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At the risk of an overused pun, Greek mythology is well, Greek to me. I know somewhere there’s a pillar of salt, a hydra, Hercules and Aquaman is in there somewhere, I think. Mini Myths is a new board book series of the classic Greek myths re-imagined as modern stories for toddlers. The words on these preschool books are big, the concepts are simple and the art will draw in young readers aged 1-4.
Continue reading Preschool books: Mini Myths Be Patient Pandora and Play Nice Hercules
I said with all the guttural force I could muster. My pants were around my ankles and I had just sat down on the toilet before running errands with a three and five year old. They were in the other room playing for a moment so I figured I had two minutes to spare. The phone rings. I get up, pants around my ankles to see who it is and I don’t recognize the phone number, so of course I answer it.
I’m participating in a campaign and this is a paid post. All thoughts are my own and my go-to (lame) costume for years really was the ‘tourist’. Halloween is nigh, it really is. I know you look at the calendar and think that you’ve got all the time in the world. However we both know that September will breeze through and October is a blur, suddenly it’s Halloween and you’re using that ‘tourist’ costume that wasn’t funny the first time your wore it. Buy Costumes kicks off its second annual Orange Season on Tuesday, September 2. Orange Tuesday runs through November 4 and features the Orange List, top costumes, party themes and treats – and a one day, Black Fridayesque sale with itemspecific “Orange Busters” and sitewide savings of 25 percent off everything Halloween.
Continue reading It’s #OrangeSeason from Buy Costumes-and you get all the treats #Ad
Holy cosplay! Dragon Con yielded an amazing amount of things to see & do-and it’s not even over yet. After two days at Dragon Con here are some of the best images that we’ve taken. What was great about today’s visit is that we met a large amount of families and kids in costume that really drove home what a family friendly event Dragon Con can be. Enjoy the photos!
Continue reading More cosplay photos from Dragon Con in Atlanta
Dragon Con is an institution Labor Day weekends. It’s more than an Atlanta thing. Each Labor Day tens of thousands of science fiction & comic fans, zombies, Whovians, Disneyites, Trekkies and more gather in Atlanta. For Dragon Con 2014 over 62,000 fans packed the downtown Atlanta area for all lots of shows, seminars and of course the Dragon Con Parade. (more photos after the jump)
Our criteria for a great bed time story is that it’s simple enough for kids to read, or have assistance reading and be read multiple times without annoying the parent. Little Elliot, Big City is a good example of this description. It’s the simple story about an elephant that doesn’t quite fit in, until he finds someone else who doesn’t quite fit in. We’re part of the Little Elliot, Big City Blog Tour and had the chance to pose some questions to its author, Mike Curato.
Continue reading Come jump on the Little Elliot, Big City Blog Tour
This is sponsored by Frito-Lay, all opinions are my own. Those parents with pre-school children have a two week delay before mother’s morning out or pre-K starts. We’re choosing to take this as a blessing because it allows more time with our two small children who will never be this size again. On this day we packed up loads of Frito-Lay snacks and went park hopping. On the docket today is a new park and an established one that we visit regularly.
Continue reading Taking the kids out for a pre-school picnic with @FritoLay #Ad
Kang & Kodos, the space aliens from The Simpsons are two of our favorite characters from the show. They’re the animated, alien equivalent of Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets. Two sets of characters that both have great one liners, are sometimes present, but haven’t gone too far in regular episodes. Because of that, The Simpsons have always used Kang & Kodos sparingly and usually on the Halloween episode. Their first solo shot in comics is appropriately called Kang & Kodos and is very rewarding for fans of the show.
Continue reading Kang & Kodos! finally have their one-shot on Bongo Comics
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