Top Five Educational, Fun and Free Android Apps and Games for Young Kids

This Christmas, our family finally caught up with the Joneses and we got an Android tablet for the house. While not an iPad, it’s still amazing in what it can do for work, life and play!

Now that Daddy’s pimped it out for his use, it was time to load it up with free (because I’m cheap) apps for the kids. Similar to my other post on Nintendo DS games for young kids, I started searching for apps on the Android Market and on the web… information overload!!!

So once again, after hours of searching, here are our top five educational and fun free Android Games for young kids! Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

The 5 Best Toys of All Time for Kids … Not What You Might Think!

A friend recently pointed me to an article on Wired which I found hilarious, especially during this time of the year.

In an age of gluttonous spending and over-the-top consumerism (of which I’m guilty of participating in), may your kids rediscover the joy of these Top 5 Best Toys of All Time!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! Read the rest of this entry »

Things Kids Say – How Handy Manny Gets Paid

Ballet Girl just had her birthday party at Creative Play (great job again Christine and Jan!) and I was chatting with Eye-Doctor Mom.

She had a hilarious story about Karate Boy, Karate Dad and Handy Manny.  You gotta read this! Read the rest of this entry »

The X-Factor – Reality TV show or Video Parenting Tool?

Love them or hate them, reality shows are here to stay. One of the shows Clean Mom and I watch is The X-Factor and there have been a lot of amazing performances.

Aside from the singing and the drama, can this show actually be used as a parenting tool?

Yes! Read on to find out how! Read the rest of this entry »