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Family Travel Games That'll Help Pass the Time This Summer
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Keeping kids (or yourself) amused during long flights and endless road trips is always a challenge. If you're looking for something to pass the time, we've found games, crafts, and toys (and even a LEGO set!) to help. Even better, all these options are available on Amazon, with Prime shipping, in case you've waited until the last-minute to think about packing. I was on a red-eye flight recently and watched a preschool teacher entertain the two kids sitting in her row with markers and tape and a pair of safety scissors. They were captivated for hours, so don't be afraid to bust out some crafts on the tray tables on the airplane. Try these spacey foil stickers that can be turned into a mobile, or a friendship bracelet maker that comes with all the needed supplies, or go mess-free with an endlessly reusable Lite-Brite Touch. Add one or two of these picks to your packing list to make getting to your next destination a lot more Smallest has taken all of your favorite classic games and shrunk them down to the most adorable size ever. Each mini version plays like the original, and with this one you press on the hippo tails to swallow the most balls. The teeny Bananagrams is also travel-worthy. Ages: 8+Players Needed: 2 $7.50 at though I'm an adult, I love Kanoodle so much. It is small enough to toss in any bag, and is a screen-free way to test your brain. There are more than 200 different puzzles 2D and 3D that get increasingly more difficult to play. Ages: 7+ Players Needed: 1 $9.97 at mini escape rooms have everything you'll need to solve a mystery. You can work together in a group, or tackle these solo. Each game takes about two hours to solve, and while it only allows you to play it one time, it's much more budget-friendly than an actual escape room. Ages: 12+ Players Needed: 1-4 $16.01 at portable LEGO set is tailor-made for your summer beach getaways. It comes with three tropical scenes to build, which can be played with after, and then disassembled and stowed into a small suitcase that kids can carry themselves. Ages: 5+Players Needed: 1 $24.99 at magnetic tic-tac-toe board has taken the game to a new level with an adaptive AI mode, that can sense your skill level and increase difficulty automatically. You can also put this in head-to-head mode and play against your friends and family, or play a Simon-like memory game. Ages: 6+Players Needed: 1-4 $39.99 at elevated version of the license plate game has cards that give tasks based on location. There's outdoors, cars, and planes, so they can look and find various things, answer questions, or even do a sing-along. It comes in a metal carrying case to keep the cards protected against the elements in case you take this on your next camping trip. Ages: 4+Players Needed: 1, but multi-user optional $8.57 at Fun comes with metallic sheets that you rub to create cool colorful effects on stickers. It's like making glitter projects, but without the mess. They come in many themes, like this solar system, but there's also Disney Princesses. Ages: 4+ Players Needed: 1, but multi-user optional $19.97 at traditional knotted friendship bracelets are a summer camp staple and are much easier to do in a confined space than the beaded ones that Swifties are obsessed with. This bracelet maker comes with easy patterns to follow and a spot to store your embroidery floss when you aren't using it. Ages: 8+ Players Needed: 1 $19.97 at magic of Disney, paired with a card game, and the brain-power of look-and-find puzzles is combined here for one epic handheld game. Each card has images from the animated movies, and the backs have items they have to find, and then match, in order to win. Ages: 3+ Players Needed: 2-6 $7.99 at Simon and mix it with a Rubik's cube, and you've got this challenging and addictive handheld game that has four different modes. I tried it recently, and the sliding and twisting is so fun (and quick!), but I do recommend turning the volume down, especially for enclosed spaces like an airplane. Ages: 8+ Players Needed: 1, but multi-user optional $12.99 at of just making origami birds, this game challenges players to use folding skills to solve a series of puzzles. It comes with 100 different challenges to solve, which should definitely keep your crew from constantly asking, "are we there yet?" Ages: 10+Players Needed: 1, but multi-user optional $13.99 at Wonder really is a magic: The fact that kids can scribble away on floors, clothes, or furniture, without leaving a mark means that this is safe for playing with in the car. The storage box is filled with markers, stamps, stickers, and coloring pages. Ages: 3+ Players Needed: 1, but multi-user optional $18.99 at are a great way to let them have free-form play as they assemble these pieces in multiple configurations to make animals, castles, and more. The 26-piece set comes with a carrying case, and works with other magnetic tiles. Ages: 3+ Players Needed: 1 $19.97 at might be my personal favorite pick on the list, because I loved Lite-Brite as a kid, but hated when I lost the pegs I needed. With this, you just touch the buttons to change the colors, and you can design images or play games like Snake. Ages: 6+ Players Needed: 1 $27.99 at little ones will never run out of pages to color, as these pages are water activated. The Aqua pen needs a bit of water, and then they can paint to reveal Bluey and Bingo in full color. Once the pages are dry, the colors will fade and can be used again. Ages: 3+Platers Needed: 1 $4.99 at deck of cards is a staple keep around to play rounds of Go Fish to Poker or even solitaire. This deck takes up hardly any space in your suitcase, and it's waterproof if your travel takes you to a pool, lake, or beach destination. Ages: 4+ Players Needed: At least 1, depending on the game. $6.97 at You Might Also Like 70 Impressive Tiny Houses That Maximize Function and Style 30+ Paint Colors That Will Instantly Transform Your Kitchen
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King Charles Makes History as He Delivers Throne Speech in Canada
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." King Charles is in Canada—one of 15 nations he reigns over—for the first time since becoming king. Today, King Charles, as Canada's head of state, attended the State Opening of Parliament to deliver the 'Speech from the Throne,' or Throne Speech, which sets out the new government's priorities at the start of the parliamentary session. According to the BBC, the address 'would traditionally be given by the governor general, who is the monarch's top representative in Canada.' Per Buckingham Palace, 'This is just the second time in history that the Sovereign has opened a Parliament, following Queen Elizabeth II opening the twenty-third Canadian Parliament in October 1957, and the third time a Sovereign has delivered a Speech from the Throne, marking a significant moment between the Head of State and the Canadian people.' Queen Elizabeth delivered the address in 1957 and 1977. When she did so in 1957, she became the first reigning monarch to open the Canadian Parliament session. For the occasion, she wore her coronation dress and Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara, created by Garrard. When she returned twenty years later to once again deliver the Throne Speech, Queen Elizabeth again opted for the Kokoshnik Tiara. Per Garrard, 'the idea for the design came from Alexandra herself. Inspired by a diamond kokoshnik tiara belonging to her sister, Empress Maria Feodorovna, that she had long admired, the classic halo shape borrowed from the style of a traditional Russian peasant headdress.' The tiara is made of 61 vertical bars, set with more than 400 perfectly matched diamonds. Today, Queen Camilla did not wear a tiara, instead opting for a wide-brimmed blue hat. You Might Also Like 12 Weekend Getaway Spas For Every Type of Occasion 13 Beauty Tools to Up Your At-Home Facial Game
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Flora Vesterberg Reveals 'Empowering' Autism Diagnosis at Age 30
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flora Vesterberg, a member of the British royal family, opened up about her autism diagnosis in a new essay for British Vogue. 'I've struggled quietly with the challenges of my neurodiversity since childhood, but am now also able to perceive its strengths,' she wrote. 'Like many women, I only recently felt compelled to pursue a clinical assessment. It followed an urgent need for clarity ahead of beginning my PhD at The Courtauld Institute of Art. As a result of the diagnosis, I feel empowered by having a framework with which to understand my experiences and sensitivities. It brings a sense of relief as well as validation. I know that this will not only help me to be kinder to myself, but also help my community to support me effectively.' Vesterberg (née Ogilvy), 30, is a granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth. Currently 61st in line for the British throne, Vesterberg is the daughter of James Ogilvy and Julia Rawlinson. 'I'm fortunate to have had a peaceful upbringing in rural Scotland, within a loving and supportive family,' she wrote in the essay. 'I'm also thankful to have a wonderful husband of five years.' In 2020, she married Timothy Vesterberg in a private ceremony at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace. A year later, they celebrated with a public event, and Flora wore the Ogilvy tiara for the occasion. She often attends events with the broader British royal family, including Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace this past December. 'Whilst my journey with autism feels like it only truly began with my diagnosis, I feel relieved to now have a clearer understanding of my emotional needs as well as the strengths that I should lean into,' she writes. Vesterberg isn't the only British royal woman to take to the pages of British Vogue recently. In March, Princess Beatrice wrote an essay about her daughter Athena's premature brith. You Might Also Like 12 Weekend Getaway Spas For Every Type of Occasion 13 Beauty Tools to Up Your At-Home Facial Game
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Amazon Prime Day 2025: Everything you need to know to find the best deals and save the most money
Here we are again, staring down the barrel of Amazon Prime Day — that glorious, totally not-made-up retail holiday. It's the event that makes wallets open (digitally speaking) and deal hunters sharpen their spears (also digital). It's also when we convince ourselves we absolutely, positively must have a waffle maker that's also a Bluetooth speaker. Sure, Prime Day is a corporate invention, but if it means lower prices on gadgets, gizmos, and essentials you didn't realize were essential, we won't complain. What we will do is help you find the absolute best Prime Day deals — and make sure they're actually deals, not just price-adjusted wanna-bes. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event, and I've tracked (and shopped) it since the beginning. So read on for some tips to help you max out your 2025 Prime Day savings. Related: Amazon Prime Day 2025 deals are coming in July: The best early deals to shop now and everything else we know Yahoo's Amazon Prime Day portal Prime Day 101 is pretty much the same as Shopping 101: Seek out the biggest percentage price drops before you pull the trigger. But what are those percentages based on? There's the list price, aka MSRP ("manufacturer's suggested retail price"), which is the default price set by the manufacturer — or the Amazon seller, which in many cases is not Amazon. And because those third-party sellers have complete control over the prices shown for any product, they can artificially inflate the list price in order to make the discounted price seem more substantial. Not every seller does this, of course, but it does happen. For example, there are a lot of no-brand robot vacuum cleaners available from Amazon. A common strategy there is for the seller to assign the product a very high list price, at least for a few weeks, then sell it for considerably less — making it seem like you're saving more than you are. Meanwhile, competing models are all priced around that same "sale" price, but seem less attractive by comparison. Amazon has attempted to mitigate this issue on some products by instead listing something it calls the "typical price." Per Amazon, that is "the median price paid on Amazon in the last 90 days, [excluding] prices paid by customers for the product during a limited time deal." It's a nice idea, but it doesn't seem to preclude some third-party sellers from pulling the same inflated discount game, even on name-brand products. Take this 16-inch Dell Inspiron laptop sold by "General Hardware Story." It has a list price from that vendor of a whopping $3,400. It was listed as "71% off" during the Memorial Day sale, when it sold for closer to $1,000. Sounds great until you investigate further. That $3,400 price is an illusion: A pair of on-screen offers — 50% off at checkout, 20% coupon — knocked it down to $1,020 just a day after the Memorial Day sale ended, meaning that supposed giant holiday discount was a mere $20! A little common sense is applicable here: If you're seeing something advertised as 70%, 80% or even 90% off, chances are good it was never really selling for that higher price to begin with. And if it was, it definitely wasn't worth it. So given that the posted discounts don't always line up with reality, how can you determine if a deal is really worth buying? That brings us to tip #2. Knowledge is power, and there's no better knowledge you can have during Prime Day than a product's complete price history. Thankfully, a couple of free tools let you pull back the curtain and see exactly that. Why is this so important? Two reasons. First, as discussed above, you can see if that deal is really a deal or if the discounted price is the "always" price. Second, you can eliminate that sense of urgency from your shopping, because if a product has been discounted like this before, chances are good it will be again. The tools I recommend for this: CamelCamelCamel (so named for the animal's humps, which go up and down — just like prices) and Keepa. Both will show you detailed price-history charts, including the lowest and highest prices on record. Now, the caveat here is that these price trackers will capture the same dramatic price fluctuations based on those sometimes-inflated list prices noted above. But for products with more honest price fluctuations, you can still save by waiting just a few days for a the discount cycle to repeat. A great example: Amazon-branded products like the Kindle, Fire TV Stick and Echo Show. Checking their price histories, I know that they go on sale with almost clockwork regularity (typically once per month). Granted, Prime Day may yield some of the year's lowest prices on those products, but often by only $5 or $10. If this isn't the best time for you to make a purchase, you can always wait for the next discount. To use these tools, you can either search for a product (or copy/paste an Amazon product link) on their respective sites, or install their desktop browser extensions, which make searches much faster and easier. Prefer to shop on your phone? Keepa has mobile apps for Android and iOS. If there's a product you've been eyeballing but don't want to have to keep checking to see if it's on sale, there's an easy, automated solution: Create a price-drop alert so you'll get notified if and when that product hits your desired amount. CamelCamelCamel and Keepa both offer this feature, a great secondary benefit to using them. Here's an example of what that looks like in the former, with Apple AirPods Pro 2 as my desired deal: Obviously this needn't be limited to Prime Day; I use price-drop alerts all the time. As long as you're not in a rush to buy whatever it is, this is the way to make sure you get exactly the discount you want. This may come as a shock, but there are other stores out there. Best Buy, Target, Walmart and other retailers often run competing sale events during Prime Day, matching and sometimes even beating Amazon's prices. Indeed, I think we're all a little hard-wired to believe that Amazon always has the best deals, but that's not always the case. Before you pull the trigger, especially on a large purchase, it's worth taking a minute or two to do some price-comparison shopping. And if I can hop onto my little soapbox for a moment, don't forget to check out local stores as well. Especially bookstores, which can offer a browsing experience and customer service unmatched by Amazon. Some even have loyalty programs or other discounts that might get you close to Amazon pricing. I'd be remiss if I didn't note that Yahoo will be monitoring and sharing all the best Prime Day deals in all the different categories: home, health, kitchen, tech and more. We have teams of experts (I mean it, literal experts!) scouring Amazon for the latest and greatest buys. So if you haven't already, bookmark Yahoo Shopping and Yahoo Tech as your jumping-off points for Prime Day 2025. Although Amazon hasn't officially announced the dates for Prime Day 2025, the retailer has confirmed that the event will take place in July. Historically it happens during the second or third week of the month, though things could be different this year owing to a variety of factors (see below). Needless to say, we'll be watching for the official announcement and updating this story once we get it. My crystal ball is in storage, but it's a good bet this Prime Day might look a bit different from past ones. According to a 2024 AltIndex report, roughly 70% of all goods sold by Amazon come from China — and China is now subject to new tariffs. While things could change between now and July, it seems likely that prices will be higher on many, if not most, of these goods. Interestingly, some of Prime Day's biggest discounts tend to be on Amazon-branded products: Fire TVs and tablets, Kindle e-readers, Echo smart speakers and so on. If Amazon is now paying more to import these devices, will the discounts be less than in previous years? We'll have to wait and see. In recent years, Prime Day has spanned two full days, ending at midnight Pacific Time (3 a.m. ET) the second day. Once we get the confirmed start date and the duration, we'll know exactly when it's expected to end, too. Update May 27, 2025: We expanded the List Price tip to include a second example, and provide more context on how Amazon's "typical price" listing works.
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I Couldn't Get Enough of J.Lo's Fashion at the AMAs
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As host of the 2025 American Music Awards, Jennifer Lopez was not going to slack off when it came to her fashion. Our favorite outfit changer's style parade began with a dramatic coatdress that she wore for a six-minute dance performance that kicked off the ceremony. She opened the number with a few lines from her own song, 'Dance Again,' before switching to a medley of hits from the past year, like Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather,' Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song,' and more—all of which moved to (while giving a few smooches to her backup dancers along the way). Lopez started the performance in a black belted coatdress from the Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2024 collection, which she quickly stripped off to reveal a custom catsuit from Michael Ngo underneath. The two-tone, black-and-tan piece featured a high neck and pants that morphed into boots. It was also decorated with gems that were made to resemble the inside of a motherboard. From there, shimmering details were a recurring theme for Lopez, who changed into sequin-clad designs like a cerulean strapless dress with jutting hips from David Koma, and a gold halter dress that functioned like a bodysuit, save for a few loin cloth-esque strips that hung down over her legs. Later, the 'Can't Get Enough' singer stepped out in a silver Bronx and Banco dress with a fringe maxi skirt and a halter bodice that wrapped across her body in the shape of a cross. Oh, and the skin-baring continued when walked the winners' red carpet in a caramel, halter-style Defaïence dress that bared her abs thanks to a plunging middle connected via a set of large, golden hoops. Lopez ended the night in couture from Miss Sohee. The outfit consisted of a gray plunging gown with tiers of white sequins that resembled scales, paired with a baby-blue cape that was embroidered with patterns of green vines and pink flowers. We can always count on to dance, and love, and dance—and change clothes—again. You Might Also Like 4 Investment-Worthy Skincare Finds From Sephora The 17 Best Retinol Creams Worth Adding to Your Skin Care Routine
