Tech-savvy Junior Gifts

'You've got yourself a deal son. I'll read you 'Babar' and you'll help me with my computer.'

'Mrs. Boyd, can Amy come out and text with us?'

"This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I told you to go outside and play."

This is a 'text book' it's a bit like a website but printed on paper.

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

"Miss Rogers told me I have a personal 'cloud' to store knowledge in."

"They communicate through clicks and taps."

"I don't know what else we can do. He won't look up from the screen!"

Text Culture

"I can't find my other boot. I need to be rebooted."

"Isn't there an app for this?"

'I bought him to retrieve my e-mails.'

"Has the Wi-Fi seemed slow to you lately?"

"Swiping won't cut it sonny-boy, you have to physically walk to the next painting."

"Could you repeat that word?"

'An encyclopedia? I don't know. Let's look up what it is on Wikipedia.'

"Yes, you were born into the era of passwords and user-names. . . why do you ask, Mycat_2014?"

'You can stick your filthy shell. I'm listening to the Arctic Monkeys.'

"I hate you! You don't understand me and you don't understand my software!"

'This program is geared towards the youth market. You give it up to five commands and it closes down in a huff!'

Lemonade Stand With Free Wi-Fi

"Knapsack? It's a solar-powered, bluetooth, Wi-Fi, self-charging, two shoulder GenPak with smartphone charger and GPS."

"My mom's restricting my phone. She says I don't have enough Selfie Control."

'I won't be writing this year, you can find my list on my blog.'

"Honey, are we watching TV or is it watching us?"

"No, I don't play. I just watch people play on the internet."

Social Networking.

nstead of looking at fish bowl, a kid watches the fish on TV as they are being video taped.

You don't have to explain the software to me. I wrote it.

"He has the tweeting skills of a man twice his age."

"I'm asking you to write your name on the board. Surely you don't need your smart phone to help you spell your name!"

Modern Day Kids Playing 'Telephone'

Child hooking into a television

Go Play Outside - it's so real, you kids will almost smell the virtual fresh air!