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Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wisdom Tooth-coming to Duluth on 11/22

Gustafer Yellowgold is a friendly yellow creature that came from the sun. He lives in the Minnesota woods, as all aliens do, and goes about on magical adventures. More importantly, Gustafer is the musical storybook that was created by Morgan Taylor. Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom is Taylor’s sixth release in the series. It’s a giddy, laid back journey of light jangle pop that’ll subdue with little effort. Morgan and Gustafer are coming to Duluth on 11/22 to Red Clay Music Foundry for an all ages show at 11:00 AM.

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The Hot Wheels Race Rewards Program-just in time for the holidays

This is sponsored by Lunchbox but all opinions are my own. Really, as a dad to 2 boys, we know this product. Don’t panic, it’s the holiday season. If a boy aged 3-13 (and possible 3-103…) then something from Hot Wheels could be in their gift receiving future. As a dad to two boys over 3, I can attest that Hot Wheels are always on the list. The Hot Wheels Race Rewards Program is awesome because it’s simple, buy, scan and earn. Just shop at your local Wal-Mart and the Hot Wheels Race Program will be returning wheels to your houses before the checkered flag drops.

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Moms with Apps survey: results and concerns from parents

This post is brought to you by Moms With Apps and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. As a dad with devices in the house we download some apps. Previously we wrote about Moms With Apps and how it can really save parents time when and money when it comes to downloading the correct children’s apps. In October they surveyed more than 450 parents to get their thoughts about children’s apps and the findings were right in line with our thoughts, with one big exception.

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National Geographic Kids Cook Book review

We received a copy of the book for review purposes and are a National Geographic Kids Insider for 2014. All thoughts are our own. No stunt cooking was involved in the post. I cook most of the food for the family, but I’m not really a cook. I’m good at experimenting in the kitchen at things with things that, most of the time tastes great. I sometimes don’t follow the recipes….so when things fall flat it’s usually my fault. However, since our sons see me cooking I know that I should be using recipes, at least until they’re old enough to experiment on their own. Our oldest has latched onto what he calls ‘my cook book’, which in reality is the National Geographic Kids Cook Book.

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Medikidz Explain Seizure Assistance Dogs, a medical comic book kids can relate to

Medikidz is a series of comic books that explain medical conditions. What is impressive about the series is that they potentially complex conditions in ways that children can relate to and understand. We received their current comic book Medikidz Explain Seizure Assistance Dogs to look over and it does do a great job breaking down what a seizure is and how an assistance dog can help children with Epilepsy.

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The Chicco ACTIV3 Stroller review

The maze of figuring out what stroller to purchase can be really confusing. The jogging strollers look the coolest to some, but may not be able to accommodate the baby carrier. A combination stroller of sort is the Chicco ACTIV3 Stroller; it works with children 6 months old to 50 pounds and is good for everyday use, as well as more active occasions.

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Children’s birthday party etiquette, presents and more

We just finished going through 4 children’s birthday parties over the past month. They were for kids 3-10 years old and each one had a different theme. In one facet or another they were all great, but we learned lots about how much to spend on presents, where to have the party, what to do at the party and how to RSVP that might save you some headaches.

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CitiBlocs-as simple or difficult as any age child wants to make them

Children love blocks. Make a block tower, knock it down and laugh hilariously. Citiblocs takes that idea, simplifies it and makes it much more complex for older players too. I use the word players, but it’s not a game; rather it’s a building system that doesn’t have pegs, notches, different sized pieces or is rendered obsolete if you lose a piece. It’s simply blocks cut to the precise measurements of 1:3:5:15.

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