Gogh? Beyond the usual "ear incident" and the iconic sunflowers and starry night, my wealth of knowledge begins to run dry.
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Volume limiting headphones for kids that protect their ears, and their hipster cred
I'm a music lover.
So it comes as no surprise that my kids dig their own crazy cool tunes. So I'm happy to find a great pair of volume-limiting headphones for kids.
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Pixar comes to life in Kinect Rush--and so will your kids.
I'm definitely an old school gamer who spent way too many hours during college with my butt on a couch and my hand firmly grasped around a controller developing sore thumbs. I love how far games have come since then.
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Khan Academy goes mobile with a new app
I'm a big fan of technology that gives people an opportunity to learn things they wouldn't normally have access to. We've previously raved about the universally beloved Khan Academy, and now I'm thrilled that they've just released a mobile app.
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Angry Birds Space Review: Is it worth your 99 cents?
Birds! In! Spaaaaaace!
So will you like Angry Birds Space? I guess that's a "duh" sort of a question--consider the fact that Angry Birds developer Rovio is so gaming-savvy, they're now valued at more than Jet Blue.
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Star Walk - Astronomy 101 in one seriously cool app
Thanks to one cool app, I already sound like an astronomy pro, even if I can't pronounce half of the names of the stars out there.
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Great educational kids' apps for your spring road trips
If you like the idea of your kids playing with iPhone or iPad apps in the back seat to keep them occupied, but feel better when the apps are educational instead of, oh, say, Angry Birds, we completely feel you.
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