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Daddy Mojo is a blog written by Trey Burley, a stay at home dad, fanboy, husband and father. At Daddy Mojo we'll chat about home improvement, giveaways, family, children and poop culture. You can find out more about us at http://about.me/TreyBurley

You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang is what a (children’s) book should be

Every children’s book has the inert potential to be awesome.  Some of them are great, some good, fewer are OK and a couple are just bad.  The rarest of all children’s books in our house is the book that hooks us immediately and can be re-read without any effort at all.  The Great Lollipop Caper was the last children’s book that caught our attention to the same degree that You Are (Not) Small did.  It’s simple, has big, cute pictures and lets the white space between the images and words tell as much of the story as the written ones themselves.

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Naptime DIY: How to clean an old paint brush

We’ve painted dozens of rooms and at least 2 complete houses, multiple times over the years.  During that time we’ve cleaned some of them not as thoroughly as we should have. That produced paint brushes that can double as a hammer, but cease being able to be used for the purpose that they were purchased. How do you clean an old paint brush that has dried paint on it?

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Our #RockportChallenge, the review (& giveaway) of the shoes you need to know

We received the shoes for review.  All thoughts are our own and sometimes I do things just to annoy or get a rise out of my wife.  When we were offered the chance to take part in the #RockportChallenge (more on that in a moment), I looked over the shoes and my initial thought was “what is the most unlike me”?  I then showed my choice to my better half, she said oh no, blah, blah something, but then my mind was made up that these were my next new shoes.

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The Storyteller Witches #1, dreamy all ages art makes Jim Henson proud

The Storyteller Witches #1 is an interesting comic.  It has Jim Henson’s name above it and is published by Archaia, who handles all of the Fraggle Rock comics, so the bar and fond memories are set high.  Think Dark Crystal and this is in the same vein.  Better yet, think The Storyteller television series that Henson created from the late 80’s and you have a much better idea of the tone and expectations of The Storyteller Witches #1.

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Counting on Lemonade: sharp animation and varied educational methods from LeapFrog

We were provided with a copy for review purposes.  All thoughts are our own.

LeapFrog Letter Factory Adventures: Counting on Lemonade continues the re-opened factory with Leap and pals teaching preschoolers about basic concepts.  LeapFrog has done math in a couple of previous releases including Math Adventure to the Moon, Numberland and Numbers Away.   Counting on Lemonade spends a little too much time on the plot, but once it gets down to education it is much better than its predecessors.

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Toy animals, pink stuff and a child’s desire to help dad before going to the Oncologist

The Oncologist is not your typical doctor.  The audiologist, cardiologist, plastic surgeon and immunologist, just to mention a few can all be figured out their prefix.  Granted one may think that the plastic surgeon only works on little plastic dolls, but what child hasn’t ripped the arm off of Joe or Barbie?  However, what is the ‘onco’ that these doctors are treating?  I never knew that fact until I was an adult and kind of bummed out when I had to go see one.  Everything is fine now.  We have quarterly visits to Doctor Lee and our son wasn’t too happy with us on our recent visit.

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Our Halloween costume and party trends for 2014 from Buy Costumes #ad

Oh, suddenly it’s the middle of September and you’re starting to think about Halloween?  Time goes by quickly, but this time of year seems it seems to be on treadmill for us.   So, Halloween is just over a month away and you’re noodling some costume ideas…we’ve created some tips and trends for kids, adults and your parties from Buy Costumes.

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Win tickets to Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion-in theaters for only 1 showing

I remember seeing Star Wars with my dad in the theater.  That was back in the day and he wasn’t too jazzed about it.  Granted he was probably happy to hang out with me and that I was so happy to go.  It’s a different scene now.  On Saturday, September 27 at 10:45 there will be a one-time showing of Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion at Atlantic Station.

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