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Lemmings, playgrounds and the popularity of being stupid

I was on the playground with some moms and we noticed a little boy who was getting attention from the other kids. This kid was running fast up to objects, like trees, the playground equipment and fences, hitting them and then falling down. After seeing this, the other kids started running into each other and the cats and dogs living together, mass toddler hysteria.

The child’s mother was then clued into the fact that her son was the one that started this. They left the playground and went into the parking lot. It was here that the 5 year old boy started to throw a tantrum. He lay down on the ground and writhed around on his back like he was doing the worm.

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The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection, happy, kindie 101

If you do a search for top kindie artists Laurie Berkner is in any top 10 list. Since 2002 she’s been recording acoustic guitar children’s music to the delight of preschoolers, young children and adults everywhere. To be a fan of children’s music and not like Laurie Berkner is to say that you like rap, but don’t like Run DMC. She’s the blueprint of kindie for a reason and The Ultimate Luarie Berkner Band Collection is packed with 22 songs that prove that.

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How Abby lost a leg, but gained a life and made ours better

I’m thinking about a teenager who I’ve never met. I don’t know anything about them other than the fact that they were almost hit by a car about 12 years ago. Were it not for a flat coat retriever and her love of children that car would’ve hit that child. It’s a dog story so unbelievable I wouldn’t give it a second glance, had we not lived with the dog for 12 years.

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Raise Your Hand by The Not-Its is kindie rock at its best

There is a fine line between parody and children’s music. Good children’s music, kindie, is different beast entirely. Factor in trying to make great kindie music when you already have a reputation in that genre and it can be easier or more difficult.

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Planet Gigantic #4 awesome, noir, space, monster all age comic

We’re big fans of Planet Gigantic here. It’s an all age comic book that delivers on anything that you want or think that the genre isn’t putting out there. Fabulous art, great story, girl heroes, boy heroes and lots of action are things that this limited series has going for it.

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Rainforest Adventures at Center for Puppetry Arts is great for crawlers to 7YO

Puppets and animals, well more specifically animal puppets-what’s not to like? That’s the overall story behind the latest show at Center for Puppetry Arts. Center for Puppetry Arts is the largest organization in the United States that is devoted to the art of puppetry. If you’re only vision of a puppet is something that slips over your hand then you need to pay them a visit.

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New all age comic books for Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Many of the all age comic staples are out this week. There are some new issues from Garfield, Archie and Simpsons hitting comic book stores. Also keep an eye out for Transformers More Than Meets The Eye, while a true ‘all age comic’ it’s on par with the level of action and violence that I was reading at 7 or 8 years old.

Other favorites that you might be into are Batman ’66, just like the campy television show, but with slightly more modern jokes and Looney Tunes 223. The final issue of Planet Galactic and the semi-underground classic Darkwing Duck comes out with a trade paperback. Oh, keep an eye out for the artistic changes happening in Riverdale, Archie and his friends are getting a more modern appearance in the near future.

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The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, a touching film about anime, life and Japan

Studio Ghibli is synonymous with anime. Mention a well known anime film and Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli are most likely behind it. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a documentary about a year behind the scenes at the studio that coincidentally happened to coincide with the production of Miyazaki’s final film, The Wind Rises.

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