Monthly Archive — March 2010

  • Netflix Now on Wii

    From Jeff McKinney on March 31st, 2010

    Good news for movie lovers with Wiis at home. Netflix is finally available for streaming movies instantly to your Wii.

  • Time to Play: The Teacher’s Kid

    From Guest Blogger on March 29th, 2010

    I love my job. I teach kindergarten at a public school. Surrounding myself with children everyday has helped prepare me for motherhood. A recent conversation made me think, “Does having a teacher mom help prepare my son for school?” The other day, while eating lunch, my colleagues and I were talking about the pros and cons of having our kids attend the same school that we work in.

  • Present Tense: Birthday Gifts Without The Stress

    From Christopher Byrne on March 24th, 2010

    For something that’s supposed to be fun-a birthday party-lots of people can get pretty bent out of shape about them, especially when it comes to presents. If you’re the guest, questions as to what to spend or whether a parent is going to welcome something into the house are paramount. If you’re throwing the party, questions as to when to open presents and how to teach kids to be gracious are paramount.

  • Make Sure “Happy Birthday” is Happy for All

    From Jim Silver on March 24th, 2010

    I don’t know whether it’s good, bad or just plain scary that my wife and I have thrown almost 50 birthday parties over the years for our kids. While you want to create memories that can last a lifetime, you do not empty your bank account. As a Birthday Vet, I’ve seen everything from disasters, to great parties on a budget to some that were nicer than my wedding, no kidding.

  • Do You DS?

    From Jeff McKinney on March 24th, 2010

    It’s all about the DS today as Nintendo releases the latest version of the DS, the DSi XL, and announces a 3D version is in the works for 2011.

  • Book of The Week: It’s Hard to Be Five

    From Time To Play on March 23rd, 2010

    Book Of The Week is a new feature section on TimetoPlayMag.com. Every week our book critic, Audrey DeSimone, shares a favorite book of the week and tells you why she selected it. This week’s book is It’s Hard to Be Five by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell From TimetoPlayMag.com: “A five-year-old boy tells us, [...]

  • This Week’s New Video Games

    From Jeff McKinney on March 22nd, 2010

    Today, I take a look at two new games arriving this week; How To Train Your Dragon and WarioWare D.I.Y.

  • Movie Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    From Time To Play on March 19th, 2010

    This week, TimetoPlayMag.com‘s movie critic, Cynthia Fuchs,  reviewed Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the new film adaption of the book by Jeff Kinney. From the review: “Adapted from the first of Jeff Kinney’s popular kids-lit series, the movie features the book’s signature stick figures and cocky-wimpy kid’s perspective. The boys’ adventures range from excruciatingly routine (taunted [...]

  • A Video Game Preview & A Review

    From Jeff McKinney on March 17th, 2010

    Warner Bros. Interactive announces a Summer video game for the movie, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Plus, did you notice my new review of Endless Ocean: Blue World?

  • Book of The Week: Wake Up, It’s Spring!

    From Time To Play on March 16th, 2010

    Book Of The Week is a new feature section on TimetoPlayMag.com. Every week our book critic, Audrey DeSimone, shares a favorite book of the week and tells you why she selected it. This week’s book is Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst (author and illustrator) From TimetoPlayMag.com: “A very sweet, simple story that [...]

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