Culture
-
Fashion :: Summer Essentials to Look and Feel Great!
Peonies are in season (yippee!!), the weather is warmer (with the exception of SoCal where we have the “June Gloom”. Grrr.), barbecue’s are happening every weekend and days at the pool and beach are starting to become a regular occurance. Summer may not officially be here but it is fun to prepare and think about adding a few summer essentials to get you started. You don’t need much to look cool, comfortable and polished. A denim short. This looks great with a t-shirt, a crisp white shirt or even a flowy blouse. I like that this one has a longer…
-
Join Our Summer Launch Facebook Party on June 19th
What better way to start the summer than with a little party? This year we are happy to be working with PBS Kids and talking about their new Super Vision app and Cane Wireless, Inc., about their new Nintendo 3DS companion Chat-Pak. Make sure to save the date and join in on the fun! Some of the prizes will include 4 giveaway baskets from PBS Kids and two Chat-Paks! Plus promo codes for some of your favorite apps, books and gift cards! See you there! Who: Join dandelion moms while we talk with Karin Jue, Director, PBS KIDS Streaming Media from PBS KIDS Digital about their new Super Vision app…
- Awareness, Crafts, Creativity, Culture, Kids, Money, Parenting, Plan, Play, Slideshow, Southern California
PBS Kids Provides Free Resources to Encourage Reading this Summer
Summertime is almost here and I am looking for ways to keep my very active child busy but also keep her newly acquired reading skills (just started reading beginner chapter books) fine-tuned while she is out of school. I do think learning and fun can go hand in hand – and is ideal – so I am happy to see that PBS Kids is offering free resources on-air, on digital platforms and in communities to help kids continue learning all summer long! Tune in to PBS KIDS to check out the all-new summer schedule, or connect online at pbskids.org/learn to find fun games and activities! Even more digital…
-
Nintendo 3DS Companion “Chat-Pak” Helps You Stay Connected
‘In barely more than a generation, video games transformed from a diversion for the few into a mass medium, helping people live, learn, work, and of course, play. ~ The Entertainment Software Association It’s been a few years now that game sales ($24 billion) have outpaced movie box office sales (just $10 billion per year), but now games are a serious competitor to the entire TV/film industry with game play now eating into even mainstays like television viewing. I know my daughter prefers to play games or watch her favorite shows on our tablets. It is interesting how technology has changed the way children watch TV programming…
-
The Art of Caring: 7 Tips for Helping Others During a Difficult Time
Image courtesy of Flickr Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim. ~ Vicki Harrison I have wanted to write this post for awhile but it has been one I had a hard time writing because it is all still so painful. A few months back my father passed away at the age of 67 on the golf course (midswing no less) of a massive heart attack. The friends he was playing with tried to revive him and the golf course staff even brought out one of those heart…
-
The APMA “First Steps” Campaign Helps Keep Kids’ Feet Healthy and Happy
Did you know that April was Foot Health Awareness Month? I love how each month there is some type of awareness campaign! But I do like to talk about feet – let me tell you why! When I was in second grade, our neighbor noticed that I was walking pigeon toed and mentioned this to my mother. It just so happened that her husband was a podiatrist so he checked out my feet. He recommended that my mother put saddle shoes on my feet at night (on opposite feet) to help fix this problem. I do remember that it hurt but I am so thankful that the problem was addressed early…