My son is a basketball nut. He shoots, he scores! Well, perhaps he shoots and he misses the net by quite a bit would be more apt, but the kid is madly enthusiastic about basketball. He loves it! Plays when…
Category: Entertainment
Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway: Dora the Explorer CD/DVDs
My kids love Dora. From her useful Backmap to her friends, Dora is ready for any adventure. My kids loved responding to Dora’s questions. Fun adventures, and a little Spanish thrown in for good measure. Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure DVD…
Musings on Finding a Strong Character for Girls
When my girls were younger, both joined Girl Scouts. It was a group activity where they developed friendships and learned about subjects ranging from horses to insects to helping otheres. The troops were open to girls in our elementary school.…
Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway: Gustafer Yellowgold’s Mellow Fever CD/DVD
A small, yellow, cone-headed fellow from the sun has landed on Earth. His name is Gustafer Yellowgold. Gustafer Yellowgold DVD/CD sets are unlike anything in family entertainment. Morgan Taylor’s story-songs about Gustafer and his pals, performed against a backdrop…
Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway: Mama Doni CD and Maryland Concert Information
“Wacky Jewish indie-rock for kids.” – The Star-Ledger “Mama Doni … is part ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic (for the hilarious and surprisingly insightful lyrics), part Sarah Silverman (but much cleaner and only the parts of Sarah’s show where she innocently sings…
Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway: LeapFrog Let’s Go to School
My kids love DVDs of all types. I know, I know, I should be limiting TV viewing. Believe me I do limit TV viewing. I give you. The Musings from Me policy on TV viewing: No one watches TV before…
Review & Giveaway: Leapster My Amusement Park
When my son was 4, I — or rather Santa — brought him a Leapster. His aunt and uncle purchased a couple of games. It was the toy I took a gamble on. He had asked for a Spiderman playset…
Hi! My Name Is Musings from Me and I Am Addicted to TV
You will never hear me say “You know I could give up TV and not notice at all.” TV is my source of all things entertainment plus a healthy dose of reality TV with a dash of news. Probably should…
The Dulcet Tones of Music in the House
As a child my parents did everything they could to avoid having a violin player in the house. In fact, I never picked up an instrument until I was in 6th grade. That year I tried trumpet, guitar, and flute. None…
Washington, D.C.: Home Grown Knowledge
I wonder how many of my posts start out with… “I was trolling around on twitter and found [fill in the name of cool project]” ? So, I was trolling around on twitter and saw a tweet about… Wait a…
