Well, it did snow a few inches yesterday, and that was a good enough excuse to get outside and try out the sleds for the first time this year. I spent 7 years of my childhood living in New Hampshire, skiing all the time and sledding around the neighborhood. I’ve tried every kind of [...]
I was recently made aware of the American Girl line of dolls from Mattel Toys by a blogging friend of mine, at Clark Kent’s Lunchbox. I’m woefully behind the times apparently because these dolls seem to be a pretty big deal. There is a controversy brewing over one of their most recent creations, a doll [...]
Last week I put out a request for suggestions concerning my new logo. To encourage more participation I said I would randomly select someone (actually my 6 year old picked at random) to win a 24 pack of Pirate’s Booty cheesy poof snacks. Well, my boy has selected Big Little Wolf of Big [...]
I learned about this revolution (pun intended) in bicycle technology from Daddytypes, and I thought it was so interesting that I had to report on it myself. I’ve always thought of gryroscopes as fun little toys that come with a string and that spin in funny ways and seem to defy gravity. Now, I [...]
A ping pong table is not the most important issue that the Wilcoxes are dealing with. However, the boys have been dying for one and during the dead of winter it would be a really nice indoor activity. I had ping pong tables at every house I lived in growing up. It was good family [...]
I need a logo for almightydad.com. It seems to be the thing to do among the big-time bloggers and, although I’m far from big-time, I’m jumping into the fray. It has to be something that is simple and recognizable yet witty enough to stand apart. Superman probably has the world’s most awesome logo. Batman is [...]
Sometimes we are forced to buy our kids toys that have small pieces or that otherwise mess up the house. We walk around periodically stepping on Lego parts or action figure arms and heads. Matchbox cars are ubiquitous in this house. I’ve found them on the basement steps, in the laundry machine, in the [...]
One of the great pleasures I have as a parent is reading to my kids. My boys are getting a little older now, and their book tastes have started to change. No longer do they want to read Dr. Seuss and PD Eastman. They’ve started to become interested in some real classics. Of course, most [...]
I wrote an article a few months ago about baby products that I thought were pretty much useless. The products I listed were included mostly because I thought they could be replaced with cheaper alternatives. I wrote the article from the perspective of a person trying to save money. Today’s article takes a slightly different [...]
This is me giving a brief explanation of each grade level in the Hooked on Phonics product line (excluding preschool). This just happens to be a product for which I am a passionate advocate. Reading is not like some other subject that can slide by for a few years before picking up. Kids who don’t read [...]
Through the years we have gone through phases with our book reading. I sometimes find myself reading a particular book every day for a month. Then, the boys get sick of it and never request it again. But there are other books which seem to have a longer life cycle and which seem immune to [...]
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