As a parent, it can be challenging to find screen time options that are both entertaining and educational.
I get the feeling I've been there.
We recently tried Cocomelon Sing and Play with JJ on our Smart TV, and the difference was obvious.
Instead of zoning out, our kids were up on their feet laughing, singing and clapping, along with JJ and friends.
Using this really cool innovative technology on the Smart TV.
The characters actually responded to our kids' voices and movements, which made it feel like a real play session rather than a show.
Developed by early childhood experts, Cocomelon.
Sing and Play with JJ supports vocabulary growth rhythm, coordination and confidence.
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Sing and play with JJ today.
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Welcome to Bedtime History.
Hello, this is Breck.
So I have to tell you a funny story.
The other day I was at the store with my son.
He really wanted a new toy.
He just had to have it.
You've been there as a parent.
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You can buy it.
He thought about it for a moment and then said, nevermind.
I guess I don't want it that much.
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Imagine standing in the wide open desert of New Mexico.
The sky stretches endlessly above you, a brilliant blue.
Red and orange cliffs rise in the distance, and the sun shines on fields of white flowers.
In the middle of this breathtaking scene, you can almost picture a woman with a canvas and paintbrush carefully capturing the beauty around her.
That woman is Georgia O'Keeffe, one of the most famous American artists of the 20th century.
Georgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15th, in a small farmhouse in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
She was one of seven children in her family.
Even as a little girl, she loved to draw and paint.
While many children might sketch for fun, Georgia showed an unusual passion for art.
Her family noticed her talent early on, and her mother encouraged her to practice.
By the time she was a teenager, Georgia was already sure she wanted to be an artist.
When she grew older, Georgia went to study art in Chicago and New York.
There she learned traditional ways of painting, such as drawing still-life objects and landscapes in realistic detail.
But Georgia wanted more.
She felt that art didn't have to look exactly like the real world.
Instead, it could capture feelings, ideas, and the hidden beauty in ordinary things.
She began to experiment with shapes, colors, and lines in ways no one else was doing at the time.
Her unique style soon caught the attention of Alfred Stieglitz, a famous photographer and art promoter in New York City.
Stieglitz was amazed by Georgia's work and began displaying it in his gallery.
He believed she was a groundbreaking artist.
Stieglitz and O'Keeffe later married, and he continued to support her career.
Through his gallery, many people saw Georgia's art for the first time, and she quickly became known as one of the most original painters in America.
One of the subjects Georgia became most famous for was flowers.
She painted them larger than life, filling entire canvases with petals and bright colors.
While some critics thought her flowers had hidden meanings, Georgia explained that she simply wanted people to slow down and really look at flowers.
She once said that when she painted them so big, no one could ignore their beauty.
Her flower paintings are still some of the most recognizable artworks in the world.
But flowers weren't the only thing she loved to paint.
When Georgia traveled to New Mexico for the first time in 1929, she was enchanted by the desert landscape.
The wide skies, the bleached animal skulls, the adobe houses and the bright cliffs all inspired her.
She began painting bones against blue skies, red hills and abstract landscapes that captured the spirit of the Southwest.
She felt deeply connected to the land and eventually made New Mexico her permanent home.
Living in the desert gave Georgia peace and freedom.
She often painted alone, spending hours hiking and exploring.
Her art from this time shows not just what the desert looked like, but also how it felt vast, quiet and full of color.
Many people credit her with helping Americans see the Southwest in a new and beautiful way.
Georgia's work made her one of the most famous women artists in history, at a time when most famous painters were men.
She proved that women could have just as much impact in the art world.
Her independence and determination inspired future generations of women to follow their dreams in art and beyond.
Even in her later years, when her eyesight began to fail, Georgia kept creating.
She explored new ways to express herself, including sculpture and working with clay.
She never let challenges stop her from making art.
She lived to be 98 years old, passing away in 1986, leaving behind hundreds of paintings that continue to inspire people today.
Georgia O'Keeffe's story is one of courage, creativity, and vision.
She showed the world that beauty can be found in a simple flower, a dry animal bone or a desert mountain glowing in the sun.
She once said I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way, things I had no words for.
Today, her legacy reminds us that art is not just about copying what we see, but about expressing what we feel.
Georgia O'Keeffe painted the world in a way that helped others see it anew, with wonder, imagination and a sense of endless possibility.
