Now that the school year is fully in swing, and all the "What did you do this summer?" show and tell conversations have been had, I'd like to tell you a little bit about a fake summer camp that I created this summer for my two kids who were going ...
The Smrtcase Glide for the iPhone 3G / 3G S has an integrated cardholder for a your most frequently used cards. It has this clever sliding design so that you can easily swipe your Metrocard without fumbling. The cool design allows you to stash your credit card, ID, etc, for ...
Oh, summer! Time to hop in the station wagon and take the family on an awesome family vacation. And its also time to shoot goofy pictures. After all, it is our duties as fathers to embarrass our families as often as possible.
It’s not for the kids, but parents and non-parents will appreciate this zombie take on Pat the Bunny. Perhaps this is another sign of the impending Zombie-pocolypse that a beloved children’s character has been recast as a Zombie. It’s never too soon to educate the young about Zombies and their habits. Still, I got a good laugh out of this one.
Kudos to Aaron Zimm and Kave Soofi for a “dead-on” parody.
Pat the Zombie: A Cruel Adult Spoof by Aaron Ximm and Kaveh Soofi.
Here’s a potential solution to a common problem shared by many iPad toting parents: their kids can’t keep their little fingers away from an object with such shine and color. This Etsy shop has a solution – at least in the short term. Its a little whiteboard with a set of icon-like magnets for kids to fool around with. It could also double as a prototyping tool for an app developer. The only problem is that, as many parents know, kids have a way of sniffing out the real thing from these fake distractions, but it should buy you at least eight minutes of peace. Totally worth the $30.
A couple of years ago, I was building stuff from paper towel and toilet paper tubes with my two kids, then 3 and 4. We assembled a bunch of random sculptures using tape, scissors, and lots of glue, then I had a light-bulb moment, “If only there was a way to easily connect these things.”
So playtime turned into a product brainstorming session with my kids, then 2 and 4. Over the following weeks, I couldn’t stop thinking about tubes. Everywhere I looked, I saw cardboard tubes that needed to be connected. I regularly pulled them out of “recycling” bins and trash cans with a view to giving them a new life as a cool new sculpture. At first, I thought an eco-friendly set of connectors would work. But tubes are tricky: they come in different diameters and thicknesses and injection molds aren’t inexpensive.
This is an awesome kit that I stumbled upon on Kickstarter. The bidding is closed to fund the project, but it looks like designer Rafael Atijas had no problem funding his project – got 437% of his funding goal and, from what I can tell, looks like he’s getting ready to ship out the first Loogs soon. This is a three string guitar made specifically for children – comes as a kit so that you build it with your kids – what a great way to let them see the fundamentals of how the instrument works.
He recommends an open A tuning at the outset, so pretty much everything sounds good, but you can also tune the three strings as a traditional guitar.
And his site says that the shop is “opening soon”. Sign meup Rafael. I think lots of people missed the kickstarter round, but think this is a very cool project and I’d love to get my hands on one!
I connected with my pal Morgan Taylor of Gustafer Yellowgold fame and challenged him to tell a story on a single page. He spent about an hour and a half completing the drawing as my camera snapped about a frame a second. It was a blast watching the picture – and the story – come to life on the page.
The result is a charming story about a picnic with friends that turns into a rescue mission. I am hoping to do more of this with other authors, artists and storytellers in the future.
The concept was inspired by director Jack Ferry’s music video for Jeffrey Lewis.
YouTube link: Poster Story: Gustafer Yellowgold.
This is a hysterical video featuring kids singing their pleas to get their parents to log off of their computers and Facebook. I think the “One Minute Finger” with one hand on keyboard is a pretty typical pose these days.
It’s too true and very funny. It promotes TheLogoff and as created for my current favorite mom site, Momfilter.
Click below for the video.
Momfilter.com: The Log Off – Interactive (video) – Creativity Online.
My new favorite curators of the curious and cool over at Archie McPhee are selling Titanic shaped ice cubes trays. They even come with an iceberg shaped glass. Now, that’s a way to add some class to your G&T. It’s also a wonderful education opportunity for the kids. You can about one of our favorite cocktails as well as educate them about a historical tragedy. Bonus!
We all dreamed of having their very own flying vehicle from the moment Chitty Chitty Bang Bang appeared on screen. And now, you can put it to the test.
It’s going up for auction on May 15th and expected to get anywhere from $1-2mm. So bring your checkbook Dad!
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to be sold at auction – PROFILES IN HISTORY.
It’s all fun and games until someone brings a real fishing pole and then – POP!
YouTube – Air Swimmers Remote Controlled Flying Shark And Clown Fish.
