Chloe and the Dragon… Er… I mean Lion

April 9, 2012
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If you’re like me, you might see a book cover pop up on your Pinterest feed and think to yourself, a new book by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex? How did I miss that? I pinned it away and forgot about it until I happened upon Chloe and the Lion in Barnes and Noble the other [...]

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Ferb, I Know What We’re Going to Do at Madison Square Garden

April 6, 2012
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I have a fond memory of my grandpa driving my brother, my sister, and me to go to Milwaukee to go see Sesame Street Live. I remember it being a big day that’s made a lasting impression, and not just, I think, because he bought us tons of candy and those cool fiberoptic wavy thingies [...]

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Did You Miss It on GeekMom?

April 2, 2012

I had a one track mind in March. Hunger Games. Hunger Games. Hunger Games. But hey, some other cool stuff is happening, too, especially for all of you Skylanders fans! “If I Were a Skylanders” Writing Contest – I know some of you were sad not to win my Cynder Skylander from Toy Fair, but [...]

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“Just Like When You Were a Kid, Only iPad-ier”

April 1, 2012
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ThinkGeek is a great go-to source for creative gifts, but I’m thrilled to see they’ve entered the iPad market with some clever toy integrations. They also get some serious bonus points for picking two of my childhood favorites. Hungry Hungry Hippos has entered the digital age! I’m hoping this new iPad version is quieter than [...]

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My Insatiable Hunger for The Hunger Games

March 29, 2012
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In the middle of all of my site hacking drama came the long, long, long awaited movie of The Hunger Games! I know it’s a book that’s a little too old for my Media Macaroni audience (though, of course, I’ve written about it before), but if you’re wanting to know more, check out these links. [...]

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Wouldn’t you prefer a nice game of chess?

March 21, 2012

As you may have noticed, things aren’t looking quite as they should around here. The evil internets hacked Media Macaroni earlier this week. Don’t worry, though. We’ve got the WOPR working full speed to put all of the noodles back in order. We’ll have this sorted out in the next few days. Thanks for your [...]

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Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein!

March 14, 2012

Not ONLY is today Pi Day (3-14), but on this day in 1879 a man named Albert Einstein was born. I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that you’ve heard of him, but have your kids? If not, never fear! There’s a charming picture book that can help you make the [...]

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Noodle Words in Action

March 11, 2012

When Olive was first learning how to read, she’d bring home pages of sight words from school, and she’s have to go through the list and read them, learning through repetition. So static. Noodle Words is an app that shakes things up a bit. Naturally there’s audio that reads each word. What’s more interesting, though, [...]

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It’s Read Aloud Day! Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!

March 8, 2012

Did you know that today was World Read Aloud Day? We’re in a strange time for reading aloud in our house right now. Olive gets lots of reading homework, and when she’s not reading school books she’s squirreled away in a corner reading whatever latest novel I’ve bought for her. And getting Ozzie to sit for [...]

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The Aquabats Super Show, Great Job!

March 4, 2012

I’m so grateful that my husband accepts that inside this thirty-something lady body is trapped a 12-year-old boy. Except for the occasional Downton Abbeyish anomaly, my taste draws me to things well outside my demographic. This is why I love The Aquabats! Super Show!  which premiered on The Hub this weekend. Fortunately Olive loves it too. We [...]

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