These days, even preschoolers want cool digital devices! New learning devices for toddlers and preschoolers hit the store shelves on a regular basis, and the range of what they teach varies from helping kiddos learn the alphabet and numbers to animals, sounds, and much more. Give your kiddo the gift of technology — and education! — with one of these five educational devices! Read more

Ah, Summer vacation. Are there any two words that bring more joy to kids? Long, lazy Summer days don't have to signal a break in learning. A current study shows that kids who are a little too relaxed over the Summer can fall significantly behind their peers academically, and the results are cumulative. Avoid Summer learning loss with these great toys that will keep your kids entertained and Read more

From iPhones to Android phones, there's no end to smartphone fun for the lil ones. iPads are also a great way to entertain the tots, and they make it easy to carry fun and interactive tools for on the go. These flash card apps take advantage of the iPad's large screen and touch technology to make learning irresistible! Click through for five beautiful flash card app options for your iPad (bonus: Read more

Education and intellectual growth shouldn't stop when the final bell rings and you walk across the stage to accept your diploma. Continuing brain development, mastering your chosen field, and sharpening your reading comprehension should be lifelong projects. Not only will it keep your brain active and sharp, but you'll have a leg up on the competition. You should learn something new every day, Read more

Teacher Appreciation Week may be halfway over, but that doesn't mean it's too late to do something meaningful for the men and women who have the very important task of educating our kids. There's still plenty of time left to pull together each of these eight great ideas that recognize the teachers in our lives. Need additional inspiration? Check out this amazing Teacher Appreciation Week Party, Read more

New York City-based nonprofit Kids of Kathmandu, whose ongoing mission is to support 49 Nepalese orphan children, has just launched the enLIGHTen Project. Seventeen renowned lighting designers from all over the world (including Lindsey Adelman, David Weeks, Jason Miller, David Trubridge, and Rich Brilliant Willing) will design a piece of unique statement lighting that will be auctioned to fund Read more

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and a time to show the teachers in your life some appreciation by gifting them with a meaningful token. Being a teacher can be a tough job, so show your appreciation to those who have the venerable occupation of educating and improving minds. Read on for 10 very personal and creative finds from Etsy that any teacher would love. Read more

If you or someone you know is about to graduate from college, then it's time to move on from the days of dorm food, meal plans, and affordable campus eateries and get cooking instead. Should the kitchen be somewhat of a foreign place, fear not. Start with basic (but delicious) recipes and meals and work your way up to more complicated adaptations. Here are 11 tasty and essential recipes to start Read more

A Summer outfit is not complete without the perfect pair of sunglasses and our latest shady crush hails from Westward Leaning. Not only are we predicting these retro modern shades to be the hottest accessory in Hollywood — we've already spotted them on style savvy stars like Kate Bosworth, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Emily Blunt sporting them around town — but they also come with a Read more

National Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Mieliwocki, joked around with President Obama today, during a ceremony held in her honor at the White House. Ms. Mieliwocki is a seventh-grade English teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank, CA, and she's the latest A+ teacher to get the award that dates back to Harry Truman. Teaching runs in Ms. Mieliwocki's family — both her mother and father Read more