Well. I haven’t met her in person, but I have heard her sing. Really, I have! The Singing Lizard is the work of Liz DeRoche, who is pre-releasing AlphaBeat, an album your kids will love. I played some of the tracks and both Captain Earthquake and The Manager give the songs 2 thumbs up. Each. [...]

What do your kids want to be when they grow up? DreamBox Learning, the producers of a K-2 interactive math program, is hosting a video contest. The prize is $1000! 5 winners also get a subscription to DreamBox. To enter, submit a short video (no more than 2 minutes long) that shows what your child [...]

I got an interesting new follower on Twitter yesterday…eCybermission. The more I checked out their site, the better it got. eCybermission is a math/science/technology competition sponsored by the US Army. It is open to children in 6th through 9th grades. Teams of 3 or 4 students can compete (all team members must be in the [...]

I ran across a couple of Father’s Day events that you may like. First, if you purchase a frosty from Wendy’s anytime over Father’s Day weekend (June 20-21) they will donate 50 cents from each sale to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The money goes to a program called Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, which funds [...]

We have a winner! And an explanation of the photos. See the end of the post. I will be the first to admit that there are-ahem-on occasion, wacky things that go on around here. As evidence, I present to you the following 3 photographs. Can you figure out what I was doing? Heh, heh, heh. [...]