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Did You Miss It on GeekMom?

by Amy on November 1, 2011

In case you missed it, here are some of my GeekMom goodies from October.

Kinect for Kids – Olive and I got a sneak peek at some of the interesting XBox Kinect games coming out for kids, including Kinectimals: Now With Bears (above).

Introducing Your Kids to Graphic Novels – A summary of my talk on the Geek Parenting panel at New York ComicCon.

What the AAP Should Have Said About Screen Time – Do you share my frustration at the “revised” screen time guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics?

First Look at Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 – If it’s even half as good as Years 1-4, we’re in for a treat.

Cinderella, Ready for the iPad Ball – Nosy Crow’s excellent follow-up app to The Three Little Pigs.

Steve Jobs Changed the Game for Kids – It’s impossible to ignore the impact that Steve Jobs had on the world of kids’ media.

And I recorded my first ever GeekMom podcast where I talked with fellow GeekMoms Nicole and Corrina about ComicCon, women in comics, and girls in gaming!

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