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The #Cube is a Living Canvas for Instagram Photos and Videos
I was contacted by the nice folks over at Konnect Labs and asked to try out their new product #Cube™. I was intrigued because it is a digital Wi-Fi touchscreen photo display/viewer for Instagram, and the #Cube™ allows you to stream your favorite photographers, chefs, bloggers, friends and family and of course your own photographs. Instagram is probably one of my favorite social media platforms out there because it is all about the photo’s and I love seeing pictures of yummy food, beautiful sunsets and of photo’s from close friends and family! #Cube™ speaks to the enormous popularity of photo-sharing sites such as Instagram by enabling the socially connected…
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Jamberry Nails: Fabulous Nails Without the Salon Price
For the longest time I never wore anything on my nails. Being a full time teacher and mom to three little girls, all under the age of 6, I never had time to do my nails. I think I was able to sneak away to the nail salon once every six months. I would splurge on a pedicure but stay away from the manicure. Polish just never lasted on my nails. I would get so frustrated when I looked down and my polish was smudged immediately after leaving the salon or chipped one day later, so I just gave up. Then Jamberry came into my life! I started by…
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Tips to Simplify the Holidays
Image courtesy of Flickr The millennial generation has grown up and many have families of their own who will be celebrating the holidays. PBS KIDS tapped into the millennial parent mindset with the Millennial Parent Holiday Wishes Survey and found that these young parents don’t want a high-paced, tech-overloaded holiday this year, but instead a simpler season with less shopping and more family fun. The survey found that 82% crave more family time and 80% want to spend more time playing with their kids this holiday season. Conversely, many of these younger parents want to dial back gift prep and shopping, with 37% saying they would like…
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The All Hail King Julien Series is Coming to Netflix December 19th!
Get ready to dance — on Dec. 19 the first five episodes of All Hail King Julien, a totally original, totally hilarious and totally insane new series, will arrive on Netflix. A favorite character from the Madagascar franchise, King Julien will take on the jungle’s craziest adventures in the new comedy series, along with his loyal sidekicks Maurice and Mort plus a whole new cast of colorful animals. We love this whole Madagascar crew and just recently saw The Penguins of Madagascar. These movies always have such fun music in them that you can’t help but dance along with them! Can’t wait for Dec. 19? Gear up for the…
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Parenting :: Make Music a Daily Activity for Children
Make Music a Daily Activity for Children Music has played an important role in our culture for so long that musicality is part of our anthropological and genetic history. Ethnomusicology is the study of folk music throughout time and it relates to the way we pass down music from generation to generation. There is a large body of evidence that says that, for children, music stimulates brain processes that enhance math and language skills, increase motor coordination and create bonding moments between parent and child. Most importantly, teaching music to children is fun. Live vs. Electronic Musicians and music educators have long debated the benefits of live versus…
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So You Want To Buy a Tech Toy …
So you want to buy a tech type toy? Don’t know where to start? Here’s a few that may help point you in the right direction. Good luck on your mission (and make sure you destroy any and all evidence of a trail as Santa has his elves make these y’know)!!! *secret.handshake* Kidizoom Smartwatch by Vtech (currently on sale on Vtech $49.99/regularly $59.99; colors: pink, green, white, and exclusive online colors vivid violet and sky blue; free shipping on all orders over $19.95; recommended ages 4 to 7): https://bit.ly/1yp5wwu Touted as the smartest watch for kids, Kidizoom Smartwatch brings out the photographer in kids with photos and videos.…
