Children’s birthday party etiquette, presents and more

We just finished going through 4 children’s birthday parties over the past month.  They were for kids 3-10 years old and each one had a different theme.  In one facet or another they were all great, but we learned lots about how much to spend on presents, where to have the party, what to do at the party and how to RSVP that might save you some headaches.

Birthday party cake

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Drive an exotic sports car on a racetrack near Atlanta, really

Cars are expensive.  Exotic sports cars are even more expensive.  Driving an exotic sports car is something that I, along with most of my friends have wanted to do.  As most (see: none) of our friends have an Aston Martin, McLaren, Lamborghini or Ferrari that they’ll let us rip wide open I guess it’s up to Xtreme Xperience to put me in the driver’s seat.

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Planet Gigantic #1 review: all ages galactic comic book fun

Planet Gigantic #1 has something for every all ages comic reader.  The main story focuses on two teenagers with special powers who crash land on a strange planet.  There is a separate story that is almost as interesting Lyana looking for a magical eye.  Both stories have female heroes, enough action to satisfy all readers and they both deal with consequences, as well as taking risks.

Planet Gigantic cover

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CitiBlocs-as simple or difficult as any age child wants to make them

Children love blocks.  Make a block tower, knock it down and laugh hilariously.  Citiblocs takes that idea, simplifies it and makes it much more complex for older players too.  I use the word players, but it’s not a game; rather it’s a building system that doesn’t have pegs, notches, different sized pieces or is rendered obsolete if you lose a piece.   It’s simply blocks cut to the precise measurements of 1:3:5:15.

CitiBlocs in the box

 

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Two years in-here’s what we learned streaming only #StreamTeam

I’m part of the #StreamTeam, a group of bloggers that works with Netflix.  All thoughts are our own. In the fall of 2012 my wife and I realized that we were watching the wrong kind of programming on television.  We were channel surfing and settling for things to watch, as opposed to seeking out the good stuff that we should’ve been watching.  It was then that we decided to stream all of the programming on our television.  Netflix has been a part of that including introducing our child to countless quality children’s programs, most of which are with a British accent.

What we're watching with the #StreamTeam

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Naptime DIY: How to install a Moen Corner Shelf with Grab Bar

We were provided with product for review purposes.  All thoughts are our own.   The Moen Corner Shelf with Grab Bar is simple to install and shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes from start to finish.  Of course, the best laid plans sometimes fall short and here’s how to salvage a simple Naptime DIY that, for one reason or another gets away from you.

Moen Corner Shelf and Grab Bar

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Optimus Prime, Random Acts of Booing and #OrangeTuesday #ad

This is a compensated post.  All thoughts are our own and that really is us under the costume.  I do love to dress up.  However, I enjoy dressing up a bit more when it’s anonymous. To quote numerous bad lyrics, you can act a fool when you’re wearing a mask and it’s OK, acceptable, fun and occasionally inspiring.    We dressed up as Optimus Prime and went to a couple parties, both of which weren’t expecting us and here’s what we saw in our quest of discovering that life is more fun in costume from Buy Costumes.

Optimus Prime from Buy Costumes

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Oddly Normal #2 is fantasy driven, all ages comic anyone can enjoy

Oddly Normal is a ten-year old girl who is half witch.  Her dad is from Earth while her mom is from a magical land called Fignation.  The comic has aspects of The Wizard of Oz in addition to more contemporary fantasy elements.   Oddly Normal stands out as an all ages comic book because of a couple elements that no other comic currently has.

Oddly Normal #2

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