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Category Archives: Kids
I Can Still Love My Kids And Not Panic About What They See
I think this post I Can Still Love My Kids And Not Panic About What They See has a lot of wisdom to it. That is, it matches the parenting style I try to follow . Most of the time, … Continue reading
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Turtle is not angry
see more Lolcats and funny pictures I want to get a blowup of this picture to put on Alec’s wall when he’s been bad.
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xkcd: Temper
xkcd: Temper. Man, I wish I could disagree with my family like this. The part that really annoys me is that it would probably be a thousand times more effective than getting mad and yelling. Maybe I can keep this … Continue reading
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Zoo Day
Today we went to the zoo. The kids really enjoy seeing all the animals – though it’s often the prairie dogs running wild that steal the show. We say a pair of prairie dogs chasing each other around this year … Continue reading
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21 Things for Kids To Do Before Summer Ends
I need to remember this list for the next time the kids get bored: 21 Things for Kids To Do Before Summer Ends (GeekDad Wayback Machine) | GeekDad | Wired.com. There are a lot of interesting projects here and I … Continue reading
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Dancing Will Make Boys Gay
Our youngest son is taking dance lessons and it’s surprised me just how shocking that is to people. There seems to be a consensus out there that taking dance lessons will instantly make boys homosexual. One of the funnier … Continue reading
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Crazy Paper Thing
Make Online : Yay “Crazy Paper Thing “ looks like a fun toy. I might try to teach the kids how to make it, though my fear is that we’ll end up with a massive ball of tape instead of … Continue reading
Customize Your Google Chrome Application Icons by Webapp
The kids like to play web-based flash games. Having to spell out the websites over and over again was getting annoying, so I’ve created desktop links. Right now the links are pretty plain, but I’m going to pretty them up … Continue reading
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Dance Recital
Callie had her Little Stars dance recital yesterday and it went really well. She danced beautifully and seemed to have a lot of fun doing it. I may a laughed a little loudly at one of the jokes in her … Continue reading
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Things You Really Need to Learn
You know, I wish I’d learn these lessons: Things You Really Need to Learn ~ Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes. Some I do well, but there are a lot of these that I do poorly. I’ve always been better … Continue reading
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Mark outgrown clothes with a safety pin
This is a really useful idea: when your child puts on a piece of clothing that’s outgrown (and they refuse to take it off for disposal), mark outgrown clothes with a safety pin | Parent Hacks. Next time that item … Continue reading
Picasa Faces
I’ve been having fun playing with the face tagging feature in the latest version of Picasa. I don’t find a lot of entertainment in staring at my own face, but it’s fun to see both how little and how much … Continue reading
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LE DICTIONNAIRE – Dictionnaire français en ligne gratuit
The kids often need obscure words defined for their french homework. I’ve had difficulty finding a good online dictionary, but somehow turned up a good one tonight: LE DICTIONNAIRE – Dictionnaire français en ligne gratuit.
10 Geeky (And Cheap) Halloween Costumes
If I’m in a fey mood this Halloween, I think I’ll dress up like Arthur Dent when I take the kids trick-or-treating and see if they’re old enough to be embarrassed to death by their dear old dad: 10 Geeky … Continue reading
Routine cards to help kids organize their schedule
It’s been the subject of countless cartoons and columns, but I find myself stuck repeating the same phrases to my kids over and over again, especially when we’re getting ready to head out the door. “Did you wash your face?” … Continue reading
Left 4 Teletubbies
Jaimie mentioned this a few days ago: Left 4 Teletubbies. It’s a Left 4 Dead mod that lets you kill Teletubbies. few years back I would have loved to have this mod, but I would have had to play it … Continue reading
Education Needs to Be Turned on Its Head
Zen Habits has a post saying Education Needs to Be Turned on Its Head. I agree with a lot of the points in this post. We thought about homeschooling / unschooling our kids, but we felt that they would miss … Continue reading
Organizing hair styling doo-dads
This is a great tip: Get a tackle box for storing hair doo-dads! Ask Unclutterer: Organizing hair styling doo-dads | Unclutterer. Even at this stage my dear daughter has taken over a good chunk of our bathroom shelving with her … Continue reading
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Change Computer Part Colors Easily and Inexpensively
This looks like a fun project: Change Computer Part Colors Easily and Inexpensively – Mods – Lifehacker. I know someone who deals in used computers so I might buy a couple cheap keyboards off of him to try this out … Continue reading
Hardware video-decoder cartridge for the Nintendo DS
Hardware video-decoder cartridge for the Nintendo DS looks like it would be a very useful gadget. We’re planning to get the kids each a DS for our drive out to Alberta later this year, so something that lets each kids … Continue reading