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Tips from a Digital Mom - Getting 'cultural' with the family during the holidays
November 21, 2007
Posted by Jen "Digital Mom" Grant, Group Product Marketing Manager
Every once in a while my husband and I wonder why we don't do more "cultural" things with the kids, especially around the holidays. We're so busy and we just don't have the time to keep up with what's going on around town or around the area. Usually, when we do go somewhere it's because we bump into someone who tells us that the local dance group is doing
The Nutcracker
, not because we read the paper or got any announcements.
But just the other day, I discovered the public calendar search button in
Google Calendar
. Of course, I had known it was there, but it had never occurred to me that events in my local area would be included. Just to experiment, I typed in
Palo Alto, CA kids
and found a fabulous calendar that showed me every day that there are events for families during the holiday season. One example I found is "Helicopter Santa" on Dec. 1: cookies, candy canes, and Santa at the Hiller Aviation Museum. I added this calendar to my own and now I can quickly check what's going on at any time.
My husband wonders how I suddenly seem to know everything. I just smile.
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