Lifestyle
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Energy-Efficiency Holiday Decorating Tips
This time of the year, we climb up the ladder to the attic or go down to the basement to pull out our holiday decorations. We get excited to decorate our house inside and out, but when is the last time you check if the cost of the decoration was costing your family a lot more than they are worth? Here’s a few tips on decorating your house “green” without spending all your “green:” Choose light-emitting diode (LED) lights this holiday season. They’re shatterproof, cool to the touch, long lasting and use approximately 90 percent less electricity than an incandescent strand. They cost more up front, but should pay for…
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KinderTown Reviews Educational Apps for Kids AND Parents
Have you been to the app store in search of a kid-friendly educational app? Overwhelmed? Let me introduce you to KinderTown. KinderTown is one of the first companies to build an app store within an app. That is, the company filters through the 600,000+ iOS apps (iPhone and iPad) to surface just the educational apps that are designed for children. It then further researches the selection by selecting apps for quality of content. The staff includes former educators, who review the apps prior to having parents test them. Only when both groups agree the app is worthy, does it get accepted into the KinderTown store. The result is an easy-to-use alternative…
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Holiday Showcase: Mega Bloks
Age: 1 to 8+
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Holiday Showcase: Cloud B Comforts Kids
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Holiday Showcase: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
