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Mar 18
30 Days of Activities At Home With The Kids [Day Three]

I love to "go" to museums via virtual tours given on websites. It isn't the same as in person, but with everything going on right now... It's exactly what we all need.

Mar 17
30 Days of Activities At Home With The Kids [Day Two]

Schools may be closed for weeks (or longer) right now, but we don't have to stop learning because of it. Scholastic has created a cross-curricular journey for four separate age groups: PreK and Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6+.

Mar 16
30 Days of Activities At Home With The Kids [Day One]

I started writing this series the morning I got an email from my son’s school issuing a notice saying that the schools would be closed for at least two weeks (but likely longer) due to the current Covid-19 outbreak. Many parents are in the same spot. This is why I’m doing this. Each day I’ll […]

Mar 12
“Spies In Disguise” Now On Digital & Blu-ray [Giveaway]

Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Think Jam on the creation and sharing of this post. In this high-flying animated comedy, super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is none of the above. But this unlikely duo must team up for […]