It was a play date with some neighbors and lots of kids at a park. There were about 10 kids in our group and 6 parents. About 20 minutes into the play date a young tween girl came up and started talking to me. She was sweet, but her conversation quickly turned into a canned speech that I felt she had given countless times previously.
Continue reading The hungry girl, or possibly a grifter… at the picnic
The other day at the gym when I was picking Jake up from their daycare the worker asked me if he had seen Jurassic World. He was wearing a Jurassic Park t-shirt and had told some kids that he’d seen the new movie. For the record he hasn’t see it and Jurassic World is a hard PG-13. However, the toys for Jurassic World are awesome for all ages. They have a variety of dinosaurs and action vehicles that are detailed enough for kids 5 and up, but have big enough features for those that are 3 or older. We were sent the Playskool Heroes Jurassic World Dino Tracker Helicopter to review and here are our thoughts.
Continue reading A look at the all age toys for Jurassic World
Archie, Jughead, Riverdale and the Betty or Veronica discussion has been going on since 1941. However, the art for Archie hasn’t changed much since I was a teen in the early 80’s. The stories changed, there was a (gay) wedding, Archie got killed and technology entered the picture, but the art always remained the same. That has completely changed with Archie #1, a complete reboot for one of the longest, continually published comic books on the market.
Continue reading Archie #1 reboots the franchise for today’s teens #LipstickIncident
We have a reasonably big television. Well, it’s 37” and fits in the space that we wanted it. It’s big enough for most of the things that we watch, but it’s when we see things like Mutant Planet that I wish we had a bigger one. Mutant Planet, Season Two just came out on DVD and we were sent a copy, most likely to water my television envy and direct me towards purchasing a new one.
Continue reading Mutant Planet, Season Two is why you have a large television
It’s the middle of summer and a good week to get inside and dig the new all age comic books this week. There are some nice graphic novels out, a couple go-to single issues and one of the biggest character revamps to his the all age market in generations.
Kids will love Scooby Doo Where Are You? #59, it’s always a safe bet. Spongebob Comics #46 is one that our oldest son loves and it’s easy to see why. It has several short stories, all of which have different styles of art, the characters are big, funny and they all already have a place in his mind. Guardians of the Galaxy Digest is an all ages look at our favorite superhero team. This series is funny, action packed and A-OK for kids of any age.
The biggest change comes for Riverdale’s own Archie. Archie #1 comes out with brand new artwork. Sure the stories in Archie the past couple of years have reflected contemporary themes, but the art has remained the same. That all changes with this issue.
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Continue reading The new all age comic books for Wednesday, July 8, 2015
I partnered with Life of Dad and KIND for this promotion. All thoughts are my own. Summertime and the exercise is easy, I might write a song that starts out something like that. Seriously though, summer is a fun time to get outside and exercise with the kids. The only difference with the children is that you don’t call it exercise, per se, it’s just called seeing a new town, going to the nature center or learning to ride a bike/swim. It’s all about #KINDMilesMatter, jamming as much healthy fun as you can into the summer vacation. Here’s a sampling of what we did to burn some calories and how you can dig some KIND Snacks for something so tasty you won’t want to share it with the kids, but you should.
Continue reading Summer fun with the kids, exercise KIND snacks and #KINDMilesMatter #ad
I was out with my wife the other day and we saw a couple that we know. Her husband and I gave each other the man-nod and exchanged pleasantries. That’s the simple head tilt upwards quickly followed by a “what’s up?” or “how’s the weekend?”. It may not officially be called the man-nod, but it is virtually guaranteed that no women greet each other that way. That is because women, usually after the initial greeting say “you (or possibly that outfit) look so pretty”.
Continue reading This is why men don’t call other men handsome
I, Fly, much like the book’s namesake comes up out of nowhere. This is an unassuming book that gets better, funnier and more interesting the more times that you read it. A fly comes in the window of a school room and asks the kids what they’re studying. I know that sounds like a bad joke, but in this case it’s how the book starts and it is quite funny to adults and children. After reading the book several times to our children I think of flies in an entirely different light, although I do still valiantly try to smash them with the fly swatter.
Continue reading I, Fly is educational & fun about something that shouldn’t be
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