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Dash is a front row seat to watching your kids learn STEM-and love it

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. STEM is where it’s at. Parents with kids in elementary through middle school have been hammered with the memo that any aspect of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) will be a huge part of their life and success. To that end, Dash is here to help children aged 6 and up become excited about technology and coding to a level that makes it one of the best children’s computer products we’ve ever seen.

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Why does being a dad rock? #ThanksBaby for these reasons and more

I partnered with Life of Dad and Pampers for this promotion. A politician once said, there are known knowns and known unknows. That’s a riddle, parable for parenting and political babble all mixed up in one. With Father’s Day upon us it’s time to say #ThanksBaby for making us dudes into people who we otherwise wouldn’t be.

Prior to being a father I was just a guy trying to figure things out. Even after our first son was born I didn’t know what I was doing. Now that our second born is five I feel like I know more than I did the first time, but we’re dealing with an entirely different person, so things are different. Two years from now I’ll look back where I am currently and willingly acknowledge that I didn’t know anything.

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New all age comics for June 14, 2017

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Welcome to another week where there are some truly stand out comic books. The new all age comics this week are geared more towards boys, but don’t let that keep girls 9 and younger away from seeing them. That’s especially true for these five releases that highlight some of the diversity in this week’s new all age comics.

Cars 3

This film gets the quality right in the Cars franchise and makes its film predecessor come off like a cheap cartoon. Cars 3 graphic novel essentially tells the story of the current film, so don’t read it first unless you don’t want to spoil the surprise. And that’s the hook; there is a twist in the film that people might not see that totally works. Even with that aside Cars 3 is a winner and this graphic novel will take kids through the story at their own pace.

Legion of Super Heroes Bugs Bunny

Last week saw the 2000 re-release of the Bugs and Supes mash up. This week has Legion of Super Heroes, Bugs Bunny. The premise is classic Bugs Bunny. He falls asleep in his rabbit hole that is on Clark Kent’s farm, but this time a robot from the future is beside him when does so. The robot blasts him to the far away future where the super heroes are expecting to see Super Boy from the past, but instead meets Bugs Bunny.

Kid Sherlock

It’s Sherlock and Watson, set in elementary school. This take is so different that it doesn’t qualify as ‘Muppet babies’ for us. This is fresh, quirky and clever stuff that just might encourage young readers to dig into the source material Kid Sherlock will be OK for any age, but kids older than 6 might need help reading it on their own.

Plants vs. Zombies

It was last year when comic creator and workaholic Paul Tobin stopped the monthly Plants vs. Zombies comic book. Dark Horse said that they’d produce original graphic novels with Zomboss and Crazy Dave and Plants vs. Zombies, Volume 7, Battle Extravagonzo is here. Kids 7 and up will love this series. They’ve played the game and the comic book is even better.

Star Wars Color By Numbers

Have Star Wars, will color. Star Wars, Color By Numbers is meant for young adults and older. Shade away and color from episode 1 through Rogue One. Look for this with the books or order it online for easiest delivery.

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A Father’s Day book idea bound to entertain: The Bourne Initiative

We partnered with Grand Central Publishing for this post. All thoughts are our own. The book is better than the movie; we’ve all heard that phrase. But what about those instances where the films are really good too? That’s the case with Bourne. The classic and bestselling book series created by Robert Ludlum have their 14^th book coming out in time for Father’s Day. The Bourne Initiative continues the story of Jason Bourne, who has proven to be one of the most popular characters in contemporary fiction, as well as on the big screen.

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National Geographic Kids sets their 10th Guinness World Record

This is a sponsored post-all thoughts are our own. Do you remember all of those toilet paper rolls that were sent to the offices of National Geographic Kids in the spring? The rolls have been tallied, glued and taped to create the World’s Largest Toilet Paper Roll Sculpture. It’s in the shape of a rocket and was put together in Washington D.C. at the offices of National Geographic Kids.

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Coming clean to knowledge and laundry with LG at Best Buy

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. Don’t tell my wife, but there are many things that I don’t know. For example, it wasn’t until we got married that I separated the colors from the darks. Sadly, some of her clothing items were the canaries for my coal mine-laundry experiences. My clothes were already used to the milquetoast, middling of the clothing that had been happening in my world for years. I simply needed a better class of washer. For people like me, LG is coming clean with some great options at Best Buy, deals and I realized that I need a Sidekick-and not the superhero kind.

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New all age comics for June 7, 2017

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Wednesday is new comic book day; lots of great new comics will be at your local store then. In that group there will be dozens of great all age comics that will appeal to readers as young as 5. This week has a nice variety of comic books that are perfect for those road trips or rainy afternoons when kids just need a break from the heat. Some of the all age comics this week include the return of a classic, Bugs meets Supes, a graphic novel for tweens and a bi-monthly series that is more than its title.

Mighty Mouse

What to do when the world’s greatest hero is exiled to another dimension? But what if the other dimension is ours and said hero is a cartoon mouse? Mighty Mouse is back, revamped and ready save a whole new generation of boys and girls. This series is OK for ages 5 and up, but those younger readers will need help with the words.

The Adventures of John Blake

This is Phillip Pullman’s first graphic novel. This English author’s work is already known to many adult readers and The Adventures of John Blake has an old soul with graphic novel sensibilities. The Adventures of John Blake has illustrations by Fred Fordham. It’s beautifully drawn and has a story that’s equal parts pirate and time travel. The content and approach of the book is too much for younger readers, but will be appropriate for ages 11 and up.

Hero Cats

This bi-monthly series keeps getting better. Hero Cats are cats, but in issue #17, Skyworld they continue their fable stories in this second issue of the new story arc. We spoke recently with Kyle Puttkammer the creator of Hero Cats and that interview will be up very soon. This is one of those all age comics that is great for ages 5 and up.

DC Looney Tunes 100 Page Spectacular

This mini-series sounds like a blast. Two very different worlds, that of Bugs Bunny and the DC world of Superman meet for the first time. Bugs and company find themselves in the DCU and aren’t sure what to make of it. It’s up to Superman and Bugs to team up and make things right so that Acme and company can go about thwarting Wille E. Coyote. This was a 4-issue mini-series from 2000 that is reprinted for the first time.

Adventure Time

Who is the best Princess ever? Who is the best Princess in the Adventure Time world is a more appropriate thing to say. This monthly comic book series has original stories with art that is exactly as you like it from the television show. Adventure Time #65 has content that is ok for any age, but it might be too strange for kids under 8 to comprehend.

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Justice League: Battle For Metropolis at Six Flags is top notch family fun

Justice League: Battle For Metropolis just opened at Six Flags Over Georgia. It’s a 4D interactive attraction that takes riders through Metropolis as its under siege from a litany of villains in the DC Universe. The ride was names one of the Top Ten New Amusement Park Attractions by USA Today and was awarded the Brass Ring for “Best New Product In The World” by international Association of Amusement Parks. That’s a whole bunch of accolades, but is Justice League: Battle For Metropolis a fun ride for the family?

Oh yes, Justice League: Battle For Metropolis is a hoot for ages 5 and up. I was concerned that our 5 year old wouldn’t like it-or be too scared to go on it, but he really enjoyed the ride. This is a slow moving ride where riders shoot various bad guys and villains with the laser guns that are in front of them once they’re seated.

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