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Montessori Letter Sounds: Another Winning App From Les Trois Elles

June 1, 2012Kristen Rutherford

Last year, as I prepped for a trip to Seattle, I wrote about one of my all-time favorite apps, Numberland, by Les Trois Elles. It was not an app that I was asked to review, or given for free. I found it through a great aggregator called “Moms With Apps” and gave it a try. I loved it so much that I reviewed it, and then contacted the company to tell them how much I appreciated such a smart, interactive, and highly layered app for learning.

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My Little Geek Is Now an App

May 1, 2012Kristen Rutherford4

A while ago, I reviewed the adorable book My Little Geek by Andrew & Sarah Spear with illustrations by Edit Sliacka, and I’m back once again to let you know that it’s now an app! If you are looking for books to read on a plane or car trip, this is a must-load for the iPad […]

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An Exquisite Look at the World of Kokeshi

April 30, 2012Kristen Rutherford1

What do you do when a series of books you are supposed to review are so beautiful, so creative, so artistic and so imaginative, that you can’t summon up the words it would take to describe it? This is the quandary I find myself in over a series of books about Kokeshi dolls by author Annelore […]

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More Glimpses of Pixar’s BRAVE

April 25, 2012Kristen Rutherford1

A while back, I wrote about having high hopes for the new Pixar film Brave. If you’re anticipating it too, you’ll be interested to know there are new trailers out. Go here to watch them, then go practice your archery!

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The Art of The Secret World Of Arrietty: Book Review

March 10, 2012Kristen Rutherford

As a child, I spent many a happy afternoon poring over a gigantic book called “The Art Of Walt Disney.” It sat on our bookshelf collecting dust, until one day I discovered it there, and lugged it down. It turned out that my dad had brought it back from one of his many […]

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Anticipating Brave

March 7, 2012Kristen Rutherford7

As the mother of a two and a half year old girl, I can’t help but wonder if pink and princesses are around the corner. (Alternate versions of this sentence include the words: “dread” and, “be scared of the possibility.”) I’m adamant that these things not be forced on her – NOT AN EASY TASK AS […]

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A New Monty Python App – Let The Rampant Quoting Begin!

March 7, 2012Kristen Rutherford

On March 6th, the blu-ray version of the beloved and oft quoted film Monty Python And The Holy Grail hits shelves. To celebrate, the folks at Melcher Media are releasing an iPad app that animates the 28 day production of the 1970’s film. Check out the deets here on Venture Beat! Yay! A spanking! A […]

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The Secret World Of Arrietty: Lush, Quiet, And Absolutely Wonderful

February 13, 2012Kristen Rutherford5

We are huge Miyazaki fans in our house. There are Totoros everywhere, stuffed catbuses and soot sprites litter the floor, and on my desk (where I am typing this right now!) is a tiny replica of Howl’s Moving Castle, another soot sprite, and a postcard of “Le Voyage de Chihiro.” Our daughter’s first movie – […]

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Juliette And The Shiny Red Balloon

February 1, 2012Kristen Rutherford

A couple of months ago, I received a lovely email from the folks over at Long Weekend asking me if I would like to try out a new story book app they were developing called, “Juliette and the Shiny Red Balloon.” It’s a bedtime story app that you can read or be read to in […]

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Gearing Up For The Secret World of Arrietty!

February 1, 2012Kristen Rutherford2

We are huge Ghibli fans in this house. So we’re VERRRRRY excited for the upcoming release of The Secret World Of Arriety! Disney has been sending out coloring pages for us to while away the time until release… I’ve been using glitter glue to decorate mine. Wanted to wash my hands, but I […]

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This Geek Mom is now the newest Clickin’ Mom – Plus! Giveaway!

February 1, 2012Kristen Rutherford9

Holy Cats! The anniversary of my very first Geek Mom post is afoot! On January 31st of last year, I wrote about my love affair with my daughter and my camera. So it seems fitting as I approach my GM birthday (cake all around!), that I talk about my latest photography obsession: A community called […]

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Hello Kitty: Tell Your Story!

January 15, 2012December 15, 2017Kristen Rutherford3

Thanks to a trip to Japan when my daughter was 13months, she’s known in *our* house as “Tokyo Meow-Meow.” Do you have a story about Sanrio and Hello Kitty? Are you a superfan? Or a super hater? Now’s your chance to spill your feelings about that ubiquitous little minx. Send an email with your […]

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Stop and Go!

December 2, 2011Kristen Rutherford

I have a soft spot in my heart for the app Splish Splash Inn by Shortstack. It was one of the very first apps we downloaded for Vivi to play with, and not only did we love the hip, almost Googie-ish designs of the rooms, but the voiceovers repeatedly cracked us up. In fact, we’re still […]

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And the Winner of our Cartoon Network Contest Is…

December 1, 2011December 15, 2017Kristen Rutherford2

Andrea K! Here is her comment from our CN Punchtime Explosion XL post: I’m with the Ducktails group. As a child of the 80′s I have seen so many of my favorite childhood shows reproduced and wrecked…Can you say Care bears, Pound Puppies and Strawberry Shortcake? But just a plain old re release of Ducktails […]

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Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL! PLUS: Your chance to win a PS3!

November 21, 2011December 15, 2017Kristen Rutherford34

I’ve probably mentioned this before, but I adore those lists they hand out to college professors telling them things they should know about the matriculating freshman class. You know, the ones with bullet points like: They have never lived in a world where Madonna is not famous. When I think about The Cartoon Network, it […]

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Old or No?

November 12, 2011Kristen Rutherford1

One thing you NEVER want to do when working at the G4 network is send out a funny internet video, or picture, or piece of news that is considered “Old.” Because if you did – someone was right there waiting to yell, “OOOOOOLLLLDDDD” at you. And since the job of the folks at Attack […]

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My Little Geek

November 8, 2011Kristen Rutherford2

Raising a nerdling is an exhausting but ultimately rewarding job. Oh, yes – rewarding already! When my 2-year old daughter can identify the difference between a clone ranger and a stormtrooper – well, it just brings a little tear to my eye. And hey, now seems like a PERFECT time to RE-TELL the story of […]

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What Is And What Might Have Been

October 15, 2011Kristen Rutherford11

I am very lucky. I have a smart, beautiful, hilarious child, and I am enjoying every minute that I get to spend with her. But life hasn’t always been so easy and full to the brim with joy. Before there was Vivienne, there were others who I never got the chance to meet, and a […]

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Being Elmo

October 11, 2011Kristen Rutherford

Before my daughter had even seen a clip from Sesame Street, she knew who Elmo was. But do YOU know who Elmo is? Thanks to one of my favorite “nugget a day” websites Very Short List – you can watch the trailer for the film “Being Elmo,” the documentary about Kevin Clash, the man […]

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Stand Clear Of the Swinging Sabers

September 26, 2011Kristen Rutherford

Some of my favorite Star Wars collectibles are the ones I snapped up in Tokyo (like this banner shown above) So, it’s no big surprise to see the Japanese celebrating the release of the films on Blu-Ray by making the subway handrails look like light sabers… By the way, Japan can still use help. If […]

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