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A new playground for generations of kids, now open in East Point, GA

This post is brought to you by Let’s Play, an initiative by Dr Pepper Snapple Group that provides kids and families with the tools, places and inspiration to make active play a daily priority by building and improving playgrounds and donating sports equipment to groups in need. I’m a Let’s Play Ambassador and was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.

It’s a nice playground and kids that play on it might never know that it was built in 6 hours. The playground at the John D. Milner Athletic Complex in East Point, GA is now open to entertain kids as they run, jump, play, socialize and get their sillies out. Parents know that the last phrase is important for kids because it takes a combination of physical exercise and mental stimulation to make play as great as it can be.

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At the intersection of Octonauts and Star Wars

Our oldest son just turned 7. Prior to much planning or research he opted for a Star Wars themed birthday party at home. For a kid turning 7 a Star Wars birthday party is a safe bet. We planned some cool Star Wars themed games for the party, sent out the invitations and let the Force be with us. Shortly after that we went to Toys R’ Us to see what toys were new and popular. It was then that he saw things that neither of us expected to see, Octonauts toys.

He was a couple isles ahead of us and I heard him yell, “daddy, daddy, Octonauts toys”. This had to be a mistake, I thought. I knew there weren’t any toys from that series. Last spring every big box store put their Octonauts toys on clearance and hasn’t had them since.

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Best Buy Free In-Home Consultation, expert tech-ing where it’s needed

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card. What color should you paint the kitchen or how should you design that room? If only there was an expert source that could tell you all of possibilities, as well as, the pros and cons about doing something a certain way. The Best Buy Free In-Home Consultation is just that, an expert in all manner of technology and trends comes out to your house and lets you know the options that exist for your house.

Currently the Best Buy In-Home Consultation is available in Atlanta, Austin, Orlando and San Antonio. Our consultant, Stas visited our home with a blank slate. While filling out the form I let him know that we’re open to doing most of the upgrades that we checked out inside our local Best Buy. Our kitchen needs new appliances, I want our tech to operate as well as it should and I’m curious about some of the creature comforts.

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Getting in the dress up spirit with PJ Masks Halloween Party

“I’m going as Owlette”, she said. Well, that’s one reason why those two are such good friends, I thought to myself. Our oldest was leaving science club as he was having a conversation with her. PJ Masks is a popular topic of conversation at the early elementary school level. Being that it’s Halloween time the PJ Masks costumes will certainly be front and center at your door this year.

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All age comics for October 26

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The week before Halloween means it’s the final chance for you to pick up the Halloween Comicfest Mini-Comics. They’re $4.99 and have 25 individual comics that are great to pass out for small people in costumes. Speaking of costumes, the Greatest Halloween Contest Ever is happening now. Just snap a photo of someone in costume holding one of the free full or mini-sized Halloween Comicfest Comics and upload it. Winners will receive a $500 or $100 shopping spree to your local comic book store. In all age comics there is something for every age reader regardless of what they like to read.

This is the week that has lots of Joe Books. Joe Books are the publisher that puts out Disney’s Darkwing Duck, Disney Frozen, Disney Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, Dreamwork’s Shrek and many others. All of those comics are out this week for the bargain price of only $2.99 an issue.

For tween or teen readers there are two fun choices out this week that might fly under their radar. Future Quest is a mash up of the classic Hannah Barbara characters with a story set in modern times. It has lots of action, throwback appeal and some great, realistic art. KISS is most certainly for teen readers because of its future dystopian future and the themes around it. However, this series looks like buckets of fun. It’s a story that was inspired by The Elder, the KISS LP from 1981 that was really under rated, go give it a listen.

One of the best monthly all age comics that you pick up each month is Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Issue #12 comes out this week and the series is a whoot about a girl, going to school, STEM education and dinosaurs. Sonic Universe, X-Files Origins #3, Doctor Who, Lumberjanes and the trade paperback for Action Cat and Adventure Bug hit stores this week.

What are some of the best all age comics for your kids? There is something for every reader and if you need help just ask the folks at the front when you arrive. It can be a little intimidating to go into a comic book store when you don’t know what you’re looking for, but they’ll make the process quite simple.

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Little Shaq: Star of the Week, ultra niche #Kidlit

Little Shaq speaks to kids. The Little Shaq series of books offers a real world story to pre-K and young elementary students that are in, or maybe just beyond the “Read to Me” books. The latest release in the series Little Shaq, Star of the Week has practical lessons and things which that young age can relate to with humor, consequences and family.

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Horror Pack delivers 4 Blu-ray gore to your door each month

We received this for review purposes. Any scares, lack of sleep or visions of terror are all ours. Horror films aren’t just something that folks appreciate in October. Horror Pack is a company that understands that and has the sole focus of providing them with horror films every month. Each month they ship out four different, new Blu-ray DVDs to people who the scares, monsters, evil and gore that a good horror film can be. Horror Pack is obviously something that is only OK for those over 18, unless you’re a footloose teen into one of those slasher films the kids like.

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Giveaway-Impractical Jokers Live: Nitro Circus Spectacular on Nov 3, 8PM

Hey, we were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. What happens when you combine a can’t-turn away hidden camera show and the highest adrenaline show on television? Impractical Jokers Live: Nitro Circus Spectacular puts Impractical Jokers and Nitro Circus together in the same show. It’s the two-hour live season finale to the fifth season of Impractical Jokers that can be seen on truTV on November 3 at 8PM.

Impractical Jokers Live: Nitro Circus Spectacular will be hosted by Travis Pastrana, the extreme sports superstar. He’ll be joined by Nitro Circus and the season finale will feature Joe, Murr, Q and Sal as they take on their biggest challenges yet, including two high-stakes live punishments and a four-part obstacle course.

It’ll be broadcast live from Prudential Center in Newark, NJ and reveal which Joker does the best-all for their favorite charity.

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Fans of both shows can tune into truTV before the show, beginning at 7:30 PM ET for exclusive videos and surprises that will all lead up the main event that night. After Impractical Jokers Live: Nitro Circus Spectacular there will be a post-episode digital show.

So, who will get punished at Impractical Jokers Live: Nitro Circus Spectacular? Well, for the first time ever fans will decide by using #FansHaveTheLastLaugh and one of the following hashtag, #PunishJoe #PunishMurr #PunishQ #PunishSal.

Impractical Jokers Live: Nitro Circus Spectacular airs Thursday, November 3 at 8 PM ET.