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KNUCKLE-HEADZ™ TOY CARS Available Now!
AVAILABLE NOW AT RETAILERS NEAR YOU. The original Head Poppin’ Racers, crash ‘em and their heads pop off. One of my favorite toy companies around has just launched a new product that your kids are going to go nuts over! SD Toyz, a family owned and operated company that specializes in creating smart & distinctive toys, announced this month their new line of Knuckle-Headz™ Head Poppin’ Racers which are now available at specialty toy stores, and major retailers across the country. This innovative new vehicle line combines Smash-up Derby™ with Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots® for a unique new vehicle play pattern. Fueled by a powerful pull-back motor, Knuckle-Headz™ simulate…
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PBS KIDS PLUG & PLAY™, The First Kids’ Television and Playtime Streaming Stick
In partnership with Ematic, the kidSAFE® Coppa-certified PBS KIDS Plug & Play lets families access educational content anywhere – no Wi-Fi needed – with sing-alongs, games, streaming videos and more. PBS KIDS, the leader in children’s educational media, has a new way for families to access educational content wherever they go with the launch of the PBS KIDS Plug & Play. The first kids’ TV and playtime streaming stick, PBS KIDS Plug & Play provides a one-stop destination for a variety of PBS KIDS educational content. Pre-loaded with sing-alongs, exclusive games and other original content that can all be accessed without Wi-Fi, PBS KIDS Plug & Play transforms any TV into…
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Exploring the Outdoors with Your Kids
Raising Happy and Healthy Kids: What is the best way to keep our kids happy and healthy? Take them outside. Now do not get me wrong, this is not going to be some post about how our kids should never play video games (my daughter loves Minecraft) but we should not live in a society where it is considered a punishment for your kid if you take away the electronic devices and make them go outside to play. Keep it Simple: A lot of times as parents we overthink things. What kind of craft should we do? What kind of game should we play? I need to set up…
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Play :: Using Humor to Deal With Stress
Photo courtesy of Flickr Working at a large company gives you the benefit of having a lot of people to talk to and release some pent up emotions. But I did not want to become the person in the office that everyone ran from when they saw me coming because I was always full of bad news so I turned it into humor. Most of the time I know people were trying to figure out if I was just making up a good yarn or this was the truth about my life. I would begin by telling about a difficult situation at home with immediate or extended family or something…
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Education: Gershwin and Mission Read
It’s hard to remember life without it…I, like many of you, am a part of a generation of students who grew up without the Internet – or even computers. While in elementary school in New Jersey, our teachers and librarians taught us to use the Dewey Decimal system to locate books. Remember those — the actual (paper index) cards with numbers and stamped dates! One assignment in particular stands out – we had to read a biography of a person we found interesting and then write a book report. My Lifetime Love Affair with George Gershwin: I went to a small elementary school and the set of biographies…
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The iPad: Tool or Toy?
Where does the iPad fit in the life of today’s child? Is it a tool or toy? Is it really an either/or proposition? Do you ever feel like you have to justify (to yourself, family, friends) letting your child get engrossed with the iPad? Do thoughts such as these crowd your mind? Reading is important! Digging in the dirt is important! Building gas stations is important! Pretending to be a pirate is important! The iPad is just a toy!! Actually, it’s much more than a toy. Really? “Prove it,” the guilty mind-invading thoughts challenge us. Some apps, such as Penelope the Purple Pirate and Gerry the Giraffe make it really…
