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Playing games doesn't have to come with the sacrifice of doing something to strengthen your brain. These picks for the Nintendo Switch are a great way for kids to learn while they play.

Inclusivity can be taught from a very young age and these companies are doing their part to make the toy landscape a diverse one. From a doll that looks like your child to one that teaches about their medical condition, diverse toys can make us feel valued as humans and show us that there’s a whole world beyond our front door. Barbie Inspiring Women Series Showcasing women who've made the world a better place through determination and fighting for justice and equal opportunity, Barbie's Inspiring Women Series includes change makers like Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Maya Angelou, and Hellen Keller. Now...

Traveling this summer has proved to be busy, chaotic and expensive. Your vacation plans may have been affected, or even postponed, by flight cancelations, rising gas prices, airport lines or lost luggage. Either way, if you want to plan a family vacation to Europe, autumn promises to bring travel demand and prices more in line with pre-pandemic levels. Not only is autumn a much calmer time to travel, but fall is one of the best times to visit many European destinations, especially when you have the kids in tow. So, leave that summer travel chaos behind and head to Europe...

This is my sixth post about our family's visit to Minnesota and Wisconsin. I suggest reading the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth posts. Because I am a travel blogger, I was given media rates, discounts, complimentary admission tickets, and other perks for some of the places we visited. Many attractions we toured are free to everyone. I paid full price for the others. How much I paid has no bearing on my reviews, as everything I share is something that I absolutely recommend.---------Family Fun in Pepin, WI and Wabasha, MN From Red Wing, we continued our travels southeast along the Mississippi River, this...

If you’ve been seeing the chatter on Twitter about Barnes & Noble not stocking debut hardcovers, you’re not alone. Writers recently sounded the alarm after hearing from various sources (other writers, B&N reps, former B&N employees, other industry professionals, etc.) that the chain’s stores would only be stocking hardcovers that had proven sales records. When I saw this conversation take off, it pinged the former-bookseller part of my brain that has been tracking bricks-and-mortar news, because B&N has made quite a few changes to their stores in the past two years, and they’re worth looking at. Before we dive in,...