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Is your teen itching to get behind the wheel? Help them prepare to pass for the DMV permit test with the Driver’s Ed Lite app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app lets you study the DMV’s laws by topics such as accidents, alertness, attitude, documents, hazard awareness, motorway rules, road and traffic signs, and more. The app will even give kids a mock test mode which simulates the real test format. At the end of a test, kids will be able to get …
Besides getting your kids into a car, probably the next tasking thing is buckling them into their car seat. Evenflo, has introduced Maestro, a new booster seat to help parents ensure proper seat belt fit regardless of size. The Maestro incorporates Evenflo’s exclusive RightFit Belt Path Technology, with a weight rating of upto 50 pounds in harnessed mode and 100 pounds as a belted booster seat. The RightFit auto-adjust belt path automatically guides the belt, promoting proper fit throughout the shoulder and lap area for …
The Air Play Tray Table Cover is portable entertainment center that is designed to unfold and fit over most airplane tray tables. The Air Play Tray Table Cover comes with a bunch of fun and educational activities that will keep your little one (ages 6 to 24 months) occupied when in flight. For example, there is a Peek-a-boo mirror, colorful ball beads, a mesh pocket with an extra toy, a crinkle strip with squeaky toy, a zipper for fun and dexterity, a buckle and unbuckle, …
Norad is at it again and has just launched the Norad 2009 Santa tracker. Parents and kids can track down where Santa is heading to next. NORAD is once again using Google Earth to track Santa, and this year you can track him on your iPhone or Smartphone too. You can see videos of where Santa has been, find out where he was, and where he is off to next. So if you got anyone in your family who thinks Santa isn’t real – well …
GPS trackers when used for good can be great devices, especially for keeping track of your kids or pets so that they don’t get lost. The Little Buddy transmitter by Insignia fits easily into a backpack or lunchbox making it easy for kids to carry with them. You will be able to track if your kids are where they are supposed to be. And if they are not where they are supposed to be, you will get a text message alerting you to that …
Teaching your kids to always wear safety belts is not always easy. Children often think that it’s cool to not wear a safety belt. To make the learning process easier, you could kit out your backseat safety belts with Hello Kitty Seat Belt Stoppers. These stoppers are sure to make sure your kids not only remember to put on their safety belt, but they’ll also want to have them on. The Hello Kitty Seat Belt Stoppers retail for $19.00 and come with 2 pieces per …
The Amber Alert system has proved to be an effective system to recover missing children. Now Amber Alert GPS has launched the Amber Alert GPS 2G, a child tracking device that makes sure that parents always know where their child is. Parents can set up “Safe Zone” boundaries. Should a child go out of these set boundaries, a parent will be alerted. Other features include voice monitoring, the ability to know the speed of the vehicle that a child is riding in, and alert notifications …
Next time you travel with your kids, they’ll feel just like mom and dad with their own set of Trunki luggage. Trunki is colorful, sturdy and it even doubles as a ride-on toy with wheels. It has steering ‘horn’ grips and a saddle so that if kids get tired traveling around the airport, they can always ride through instead. A strap is even included so that mom or dad can pull them along. As a matter of fact, the more we hear about Trunki, the …
I’ve loved water parks since I was a kid, who doesn’t. But what I do hate about water parks are the crowds and long lines. On a busy summer day, you end up spending more time waiting on line than you actually do on the slides and in the water. But what can you do, right? How about bringing the water park to you? The Gigantic Water Play Slide lets you host your very own water park, granted that you have access to a lake …
Whether you’re traveling this summer or just going on a day trip with your child, chances are they are likely to wander off… or worse. The CVFR-J13 wristband anti-lost device (AKA the “Find-Me Nemo Wristband Alarm”) is an easy to use location finder and safety alarm device that your kid can wear. The device comes with a keychain for the parent to use as a receiver, and a wrist strap is included to use as a transmitter. The wrist strap has a little fish attached …

