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Website of the Day: Hand-Me-Downs

geeksugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:05:21 -0800

I can't wait to tell lilsugar about my latest website find! In a nutshell, Hand-Me-Downs is a Craigslist for moms where you can buy, sell, give away or donate your "gently used" toys, clothes, car seats, etc. It's shopping (and recycling) made easy for busy moms who not only need new items, but would like to donate or sell them.

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Website of the Day: Keepaboo

geeksugar — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:30:31 -0800

Even though Keepaboo bills itself as a site to capture memories of your child, it's not just the lilsugar enthusiasts who will benefit.

There are fun places to upload classic quotes from your subject, track their growth, and a variety of albums, like sorted by months (which makes me think, hello new puppy album). Just goes to show — you don't need babies to coo over something!

Diaper Loading Baby Onesie Is Too Cute For Words

geeksugar — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:00:43 -0800

Being the geek that I am, I stopped dead in my tracks last week when I spotted this funny "Diaper Loading . . . Please Wait" infant onesie in a storefront window.

I think I'm going to have to pick up one, or two, for friends and family members with babies as Christmas gifts. I did a search online and found them on Cafe Press for $15 — they also come in baby blue and pink.

For some more geeky baby gift ideas, check out these irresistible onesies!

Kids and Robot Costumes, It Doesn't Get Any Better Than That

geeksugar — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:06:01 -0700

I love the weekend, and especially Sundays, why? Because it's the perfect day to post fun and adorable, videos like this! Over the July 4th weekend, Vimeo user Jared Foster got all the little ones in his family together for what else but a Robot Parade! I guess it took a lot of orchestrating from the adults - who are in the background directing the kids - but boy, oh boy are we thankful this came together so perfectly; Robot Love is the best!

Robot Parade from Jared Foster on Vimeo.

Parents Becoming Paranoid About Their Kids Exposure to Certain Video Games

geeksugar — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:30:26 -0700

To all the parents out there (I'll definitely have to pass this onto Lil), what would bother you more? Having your kids watch pornographic videos, drink alcohol or play certain types of video games? I know, quite the combo of selections, but you'd probably choose pornography and alcohol over video games, right? Well nearly 3,000 respondents in a recent study from a parental advisory website showed that parents thought drinking beer and watching pornographic material as more acceptable activities for children than playing certain video games.

Although this doesn't make much sense to me, games like Grand Theft Auto have received quite the bad rep for their extreme violence, but still . . . Sex and booze over video games? Come on people!

All Your Milk Onesie: Love It or Leave It?

geeksugar — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:45:17 -0700

Get the geeky started young, is what I always say. If that's your parenting mantra as well, then this All Your Milk Are Belong To Us Onesie ($15) is for you.You've got to be a supergeek to even get the allusion (here's the joke for the uninformed), and even more so to buy this and put it on your baby. Not sure if this is the geeky onesie to express yourself/your baby? Check out these ones, too!But is it cruel to subject your child to your borderline-obsessive nerdiness?

All Your Milk Onesie: Love It or Leave It?

Love it!

Leave it!

I think it's _________. See my comment below.

Get Schooled with Educational iPhone Apps

geeksugar — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:00:47 -0700

Since the iTunes App Store launched, there are new applications every single day, making me feel like the proverbial kid in a candy store. The myriad categories are only outnumbered by the growing numbers of apps in each. I've highlighted games and the essentials, but you can't count out the educational apps. Whether you have kids and want to supplement their learning or just need refreshers yourself, check out my slideshow of braintastic iPhone apps!

Kid Friendly iPhone App: Scribble

geeksugar — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:00:09 -0700

I'm pretty sure I've gone on and on about this before — or maybe it was in a recent chat with lilsugar — but I can't stress enough how fantastic iPhones are when you've got kids that need to be kept busy (aka distracted!). You can pull up either downloaded movies or TV clips from YouTube, and you can even exercise the right sides of their brains with a wonderful app called Scribble!

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To get this free app, just go to the App store, and you'll find it in the entertainment section. Oh, and it's free, free, free!

Website of the Day: SavvyAuntie

geeksugar — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:00:09 -0700

Not a mama yet, and can't really justify all that time you spend on lilsugar?

SavvyAuntie is here for you when you have little ones in your life that don't exactly belong to you, but through godparenthood or aunthood, you love them as if they were your own. But even though you love them that much, it doesn't mean you'll know exactly what to do when your beloved nephew poops his pants in your lap, or what to get a 3-year-old girl for her birthday.

SavvyAuntie helps with this kid stuff from the aunt's perspective, filling you in on what to know and do with with your beloved young ones when you're lucky enough to be around them.

And once you do figure out which direction the baby wipes go, SavvyAuntie encourages you to post your own pictures and advice!

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Website of the Day: TotSpot

geeksugar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:00:45 -0700

Last week I was spending some time with my friend and her baby and went crazy with "capturing the moment" — it was photos and videos galore! After uploading all my cutesy wootsey images, I couldn't help but wonder what options there are for parents who want to create an online space dedicated to their bundle of joy, but yet don't want their kids faces plastered all over sites like Flickr or YouTube.

And with that I bring you TotSpot, a secure and safe user-friendly site that allows parents to create a private page about their kids. With this page you can post videos, photos, and journal entries to share "privately" with family and friends. How great is that?!

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Download of the Day: Baby Smash

geeksugar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:00:29 -0700

Got kids? Nieces? Nephews? I'm sure you can relate to my pain when I mention the words computer, kids, and curiosity. There's nothing more fulfilling than watching a toddler learn their way around a computer, but what if they are still in the smash and bash stages of early development? That's when you need Baby Smash! Baby Smash is totally free and will "baby proof" your computer/laptop when your kiddies fingers decide to play the piano on your keyboard. But what's great about it is the fact that colored shapes, letters, and numbers will appear on the screen instead of harming your computer!

This download locks out the Windows Key, as well as Ctrl-Esc and Alt-Tab so your baby can't get out of the application. And by pressing ALT-F4 you can exit the application and Shift-Ctrl-Alt-O will bring you up the options dialog. Neat, right?!

British Kids Think It's Funny to Impersonate Pedophiles Online

geeksugar — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:00:00 -0700

Oh, the evolving humor of today's youth: Youngsters have apparently taken to freaking out their friends and classmates by pretending to be online predators! Nine cases in Cornwall were investigated where police suspected that pedophiles on social networking sites like Bebo and MSN were actually fellow classmates of kids who weren't getting along — all around age 10.

This is really par for the course in a time when we're seeing and questioning online bullying — though these cases weren't taken as far as the Megan Meier case or the Kristin Helms case, can we really be surprised that these young kids see new possibilities to tease and torture each other with the Internet?

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How to Make TiVo Kid-Safe

geeksugar — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:33 -0700

For my geek mommies out there, it's gotta be hard to reconcile your love for tech without inviting unwanted information into your kids' eyes and ears. Everything scandalous is a click away on the Internet, and your TV has always posed a big too-much-information-for-little-eyes threat. Thankfully, the blessed TiVo, amazing as always has a solution: KidZone.

To see how to use KidZone, just

Teach Your Kids How To Code With C-Jump

geeksugar — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:00:21 -0700

'Cause every eleven year old needs to learn the fundamentals of computer programming, there's now a board game called C-Jump that will teach them the basics of C, C++ and Java in a "cool way." With two to four players, kids will have the chance to familiarize themselves with programming languages by skiing and snowboarding all the way to the finish line.
Here's how the C-Jump creators break it down: "The child calculates number of steps in the move, including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication of small numbers. The game helps to develop understanding of a complete computer program, formed by logical sequences of commands." Forget reading, writing and arithmetics, because for only $25 little Bobby can fast-track his way to a Computer Science degree!

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Google Ga Ga: Baby Geek!

geeksugar — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:05:32 -0800

I may not quite yet be in the baby-makin' part of my life, but I absolutely melt for geeky baby onesies! On a blustery afternoon in San Francisco, I hit up adorable stationery store Lola in the neighborhood of North Beach to find these ridiculously cute onesies perfect for the baby geek — or baby of geeks — in your life. I've seen a variation on the I Poo'd onesie before, but come on, that doesn't get old. I especially love the Goo Goo outfit (and look at the search bar for "ga ga"!) and "My dad's a geek" is great, but what about "My mom's a geek"?

Anyway, if you can't get to San Francisco, find Lola's baby gifts online, where most of the same styles I drooled over can be found.

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geeksugar's Gift Guide: Great Cameras for Kids

geeksugar — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:00:34 -0800

Most kids love cameras, but few parents want to pass off their pricey devices to a 4-year-old, who is more likely to take pictures of ants than family members or a sunset. That being said, photography is a marvelous art form for kids to test out and the earlier they hone in on their eye for photo-worthy moments, the better photographer they will become.

While Disney has the market cornered on licensed character cameras, there are plenty of fun, novelty cameras that look slightly more authentic and professional than those with The Cheetah Girls or High School Musical labels. The Lomography Fisheye Camera, $38, is not only inexpensive and durable, but it's a collectible, limited-edition Lomography camera has a 170-degree view that compacts everything into a distorted circular image. It turns regular pictures (like those taken by experimental tots) into introspective pieces of art.

geeksugar Gift Guide: New Parents-To-Be

geeksugar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:00:42 -0800

I may not be a mommy just yet, but with the recent launch of lilsugar and adorable Katie Sugar at the office, I am officially kid obsessed! And what better way to kick off the 2007 holiday gift guides then with some of the greatest gadget gear for parents-to-be.

I've compiled some of my favorite gadgets for new parents below, including things like digital baby monitors and iPod speakers for your stroller to bigger-ticket items like the Flip Ultraseries Camcorder for capturing all those memorable firsts.

Definitely great gifts to give this Christmas for those who are expecting. Check out the rest below!

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Download of the Day: Baby Shield

geeksugar — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:00:11 -0700

I know I've talked about other great downloads for baby-proofing your computers, but I have to say this one definitely stands out from the rest. Baby Shield is a Mac application that protects your laptop, programs and files while it is running and while your curious and inquisitive baby decides to use your keyboard as a drum set.

And not only does Baby Shield safeguard important documents, but it displays images and music whenever the keyboard is pressed by your baby - love that!

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