The Deep is a three issue mini-series about a family exploring the deep parts of the ocean in a state of the art submarine. It’s sharply drawn, has realistic family members that young readers will easily relate to and the first issue had enough action to keep boys interested. The Deep: Here Be Dragons #2 doesn’t have as much overall action, but does maintain the series momentum to an extent. Continue reading The Deep: Here Be Dragons #2, loses steam, still a good comic for children
The #SearsBTS twitter party, Thursday, 8/22 at 1:00 ET, $200 in prizes
Our two little people start school next week. Granted because ours are 2 and 4 their school supplies and wardrobe are much easier than they will be in a couple of years. To help parents get their kids off to school on the right foot @Sears is having a #SearsBTS twitter party on Thursday, August 22 at 1:00 with $200 in prizes. Continue reading The #SearsBTS twitter party, Thursday, 8/22 at 1:00 ET, $200 in prizes
Win an autographed copy of Standing Up by Director D.J. Caruso
Standing Up is the film adaptation of The Goats, a popular young adult book that was written in 1990. It’s an anti-bullying film that follows the adventures of two tweens who marooned on an island by a group of bullies. The two kids are embarrassed and instead of going back to camp, go on a 3 day adventure.
While the story may sound rote for us adults, let’s remember that this is meant to be a film that’s enjoyable for kids under 16. However, watching the trailer for Standing Up my wife got a bit teary eyed, then encouraged at the happy parts and at the end commanded me to get this movie. Continue reading Win an autographed copy of Standing Up by Director D.J. Caruso
A trip to purchase condoms gets awkward for dad
When I was 13 or so I went to the drug store to buy some condoms. A group of guys dared me to do it because I was the ‘craziest’ and ‘would do anything’. I was nervous when I bought the condoms and forgot what we did with them afterwards. I think I just peddled off on my Huffy, went to a friend’s house and read comic books in their tree house. Continue reading A trip to purchase condoms gets awkward for dad
The Starbucks #VIA Moment Instagram contest #Spon
I do like my caffeine. Most of the time it’s iced, sometimes it’s hot, but it’s always caffeine and somehow, magically makes the day become 5:00 so much quicker. As a stay at home dad these moments have to be timed and need to happen during the late morning or early afternoon for me to make it to the finish line. Starbucks and Life of Dad have teamed up on a groovy contest to highlight how important coffee can be to us all. Continue reading The Starbucks #VIA Moment Instagram contest #Spon
Lessons that children can learn from the garden #Sponsored
I remember the first time I discovered that you could have an herb garden at your house. It was in the Italian Mediterranean, near the mountain principality of Seborga. One of my friends casually mentioned that he was going outside to get some fresh basil for the pasta. Woah, you can just go out and pick basil-you Italians have it going on, I thought to myself.
Of course, since then I’ve planted herb gardens of my own and have been quite successful at it. Now that I have a child who’s old enough to help I’ve discovered a couple of ways that they can genuinely help out. I wrote an article for the SC Johnson Green Choices blog on the 5 things that your young child can learn from the herb garden.
The Joovy CocoonX2 Double Stroller is the only one you need with two kids
When you have more than one small child who needs a stroller it gets complicated. When your youngest child is old enough to not be in a car seat while in the stroller your options open up dramatically. Do you get a jogger stroller, regular stroller or a bike trailer that you can put your little people into? The Joovy CocoonX2 Double Stroller is all of those types of strollers in one-and it does them all very well. Continue reading The Joovy CocoonX2 Double Stroller is the only one you need with two kids
Do you have photos of Vietnam Veterans who were lost in the war?
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is working with local organizations in a nationwide call for photographs and back stories of Vietnam War veterans. These stories and any photo graphs you have will listed and displayed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. for display at The Educational Center at The Wall. Continue reading Do you have photos of Vietnam Veterans who were lost in the war?
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