December 5, 2011 – 8:46 PM
My kids think I’m a bad dad in our house on at least one score. I don’t let the kids play video games during the school week, and so far, we have not let them have a DS or other personal gaming device. We do let them play on the iPad, but when it comes to video games, we mostly limit use to multi-player games on the Wii, which there luckily are easy to find.
Many dads forget that there are still electronic toys that captivate kids’ imaginations but don’t have anything to do with video. Here’s a tribute to some that we like in our house, and still have the flashing lights, sounds, and movement to intrigue a ten year old.
December 5, 2011 – 8:17 PM
You don’t have to ride a bike to ride. And you don’t have to settle for the same old Razor Scooter. There are more options for kids that add new dimensions to the ride. Here are three of our favorites.
If you have big halls and flat surfaces, you have to try the PlasmartPlasmaCar. This little guy is just too fun. It’s powered on a flat surface by moving the the steering mechanism back and forth. While not explicitly made for adults, the car holds up to 220 lbs and I love riding it as much as my kids do. If you look at the Amazon link, you’ll find over 500 reviews for this car, and most of them 5 stars. It’s well made with fun styling and colors, and recent price decreases have made it really affordable at under $45. If you have the space, get 2!
November 4, 2011 – 10:17 AM
Skip*Hop is one of these companies (love their new baby linens) and we just tried their new Skip Hop Soapster, a big blue plastic penguin that dispenses soap in foam form. This thing is so fun that you have to get one, even if it’s just for you to keep in your own bath or shower. The Soapster is fun because is does something very practical, but does it in an innovative and entertaining way. … But they also took the need to have a filler line for the soap and made that into a clear belly of the penguin, through which you can see an outline of a fish. Open the top of the penguin to pour in the soap, and you find that the fish outline is attached to a wand and it’s actually a soap bubble
November 3, 2011 – 4:45 PM
The good people at Sally’s Treats send us cookies from time to time. This is just a big “thanks” to them for keeping us fat and happy while we sit at the computer all day. We listed them in top food gifts to send for father’s day, and that could go for the holidays for anyone a long way from home cooking.
For Thanksgiving and beyond, they just sent us their Pumpkin Scones and a Pumpkin-cranberry strudel, both of which are very tasty and perfect to send to someone who lives far away, but are thinking about during the holidays.
August 31, 2011 – 6:20 AM
The first step, of course, is to get a secure password and a secure encryption system (we like Macs for that reason), but the second, is to lock your machine down if you spend a lot of time working away from home. We tried out the Griffin Portable Security Techsafe locking system, which was invented I would guess because computers, at least our Macs, no longer come with a security latch built in to their cases. … LIke any lock and cable system, this is clearly not meant to chain a laptop somewhere out of sight and will only act as a slight deterrent, but one sure enough to stop anyone in all but the meanest of Starbucks locations.
…The first step, of course, is to get a secure password and a secure encryption system (we like Macs for that reason), but the second, is to lock your machine down if you spend a lot of time working away from home. We tried out the Griffin Portable Security Techsafe locking system, which was invented I would guess because computers, at least our Macs, no longer come with a security latch built in to their cases.
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