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The Summer Academy Camps at UGA, real fun for middle and high students

We were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own and education rocks. Fractals are not something that Jim Henson created in the 80’s. Our 6 year old just started learning about fractals. I’ve been calling a fractal a Rorschach Test for ages, so his kindergarten teacher just taught me something too. Summer camp has come a long way since I was a kid also. Now summer camps teach real skills that kids can apply to subjects they’re curious about or things that they want to become; a great example of these are the Summer Academy Camps at UGA.

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The Superbowl Sunday Collectors Con in Atlanta, Feb 7

Cons are good. The Superbowl Sunday Collectors Con in Atlanta is a great low-key con for collectors and fans to get their fun on during a normally slow winter month. I say ‘low-key’ con because it’s one day, has a really low entry (only $5!), some fabulous comic artists (with no signing fee!) and they’re giving away $2,000 in merchandise at 3:00. It’s being held at Atlanta Marriott-Century Center Hotel from 11-5 on February 7.

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Norm Of The North, Atlanta preview tickets and prize giveaway

It’s mid January and you need a good family for the kids to go see. Those cold, winter days sometimes just yell for the comfort of a warm movie theater to quell the busy of kids, we get it. Norm Of The North is it. Our hopes are high for the film because it has Bill Nighy, Rob Schneider, James Corden and Ken Jeong, among others. The cast for Norm is deep and includes many other people, but those four actors have a good track record for being in things that we consistently enjoy.

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LivingSocial, local date nights and more #Giveaway #Gift2TalkAbout

This is a sponsored post from LivingSocial. We were compensated and all thoughts are our own. My wife is a doer, I say that with the utmost sincerity. By that I mean that for those ‘special occasions’ she likes to do something. We haven’t done dance lessons yet, but that’s probably on her radar or things that she’ll ‘hint’ my way when the next anniversary or birthday rolls around. For these times she hops on LivingSocial to check the deals closest to us and jumps onboard. If you (or your spouse) do this, then read on about the $50 giveaway in Deal Bucks we’re giving away. If not, read on as to why they rock and are a date night that saves you big money off of where the night is normally.

For our most recent anniversary she asked me how I felt about making my own sushi. I said that I’d like to try it and she signed us up for a LivingSocial deal that cost $49. Had we not gone through LivingSocial it would’ve cost $100. It was a sushi class that was taught by a local restaurant owner who does some sushi teaching on the side. She was a sushi master, spent years in training, lived in southeast Asia for a long time and went into great detail about its history and preparation.

Dinner tonight! It was oishiii yo.#food #Japan

A photo posted by Daddy Mojo (@treyburley) on Jun 20, 2015 at 7:35pm PDT

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This Christmas Comfy Critters partners with CHOA to make kids happy

Hey, we were provided with product for review, all thoughts are our own. The other day we went shopping and our 4 year old made a ‘pillow’ from the socks that we were buying. Sometimes both of our children use towels for blankets around the house. It’s not that we don’t have any blankets. It’s that most of our blankets are sized to fit beds and therefore, not convenient for small people to carry around. This is two issues that have one solution, Comfy Critters. When it’s folded up it becomes a character pillow, unfold it and you’ve got a blanket (with hood) that looks super cute.

It’s all of that plus through December 31 Comfy Critters is giving one away to a child at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for every one purchased. Your get the warm fuzzies by helping a child in the hospital that you’ll never meet and your child gets the warm feelies by keeping their Comfy Critter on them.

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The Center for Puppetry Arts renovation can be felt worldwide

The Center for Puppetry Arts has always been a fun place to see a puppet show, but it had never been much of a destination. Sure, you loved the puppet shows and then went upstairs to make your own, but that was probably the extent of your visit. The facility at The Center for Puppetry Arts has just reopened after a massive addition to its facility, as well as, refurbishing most of the existing structure. Its results are nothing short of a shift in the Atlanta “must visit” list that locals will produce.

From the moment you enter the newly remodeled facility you know that it’s something special. The Worlds of Puppetry Museum has two wings, a Jim Henson exhibit and a Global Collection that showcases puppets from every corner of the globe.

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Cross-town chili smackdown, 10/20, 11-1 at Firehouse Station 19 in Atlanta

We were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own and we really do like chili and fires being put out. It’s great when a parent’s activities with their children can be win/win. On Tuesday, October 20 from 11 to 1 PM at Firehouse Station 19 in Atlanta there is just such an activity is happening. It’s a crosstown cook-off between them and Firehouse Station 30. It’s free, open to the public and Atlanta Falcons cornerback Desmont Trufant will be on hand too. Firehouse Station 19 is located at 1063 North Highland Ave, NE.

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Cosplay photos from Dragon Con

Just because the parade was the other doesn’t mean that the cosplay photos from Dragon Con let up. In a way the photos only get better because the costumes really shine. The fan groups meet for their group shots, there is a little more room to move around and you’ll see costumes that flew under the radar if all you see is the parade. We saw a proposal (she said yes!) and so much more. Literally, you can take hundreds of photographs at Dragon Con but then you’d stop in the walkway (a big no-no) or put so much pressure on you to take photos that you don’t enjoy it.

We also went to a couple seminars, learned some Sesame Street history, saw a Flash panel, got educated on podcasting and much more. If you like fun and can handle big crowds, put Dragon Con on your “to visit” list next year. Having said that, we’ve still got one more day of seminars and fun.