I've been having some "Get off my lawn!" moments lately. It all started in the Target toy aisle, as so many of my rants do. Deal was oogling Star Wars action figures while Bird was channeling his inner rock star with a Paper Jamz guitar. When I hear "paper jam" I immediately … [Read more...] about Get Off My Lawn!
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LEGO KidsFest!
If you know anything about me, you know that I love LEGO. I'm not one to play cars or cops or cowboys but I'll happily sit down and build creations long after my sons have tired and gone off to play something else. Our spring break to LEGOLAND was for me as much as it was for … [Read more...] about LEGO KidsFest!
Gender Bias in the Toy Aisles
I am the only woman in a house full of dirt and noise. We don't have tea parties or wile away the hours quietly coloring. There's not a Disney princess to be found here. Once in a while we make construction paper party hats and have a birthday party for Teddy. We do our share … [Read more...] about Gender Bias in the Toy Aisles
Big Foot Moods
Enter The Big Foot Mood Sweepstakes for your chance to win a Bigfoot the Monster toy just in time for the holidays! Check out the Big Foot Mood App on Facebook. All you have to do to is pick your mood, enter the contest, and click done. It's way better than sporting a plastic … [Read more...] about Big Foot Moods
Want vs. Need
Bird's homework yesterday was to make a list of five things he Wants and five things he Needs. Then we had to work together to determine the price of one item he covets, find out where to get it, and figure out how he could earn the money to buy it. We went through the exercises, … [Read more...] about Want vs. Need
Ace of Cakes Cake Bakery Flops
Alternate Title: Let Them Bake Cake!There's nothing like a little Food Network to bring a family together. Other than Phineas & Ferb, it sure beats the other crap on TV that is fit for kids' consumption (not to be confused with the consumption of kids, which would just be plain … [Read more...] about Ace of Cakes Cake Bakery Flops