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Shopping Media-Macaroni-style
O hai! What’s that new button up there in the nav bar? The one that says “Store”? That’s the new Media Macaroni store! You see, people are often asking me recommendations for kids’ gifts — that’s what...
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TAAAAAPPPPEEEE!!!!!
Olive and I recently attended an awesome tween fashion event hosted by KidzVuz, Fashion Tweenstas. While she enjoyed getting colored streaks in her hair and dressing up mannequins with fashions from...
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Meanwhile on GeekMom …
I realized it’s been a while since I’ve caught you up here on my GeekMom posts. The last time I did there was a new Captain Underpants book out, and lo, here’s yet another new Captain Underpants book....
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Scholastic’s Learning Toolkit
Scholastic Parents has just launched a redesign since the one I did some work on a couple years ago. It’s looking great, and remains a super helpful resource for you to facilitate and encourage your...
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5 Years of Media Macaroni
Wanna know something crazy? Today marks five years since my very first post on Media Macaroni! Crazy, right? To give you a sense of what five years is like in tech years, I didn’t even have an apps...
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Can Apps Encourage Parents and Kids to Use Media Together?
That’s the question being posed by my friends Alice Wilder and Carla Fisher over on the Fred Rogers Center blog. If you’re not already familiar with it, this marvelous blog is designed to foster...
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Silly Rabbit, Maker Faire is for Kids!
I’ve been having a bunch of conversations this week, online and off, about the audience of Maker Faire. Those with no kids or those seeking the dangerous or the flame-throwing were feeling out of luck...
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10 Things I’ve Been Doing Instead of Blogging
Dang, I’m seeing that I’m about to hit two months without a post. Sorry ’bout that! Here’s what I’ve been up to while I’ve obviously not been blogging. [UPDATE: This post mysteriously vanished from my...
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Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeee
Six years ago I had an idea to start a blog as a way of keeping up with the world of kids’ media. And while there have been times life has pulled me away from blogging, I love having this platform to...
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Highlights from the KidzVuz Holiday Party
Last weekend marked the 3rd annual KidzVuz Holiday Party, where the lovely people behind the tween review site KidzVuz bring together people, products, and sponsors with a kid-focus. Olive and I picked...
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