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In November 2013 we reviewed Alphablock from these same authors and our headline was almost the same. Countablock follows the same presentation that Alphablock did so well, except this time with numbers from 1 to 100. It’s written by Christopher Franceschelli with the art by Peskimo. Countablock is intended for ages 1-3, but our almost 5 year old loves it and don’t get tired of reading it to them either.
Continue reading Countablock, the best children’s counting book that we’ve seen
If you’re a pocket monster warrior or a Pikachu loving video game player then you need to make plans to be at Six Flags Over Georgia on Sunday, August 10 for the Pokemon Trainer Contest. Tomy is teaming up with Six Flags to bring this to five of their theme parks including Chicago, NJ, Dallas, LA and Atlanta. This is a great chance for you (or your Pokemon playing child) to channel their inner Ashe because you’ll have an opportunity for a chance to win a 4-pack of 2015 Season Passes to Six Flags, plus over $250 worth of Pokémon toys!
Continue reading Pokemon Trainer Challenge at Six Flags Over Georgia
This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Being the stay at home parent we go to Publix at least 3 times a week. I cook all of the meals for the family and sometimes a new recipe is as simple as adding hot sauce to it. Hot sauce recipes, when used correctly can add flavor and taste. The goal when cooking for us is a balance of adding new flavors for the boys and adding a little heat for my wife and me.
Continue reading Cooking with El Yucateco hot sauce #SauceOn #Shop
Back in the day I had massive 4’ speakers. There were four of them and they were not cheap. But, as a guy who worked in radio, I needed to have sound that was big. This in no way was trying to compensate for a Napoleonic Complex, it was all work related-really. Now CDs are all but dead and cassettes are just a toy for children to unwind; while LPs and streaming services are cool. This month Best Buy is having August Audio Month, a chance to solve all your audio issues,special pricing, events and lots more.
Continue reading August Audio Fest is this month at Best Buy #Ad
Well surprise surprise, I liked Guardians of the Galaxy. OK, that may not be entirely unexpected. What will be surprising to those that watch it is how much they enjoy watching it too. Guardians of the Galaxy is a Marvel movie, but it feels like a sci-fi/action movie. It’s easily the best movie that Marvel has done. The film is more fun than The Avengers and is the only one from Marvel that I’ve immediately wanted to see again.
Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy: non-comic action at its best
This is sponsored by Frito-Lay, all opinions are my own. In the near future the family and I are going to be taking a nice picnic to a place we haven’t been before. I’m excited for one reason because we’ll be taking Frito-Lay Skylanders® Flavor Mix 20 count variety pack. This limited time variety pack features a dog gone Skylanders® character that is on fire.
Every morning when the kids get downstairs it’s the same ritual. Our youngest sits to my left and his older brother sits directly across from him. He’ll talk about how he had “a good sleep” and ask about what we’re doing tomorrow-at which point I’ll remind him that we have lots of fun stuff to do today. While all of this is happening, Abby, our 14 year-old flat coat retriever has already set up camp under our youngest’s chair. He’s just the right height to massage her with his bare feet and if anyone at the table is going to drop something edible it’s going to be him. It was also at this point that I realized that this is one of those moments, specifically those periods of time.
Continue reading Parenting, family, pets and the 100 shades of green
Dragon Con is coming to Atlanta from Friday, August 29-Sunday, August 31. In addition to being a Labor Day tradition for pop culture and comic fans it features the largest parade in Atlanta. To give parents a fun starting point for smiles and memories that will last a lifetime, we’ve created our Top 10 of things to do with your 9 to 13-year-old at Dragon Con.
Continue reading 10 Things to Do with Your Tween at Dragon Con 2014
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