Everyone could use the luck of the Irish, right? And even if you’ve only got one quick day to prep, you can still have enough leprechaun fun to fill up several pots of gold! With so many ideas for everything from full-blown St. Patty’s Day parties to little lunchbox treats, it’s time to ...
I enjoy St. Patrick’s Day.It’s not that the holiday is particularly magically delicious, it just comforts me that spring is scheduled to appear soon.But a whole day loaded with leprechauns and gold coins and clovers is fun and filled with traditions. At least, until I tried to explain it to ...
Parents need to know that “Race” is partly a biographical drama about legendary gold medalist Jesse Owens (Stephan James) and partly a historical drama about the American Olympic Committee’s controversial decision to attend the Nazi-run 1936 Olympics. Reflecting the subject matter and the ...
Parents need to know that “Zootopia” is a clever, fast-paced animated Disney film set in a world of upright-walking, talking, clothed animals that live peacefully together, having supposedly evolved past nature’s rules of predator versus prey. It’s a story about an eager young cop (Judy ...
Every year, hundreds of toy manufacturers descend on New York in what is almost always the coldest week of the year, to unveil their latest and greatest offerings. And every year, the Parents@Play Team braves the single-digit temperatures to identify what we believe you’ll be seeing a lot of ...
When kids’ TV shows bill themselves as educational, lots of parents take their word for it. But how many of these shows are backed by childhood-development principles, quality research, and an understanding of how kids learn best from media? Actually, quite a few. From social-emotional ...
