Many kids develop irrational fears of bugs early, or are taught that bugs are gross. ‘Bug Hunt’ is an attempt to disabuse them of those notions in a fun, competitive way. It aims to instill curiosity and fascination by showing them that a wide variety of insects are harmless, can be found almost anywhere ⏤ from parks and schools to their own backyard ⏤ and are necessary for life to thrive....

WARNING: Obviously, there are some major plot spoilers coming your way so please abandon ship if you want to walk into the film completely blind. At the end of Bumblebee, the titular Transformer has managed to fight off Shatter and Dropkick, the two Decepticons who are hunting him down in an attempt to wipe out the Transformers, and makes the difficult decision to part ways with Charlie Watson, his teen girl companion, for her own safety....

The new Follow-Me-Friend Olaf toy is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a plush toy version of Olaf who will follow your kids everywhere they go. In fairness, mostly this ability is controlled by the child, but still. There’s something really weird about the phrase “Follow-Me-Friend.” We’re not saying kids won’t love this thing, but it’s not exactly giving us the warmest feeling. This stuffed creature has his own snowflake controller, and kids can use said controller to project a blue snowflake image that will activate Olaf and make him follow the light....

As much as I’d love to inflict my own viewing on her 24/7, her special hour of screen time has been sacrosanct. The programs she truly loves inspire nearly religious devotion. Currently, her one true god is a Netflix show, the Dreamworks-produced Gabby’s Dollhouse. While ne’er a cake is baked, and nary a queen sashays, my toddler is perpetually entranced and enchanted by the goings-on each episode. Let me break it down for you: This YouTube inspired kids show has a simple conceit – Gabby, a real-live girl, puts on cat ears, sings a jingle, transforms into a cartoon, and is transported inside her dollhouse where all her tiny cat toys dwell in a state of barely contained chaos....

If you’ve missed this series on HBO Max Kids and Family, now’s your chance to — ahem — dive in. So far, there are two chapters out of this zany kid-friendly version of Aquaman, but we’ve got a special sneak-peek at Chapter 3 — the finale — right here. Watch it below Here are the details from HBO Max: This hilarious finale follows events of the first and second episode and will dive onto HBO Max on Thursday, Oct....

The Bad Batch seems primed to follow a structure that’s worked well in plenty of TV shows and movies, in everything from The Great Escape to Captain Planet to the Avengers films. It will revolve around “the unique and experimental clones” of Clone Force 99, a group of clone soldiers genetically distinct from the rest of the Clone Army. Basically, this isn’t the Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan show you were promised, but instead a spin-off from the existing (and complicated) animated Star Wars shows that have been running for over a decade....

But if you can’t listen, your partner isn’t being heard. And partners who aren’t being heard don’t stay around deaf ears for two long. So what are some signs you need to listen more? We asked a variety of relationship and communication experts for the top indicators. If you’re worried your listening is lacking — or just want to improve on the skill — you should listen to their advice....

The best spring break ideas for 2021 involve open roads and open-air accommodations. They are close to home and yet crowd-free. They are damn fine vacations, all things told. So take a deep breath, pack the car, and find something to look forward to. From national forests to state parks, beachfront lighthouses to yurts tucked away within fairy forests, here are your best bets for spring break 2021. From: New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia To: Maryland’s Eastern Shore It’s tempting to default to standbys like the Adirondacks or Finger Lakes from New York City, but we say break south instead for Maryland’s eastern shore and interesting historic waterfront spots like St....

There isn’t a singular reason why couples split. Every relationship is different, and no two marriages end the same way. But many such dissolutions share similarities like breaches of trust, endless criticizing, and breakdowns in communication. These issues can cause a once-solid foundation to crack. And those cracks may be signs that divorce is somewhere on the horizon. But don’t take our word for it: Listen to Raffi Bilek, a marriage counselor, and director of the Baltimore Therapy Center, who regularly councils couples on issues that lead to divorce....

Drag Kid Desmond is a ten-year-old aspiring Drag Queen At only ten years old, Desmond Napoles is already an icon in the drag kid community. Inspired by Rupaul’s Drag Race Desmond aspires to become a drag queen when he’s older. Better known by his drag name, Desmond is Amazing, Desmond has walked in fashion shows, been featured in fashion magazines, and participated in the NYC Pride Parade. He does all this with the support of his parents, Wendy and Andrew....

Now, the best classic outdoor games for kids should be simple enough that they could be explained to a 5-year-old in the space of two minutes, yet have a sophisticated enough structure that winners and losers can be clearly delineated. (Translation: no participation trophies.) Do the rules change on the fly? Sure. Are there several iterations? Absolutely. We haven’t even begun to crack the rich tradition of regional games you may be familiar with....

This category of diverse, go-anywhere finger foods are (by any objective measure) some of the best things to shove into your snack-hole. That said, if you’re a health conscious parent there’s not much to recommend. What you need are healthier knock-offs. Here are 5 to get you and your kid started, though you’ll have to figure out how to stop on your own. For Cookie Monsters Raspberry Oatmeal Cookies Your kid’s health isn’t really benefitting from those heavily frosted sugar cookies they whine about (and receive) at your local mermaid-fronted coffee shop....

“Unfortunately, students are ending up not going to school because their parents don’t feel comfortable sending them to school,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told ABC News. “We feel that’s a violation and feel that all students should have access to in-person learning across the country in a manner that’s safe.” The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended masks for all individuals ages two or older, including teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status....

In the last few weeks, Betsy DeVos and her underlings, directed by the Trump administration, have shown the limits of conservative policy-making when they failed to defend their questionably legal, or rather, unquestionably illegal, moves from the auspices of federal judges. In the past few weeks alone, DeVos has been held in contempt in court (more on that later), a DoE official stepped down and called for debt forgiveness (we’ll get into it!...

RELATED: The Best Back-to-School Kids Shoes, Sneakers, and Boots Here’s how to do it. Traction Spray (Or Hairspray) While you can’t currently buy snow chains to put on your kid’s shoes, you can add some much-needed grip to their step with a little bit of traction spray. Some quality adhesive shoe spray is surprisingly affordable and can protect your kid from the snow. If you ever need to add some traction but don’t adhesive spray at home, hairspray works as a substitute....

Ten years after the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, 25 years after the Columbine shooting, and four years after the Parkland shooting, at least 554 students have been shot down in their schools. Nothing substantive has been done in this time to fix this devastatingly broken system. While there is no shortage of gun legislation brought to the halls of Congress every single year, and while there is a Democratic President committed to gun control, a House and Senate majority, and an ability to change the filibuster to pass laws, no law has passed....

RELATED: Fidget Spinners for All Kinds of Busy Fingers The concept sounds laughable: instead of actually spinning one of the oh-so-trendy finger tops, a fidget spinner app lets you flick, twirl, and fidget by tapping on a smartphone touchscreen. It takes away any of the toys’ promised distraction-averting and simply offers another time waster. Who would want that? A lot of people, apparently: Ketchapp’s Fidget Spinner App has been downloaded more than 7 million times....

“The best possible version of you is absolutely what you want to bring to the proceedings of a divorce,” says James Sexton, a divorce and family lawyer and the author of If You’re in My Office, It’s Already Too Late. “You want to bring the rational side of you. You want to bring the side of you that sees the long term.” To help you prepare for divorce proceedings, here are some common mistakes others have made in divorce proceedings that you should take care to avoid....

Pros: Most of the villains featured, including Captain Hook and Jafar, are from older Disney movies, so there’s also the nostalgic fun of reconnecting with characters that you met at an impressionable age but haven’t thought about in a while. Cons: An adult board game night is a chance to escape children’s characters, and if that’s a chance you don’t want to miss this isn’t the game for you. Pros: It’s a game that appeals to trivia diehards but doesn’t require you to be one in order to be competitive....