Fashion, gadgets, and gear
I just learned that you can use augmented reality on your phone to bring that giant, 12-foot, Home Depot skeleton into your home. It’s pretty fun. All you have to do is access the Home Depot site from your AR-enabled phone and click on the 3D Augmented Reality option.
Yoga Joes are just like those little green army men you’ve seen in kids’ toy boxes. Only these men are doing yoga. These fun “toys,” which are geared more for yoga-practicing grown-ups than enlightened kids, were created by Dan Abramson, whose kickstarter project was just funded. My hope is that Yoga Joes will inspire more…
Is it too early to begin my holiday wishlist? This was too pretty; I had to reblog it. A Gorgeous Chess Set Of Famous Architectural Landmarks | Fast Company
I am not a wine expert. I’ve never been a sommelier and I have a rather rudimentary understanding of wine grapes, varietals, bouquets, and all the other vocabulary that goes with being a connoisseur du vin. So it was with great surprise when the PR company behind the Vinturi Wine Aerator contacted me about reviewing…
Looking back over my last post Gift Ideas for the Sensory Kid, I know I could’ve included even more gift ideas. So here I am – back with some more tips. Crayola Color Me a Song I am pretty excited about this product, which I bought a couple of weeks ago to put under the…
Since my son was diagnosed with PDD-NOS (aka “atypical autism”) and Sensory Processing Disorder, I’ve had a tough time figuring out suitable toys and games to get him. Sure, he’s happy with just about the same stuff any other kid is – blocks, mind-numbing, battery-powered toys, ride-on toys, etc. But I know that a lot…
When I was in high school, I used to be obsessed with fashion. Instead of doodling flowers or names of bands on my notebooks, I wrote names of fashion designers and models. After all, I did grow up during the age of the supermodel and CNN’s Style with Elsa Klensch. I never missed an episode…
Tell me these aren’t the coolest blocks ever! I just saw these Mad Scientist blocks today on Etsy. There are a lot of cool, wooden, alphabet blocks out there. But these are special. Here’s what each letter and accompanying picture stand for: A – Appendages B – Bioengineering C – Caffeine D – Dirigible E…
I just stumbled across this poem of sorts that I wrote last year for some shoe-loving jingle contest. Not quite sure why I didn’t win. I still think this is kinda cute: