Children is the broader term for infants, toddlers and tweens. These posts are about children of all ages.
Oh Chuggington, we’ve avoided you for so long. Really, we need another train show like we need small, pointy toys on the floor that the children don’t pick up. To my surprise, both children, the 5 and 3YO loved the DVD, Snow Rescue and the playset, Koko’s Icy Escapade.
Continue reading Chuggington StackTrack Koko’s Icy Escapade review and Snow Rescue giveaway
When we arrived at the party I saw lots of scars. Through the eye holes in my costume I could see that the scars on their heads were jagged, others straight and all of them varied in length. Some of the patients needed help walking, others danced into the room and others used crutches or wheelchairs to make their way. When our contact met us during the #RandomActsofBooing she told us about this event, but was hesitant on the details for a reason I now understood.
Continue reading Cosplay for a cause, helping Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
When I was a kid I played with little green Army men. I also grew up when Star Wars was released. The toys in 2014 have finally combined two of my favorite things as a child in Star Wars Command Millennium Falcon. It has 33 vehicles and figures including three AT-ATs, Snowtroopers, Snowspeeders, Rebel Soldiers and more.
Continue reading Star Wars Command: small figures, big detail, great fun
When I was in school I had a friend whose father preferred his sister. The reason was that the father expected his daughter to cheer and the son to play football. Unfortunately for the son, he was just over 5ft tall. My friend could never get over the fact that he wasn’t acceptable to his father simply because of his height.
Continue reading Can parents really not have a favorite son?
Gustafer Yellowgold is a friendly yellow creature that came from the sun. He lives in the Minnesota woods, as all aliens do, and goes about on magical adventures. More importantly, Gustafer is the musical storybook that was created by Morgan Taylor. Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom is Taylor’s sixth release in the series. It’s a giddy, laid back journey of light jangle pop that’ll subdue with little effort. Morgan and Gustafer are coming to Duluth on 11/22 to Red Clay Music Foundry for an all ages show at 11:00 AM.
Continue reading Gustafer Yellowgold’s Wisdom Tooth-coming to Duluth on 11/22
This is sponsored by Lunchbox but all opinions are my own. Really, as a dad to 2 boys, we know this product. Don’t panic, it’s the holiday season. If a boy aged 3-13 (and possible 3-103…) then something from Hot Wheels could be in their gift receiving future. As a dad to two boys over 3, I can attest that Hot Wheels are always on the list. The Hot Wheels Race Rewards Program is awesome because it’s simple, buy, scan and earn. Just shop at your local Wal-Mart and the Hot Wheels Race Program will be returning wheels to your houses before the checkered flag drops.
Continue reading The Hot Wheels Race Rewards Program-just in time for the holidays
This post is brought to you by Moms With Apps and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. As a dad with devices in the house we download some apps. Previously we wrote about Moms With Apps and how it can really save parents time when and money when it comes to downloading the correct children’s apps. In October they surveyed more than 450 parents to get their thoughts about children’s apps and the findings were right in line with our thoughts, with one big exception.
Continue reading Moms with Apps survey: results and concerns from parents
We received a copy of the book for review purposes and are a National Geographic Kids Insider for 2014. All thoughts are our own. No stunt cooking was involved in the post. I cook most of the food for the family, but I’m not really a cook. I’m good at experimenting in the kitchen at things with things that, most of the time tastes great. I sometimes don’t follow the recipes….so when things fall flat it’s usually my fault. However, since our sons see me cooking I know that I should be using recipes, at least until they’re old enough to experiment on their own. Our oldest has latched onto what he calls ‘my cook book’, which in reality is the National Geographic Kids Cook Book.
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