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Moms and dads need entertainment and these posts, for one reason or another will do just that
Technology, meet Halloween, Halloween this is technology; now let’s have this conversation in our house. Of course, Best Buy has a seat here too. Star Wars, or at least a licensed toy from the latest movie are also talking at the table-and it’s all done in the name of good natured fun, simple to accomplish Halloween pranks that you can do around the house.
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Star Wars is such a massive cultural juggernaut that a little gentle poking and being made fun of is necessary. Don’t get me wrong, I do love Star Wars, but I also enjoy other fun things. For instance, LEGO makes fabulous shows (and films) that skew pop culture in a family friendly way that respects the source material while creating something that is entirely unique. Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles is out on DVD and brings all of the wit, charm and action that you expect from their brick-animated creations.
Continue reading The New Yoda Chronicles lovingly pokes the Force from all sides
If you have a kid that watches television they’ve probably seen a glimpse of Yu-Gi-Oh! OK, that last exclamation point was part of the show’s title. Yu-Gi-Oh! the card game has been flipping around for more than 25 billion sets sold and the television show has been on the air somewhere on the planet since 2001. It’s Yu-Gi-Oh!’s world and we’re just living in it. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Season 2 brings the second season to DVD and digital platforms.
Continue reading Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Season 2 more card, monster anime kids love
Excuse me as I get into my grumpy middle aged man voice. When I was growing up there were no LEGO sets. It was only bricks; very few of them curved and they were only red, white and blue. Now you can create all manner of branded ships, characters, houses and fortresses. But what about the free range builders? Occasionally I’ll look at bulk LEGO collections on eBay. This is the free range, creative building that I do in my imagination and is on full display in The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3.
Continue reading The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3, mid to advanced fun brick projects to do and view
The brilliance of the Muppets was that despite the fact that it was packaged and written for children it entertained adults as much, if not more. That is what really great children’s entertainment does. Phineas & Ferb does it that way too. Home by Tim Kubert is the kindie equivalent to them. It’s packed with great (kindie) music that can legitimately entertain kids and adults without dumbing down the content or demoing it up unnecessarily.
Continue reading Home by Tim Kubert is a picture perfect (kindie) treat
Love & Mercy is the story from Brian Wilson’s perspective about his life-specifically the time in the mid 60’s. They were ruling the pop charts with surf songs, but Wilson wanted and needed to do more creatively. The film also takes place in the mid 80’s, when Wilson was somewhat of a broken soul who hears voices and is under the strict control of a very domineering doctor Landry.
Continue reading Love & Mercy, a complex, engaging film about Brian Wilson
Hey there, we’re part of the StreamTeam for Netflix and received product for this post. All thoughts are our own and these shows really do rock. Our children are 4 and 6. Sometimes they watch television for relaxation and sometimes it’s done because I need them to sit and be quiet for a predetermined amount of time while I make dinner, finish a phone call or simply need a buffer for a moment. These are 9 of the children’s television shows on Netflix that we use as our go-to when we need that moment of zen.
These don’t include the obvious choices like The Clone Wars, Mighty Machines, Phineas and Ferb and Curious George. We’ll also try not to include television shows that we’ve previously highlighted, because variety is the spice of life, isn’t it?
Continue reading Our top 9 second tier children’s television shows on Netflix #StreamTeam
The game. It could be the game for the college that you never graduated from, your adopted school, alma matter or you live in an area that is rampant with Saturday or Sunday afternoon anthropomorphic neighbors on the way to the stadium. Maybe it’s an ice rink or a dusty track in the country where horses with clever names do their best Jeff Gordon impression. Homegating can solve your woes. It’s about staying at home, entertaining with great food and the best tech that can put you right into the game. HH Gregg is giving away $5,000 to make your fan cave complete, so that you can homegate with the best of them.
Continue reading This is our go-to Homegating grub, creature comforts from HH Gregg
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