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Our editors independently select the products we recommend. We may earn a commission on items bought through our links. Our devices are becoming increasingly capable of capturing the precious moments in our lives, but we might not all have enough storage on our phones or cameras to keep taking more! That’s why getting a memory device, like an SD card or a flash drive, is a great idea. Samsung is one of the best choices regarding memory devices, and right now, Amazon has them on sale for up to 63% off! This is just as good as the deals we...

I have been a fan of the online learning game called Teach Your Monster to Read for many years. The game is designed to help students improve the speed and accuracy with which they recognize letters and sounds. The game gets its name from the friendly monster avatars that students use in the game. Teach Your Monster to Read also offers three fun phonics games to be played offline. The Teach Your Monster to Read physical phonics games are designed to help students increase the speed with which they recognize sounds and letters while at the same time getting them moving...

Take a look ahead at the new year, with our weekend-by-weekend, month-by-month collection of favorite seasonal experiences—from mushroom expeditions in January to wildflowers-potting in April to our favorite way to do pumpkins in October. Your expert guides? Members of the newsroom at our sister publication, The Press Democrat, where insider knowledge of the community we share is a matter of pride. Click through the above gallery to view some of the experiences.  January A Classic Drive The two-lane stretch of Sonoma Highway, 22 miles from Santa Rosa to downtown Sonoma, provides the setting for a perfect Saturday afternoon. The drive...

Our editors independently select the products we recommend. We may earn a commission on items bought through our links. Attention: to all of our bearded men who revel in a little self-care, your access has been granted to select items on sale at Scotch Porter. Yes, that’s right. The black-owned brand is running a flash sale for a limited time, offering up to 60% off on some of their best-selling men’s grooming products. But we insist you better hurry; you have until January 23rd to grab something and swipe that card. The flash sale is marking down both single items and...

As much as it’s hard to accept, parenting young kids really does go by in a flash, doesn’t it? It seems like they’re toddlers… then they’re in like 5th grade… middle school passes in 2.5 seconds, and then poof! You’ve got giant young adults walking around your kitchen and you nostalgically think about when they took their first steps in that very same spot. And knowing that this time is fleeting, parents often try to capture family memories whenever they can. Well, as a mom of a soon-to-be high schooler, a middle schooler, and a 4th grader who grows like...