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It’s National School Lunch Week, what you can do to help

It’s National School Lunch Week and Welch’s® Fruit Snacks has partnered with Feeding America to help kids in your area. National School Lunch Week is October 10th – October 14^th. Through October they’ve partnered with Feeding America to provide 1 million meals to kids who need them.

In honor of this week Welch’s® Fruit Snacks challenges parents to pack the ultimate school lunch. Now, we’re no Lunchbox Dad. Our version of a successful lunch is getting it made and in the box at least 10 minutes before the bus arrives. If I want to feel like Super Dad I’ll make it the night before and put a cape around my neck. I do envy the art and creativity that he does when it comes to their kid’s school lunches.

Even if you can’t make a themed lunch you can still be a hero to local kids though Feeding America and their partnership with Welchs Fruit Snack. Just buy any Welchs Fruit Snacks, take a photo of the packaging and then submit it. You can send it in by texting ‘lunch’ to 811-811or upload it to fillthelunchbox.com. For each photo receive Welchs will donate $1.0 to Feeding America.

Thank the lunch lady. Make the kids a great lunch and give them a special treat or two. Don’t forget to take a photo of your Welchs for a great cause.

EEK! Halloween!, a Boynton board book that will last generations

The rule in our house is that there only a couple author’s books that we can get rid of. It’s not that we want to get rid of any books, but due to age, space or children’s interest it’s simply impossible to keep them all. Sandra Boynton is one of those authors whose books we can’t get rid of. Granted some of her board books have had to be recycled because the spine was compromised and the pages were chewed through. EEK! Halloween! is her latest board book and if our children were younger I would worry for its safety.

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Health terminology 101 with UnitedHealthcare and win prize money

This is a sponsored post. All thoughts are our own. Three years ago I put off seeing a doctor because of the hassles and issues involving the process. When I finally saw them, they snipped, sampled, rushed it off to a lab and called me less than 48 hours later to let me know I had Melanoma. Well, hello Wednesday. It was caught early, but let that be a lesson that burying your head or saying that you’re too busy because it only hurts you. Healthcare education has evolved and UnitedHealthcare has a couple of options to make learning about it much more interesting.

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New all age comics for October 12, 2016

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First off, did you pick up any of the mini-comics for Halloween Comicfest? They come in packs of 25, only cost $4.99, are great to five out to kids in lieu of candy and arrived at your local comic book store. They also sell out very quickly, so if you want them double time it to the store ASAP. This week in all age comics brings the funny and a couple great action/science fiction comics. Not surprisingly, many of the regular issues have a supernatural aspect to them including Spongebob Comics #61, Disney Giant Halloween Hex #1 and Scooby Doo Where Are You #74.

If you’ve got a young reader who is 8 and older that wants their undead fix then your option is Ghoul Scouts, Night of the Unliving Undead. This is a series that really deals with the dead, but does so in a kid friendly way that entertains, teaches a couple lessons and has a group of kids running from a potentially zombified town. What’s impressive is that there are thrills and it’s really appropriate for ages 8 and up.

Marvel Universe Guardians of the Galaxy #13 is the all ages super hero series that consistently entertains. It’s Drax, he’s angry and the rest of his friends join him in the coming war with Asgard. Do your kids like the Guardians of the Galaxy series on Disney XD? If so they will love this comic book, it’s packed with action, humor and works for ages 6 and up.

Where is your closest comic book store? Did you hear the podcast? What comics are you reading? Let us know what you like in the comments or hit us up on twitter.

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A conversation with Dr. Scott Viguie, AKA Doctor Geek at Dragon Con

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Education, especially STEM based education can be tricky thing for some students and educators. It’s frustrating for parents too because STEM based jobs will grow by 5.5 million jobs between now and 2022. Doctor Geek’s Laboratory hears you and is there to help you in many ways that you may not even know you need help.

As part of Dragon Con we interviewed Doctor Scott Viguie. He’s has two doctorate degrees, is an archeologist, attorney, actor and author. His life story is nothing short of impossible, inspiring and fascinating. Growing up with Cerebral Palsy, his thirst for knowledge, natural curiosity and determination offer lessons that anyone-regardless of their passion for science, technology, engineering, art or math can learn from. Yes, art. Dr. Scott Viguie, AKA, Doctor Geek incorporates ‘Art’ into his materials. His podcast, Doctor Geek’s Laboratory is more of a radio soap opera than podcast. It presents real science lessons that people can learn from. It’s science inspired by fiction that applies itself to home scholars, students who want to be entertained while they learn or just folks looking to hear a top notch podcast.

The Pursuit of the Pesky Pizza Pirate draws in young readers with doodles

The Pursuit of the Pesky Pizza Pirate is a book that if for the kids that like to doodle. The daydreaming kids that draw dancing robots, enjoy snow globes and yearn to be stuck on a pirate ship eating pizza. At some point in time that description applies to most 9 year old kids. If that’s you, or that sounds like your child then you’ll want to explore this book, but be warned, it’s best done with a pencil and a reader who’s quick at the draw.

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The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror #22 review

At the risk of being redundant here, we love Simpsons Comics. Issue to issue it’s one of the go-to all age comics that you can get for ages 7 and up. Each year around Halloween they release The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror, a much thicker than average issue that brings in more scares, but with slapstick and over the top appeal. You’ve seen one of their Halloween episodes? It’s like that, but this is the comic book version.

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The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo nails it to the floor

A reluctant reader is a kid that is able to read, they simply want to read things that they like. Graphic novels, comic books and manga are a great avenue to get those types of readers into the habit of reading. These resources are also a great way to have fun. The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo by Drew Weing is an original graphic novel about a young ghost hunter, the new kid on the block and a monster baby that’s gone missing. The content is great, but its presentation-and the fact that it’s done in a landscape format makes the book feel even more special.

Did you grow up reading the Sunday comics? We did and loved the full color, panoramic way that they were read. That is the way that the pages are done in Margo Maloo, the only difference is that this is a confined story with three chapters.

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