Reminder: There’s still time to win books!

You didn’t forget to enter this week’s contest, did you? It’s a chance to win a trio of beautiful hardback picture books from Simon and Schuster, and yet another excuse to read to the anklebiters in your life. But if you don’t enter, you...

Reading is still fundamental

Sometimes I feel like a cranky old lady, trying to extol the virtues of a good old-fashioned book in this technological age. Thankfully, my kids are dedicated readers, but that’s probably because I read to them so much when they were little. Start young and...

Winner of the Coghlan’s contest

I love that y’all could see the secret agent possibilities inherent in these Coghlan’s 7-in-1 binoculars. It kind of just makes me want to hunker down behind my desk with a pair. (Hey, I solve extensive mysteries every day. I could totally use these.)...

Reminder: 7-in-1 binoculars contest

Don’t forget—you still have until tomorrow morning to enter to win a Coghlan’s 7-in-1 binocular doodad for your favorite kid. There are two of ’em sitting here on my desk for giveaway, and why shouldn’t you win one? Remember, leave a...

The kid equivalent of “an app for that”

Are your kids super secret agents? Mine are. They accumulate gadgets and assure me that they have the perfect gizmo for whatever secret mission may come their way, and frankly, I’m happy for anything that gets them out and running around, rather than sitting in...

Winner of the Boom Boom! Cards contest

Plenty of you could see the awesome potential in a game about random acts of kindness, and nothing makes me happier than seeing folks getting excited about being generous. I wish I had decks of cards for everyone, but alas, I just have the one. That’s okay,...

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