Not sure if they still have them, but we had a couple Gizmo Gadgets from Verizon. Watches for kids with cellular. You can set up a list of 10 contacts they are allowed to have and they can send/receive simple texts. Worked great for the kids for "come home", "ready for pickup", etc.My wife and I are hitting the point where we have 2 extracurricular activities at the same time: 8 year old playing soccer/choir/battle of the books at one location and a 5 year old playing soccer on the other side of town.
I don't want to get the 8 year old a phone, but we need (because my wife told me this) to get her some way of communicating that practice ended early or whatever else happens. We currently use Verizon. We are looking at watches and phones, does anyone have any advice/experience.
FWIW, I think a $20 tracfone with a 1 year card (400 minutes) for $100 is the right decision.
It turns out my wife is going to require a watch like deal. She wants in on her and wants the GPS available on her phone. There goes my reasonably priced tracfone idea.Mr snick is looking at something for minisnick. He found a text/call only (no data) company that uses verizon network for like $8 a month. We just need to get a sim card for an old phone minisnick currently uses like a tablet.
Congrats, Minisnick!! I still remember the first (and literally only) time I made a basket when I played basketball for a season as a kid (it was definitely not the sport for this gal and her verticality challenges). I hope Minisnick has many more goals in his future, but remembers this one especially fondly! He should be super proud!Woohoo!!! Minisnick scored his first goal of the season last night during the last play, last 11 secs of the last game of the season. He didn't have to be goalie at all....a first.
He played goalie for 90% of the season. He was so close many times he would regularly hit the corner post of the indoor net and bounce back....he was getting a little frustrated with himself. He just didn't play offense enough to make the adjustment from the larger outdoor net to the smaller indoor net.Congrats, Minisnick!! I still remember the first (and literally only) time I made a basket when I played basketball for a season as a kid (it was definitely not the sport for this gal and her verticality challenges). I hope Minisnick has many more goals in his future, but remembers this one especially fondly! He should be super proud!
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