Tech-savy Kid Gifts

"Its's a beautiful day. Why don't you play outside?"

"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?"

"It seems as if the people taking my software class are getting younger and younger."

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

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

A is for App...B is for Blogger...C is for Celebrity.

"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."

"I have a feeling he understands more than we think."

'I told you to invite a friend over.'

Tamagotchi paralysis.

"Isn't there an app for this?"

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

'She posted her first blog today.'

"Could you repeat that word?"

'Do I get to take an 'elfie' with Santa, too?'

A child sitting on a swing - while playing with a hand-held electronic device or phone

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

I just hope my doctor is not on twitter too!

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

'After we learn the alphabet, are we going to learn how to text?'

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

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

Kid is 'Born to Text'.

i-teddy

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."

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

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

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