Blog Archives

  • Great Site for Kids

    I’m afraid I’ve been spending way too much time over the past couple of evenings (and one afternoon) going through a very cool site for kids…from our own government.

  • We’ve had a Fashion Makeover!

    If TimetoPlaymag.com looks a little different to you, it’s because we just launched our new redesign. We’ve made our site friendlier, easier to use, and more content than ever before to make your time to play better!

  • A New Online World—Try it Free for a Month

    Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time on the Dreamworks Animation online gaming site Kung Fun Panda World. Find it at www.kungfupandaworld.com.

  • Frankie The “Gimme Back That Filet-O-Fish” Fish

    If you tuned into our MomTV show today, you probably noticed Jim and Chris having fun with Frankie the Fish. Frankie is the mechanical singing fish from the McDonald’s filet-o-fish sandwich commercial that became an Internet hit last year. The singing fish with the quirky song, “Gimme Back That Filet-O-Fish”, has generated millions of online [...]

  • YouTube Adds Parental Controls?

    According to CBS’ The Early Show, YouTube.com is giving parents the ability to block questionable content from their kids YouTube viewing. The new control sounds similar to Google’s “Safe Search” feature which has long been available to anyone using Google’s search engine. Unfortunately, it seems as if someone forgot to tell YouTube about this new [...]

  • Don’t Go Down Shore Without a Lifeguard

    If you’ve got teens, or even pre-teens in the house, it’s hard not to ignore the reality show “Jersey Shore” now on MTV. Kathy Griffin mentioned it on CNN New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper, who claimed to know nothing about the show. Though typically late to the party, the New York Times has become aware of the show’s popularity and its potential impact on the culture.

  • Fun With FaceBook

    Give your FaceBook page a pirate make-over with a simple click of the mouse.

  • What Susan Boyle Means for Parents: It’s Not Pretty; It’s Beautiful

    We need the Susan Boyle’s not just for their talent, but to start culture-wide conversations. The Internet is unifying human experience the way that television did.

  • LeapFrog Leaps into the Present

    I was thrilled to find out this week that LeapFrog has unveiled its first game for the iPod Touch and the iPhone that it will sell through the Apple App Store.

  • A Little Friday Fun: Real Life Mario Kart

    What could be better on a Friday than a little mindless entertainment courtesy of the reticulum of ridiculousness that is YouTube. This little gem is a riot, even if you have never heard of Nintendo’s crazy go-cart racing game, Mario Kart. Here we see a huge Mario fan living out the video game in real [...]