Verizon’s new Ellipsis tablet was made for kids
The Ellipsis is an Android tablet that’s designed both inside and out for kids, with age-appropriate content, colorful rugged bumpers, and, of course, parental controls. Read more…
Edwin the Duck, a learning toy with personality
Meet Edwin – your child’s new best friend! Edwin is the world’s first educational rubber duck paired with an interactive app designed to make learning fun.Your child will be immersed in a world of games, stories, songs, and lessons within a collection of apps, using Edwin to control the animated …
Kurio® Watch-A Real, Working Bluetooth Smartwatch Designed Specifically For Kids
For kids Ages 6 to 12, this the Kurio® watch combines smartwatch functions with modern messaging capabilities, fun mini-games, a high-quality camera and video recorder, and more. It will be available fall 2016. Read more…
Fisher-Price’s caterpillar bot will teach kids how to code
Even preschoolers can learn the basics of coding. That’s the idea behind this toy, which is aimed at kids ages 3 to 6. The Code-a-Pillar is made up of different colored sections connected by USB plugs. The sections perform different commands such as go straight, turn right or make various …
Experience virtual reality in a simple, fun, and affordable way.
Google Cardboard is a simple, fun, and affordable way to experience virtual reality with your smartphone. You can explore 3D worlds and play games using the Cardboard viewer with an Android or iOS smartphone. Learn more…
Kids can easily make their own toys with 3D printing
This year’s must-have toy: a machine to make your own toy. Mattel’s ThingMaker is a kid-safe 3D printer, and the 3Doodler Start Pen won’t burn your skin. Check out the high-tech side of the New York Toy Fair, and this year even Barbie has her own drone. Read more…
Camp Google – Free weekly activities introduce kids to scientific concepts
Camp Google is a free online camp that gets kids learning through fun, interactive science activities and adventures. Led by experts, the activities have been designed to encourage kids to ask questions, setting them on a lifelong journey of exploration and discovery.
Pottermore-Exciting online experience with Harry Potter Books
Pottermore is a free website that builds an exciting online experience around the reading of the Harry Potter books.
This Friday is National Puzzle Day!
NATIONAL PUZZLE DAY Exercise your brain with a puzzle. January 29th is National Puzzle Day. Whether it’s a crossword, jigsaw, word searches, brain teasers or Soduku, puzzles put our brains to work. Studies have found that when we work on a jigsaw puzzle, we use both sides of the brain, and …