Kinect Workout Update
It’s Monday and time for my weekly weigh-in. Did I lose any weight this past week from my exergaming Kinect workout? Check out my blog post on The Play Forum to find out.
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Jedi Academy Opens in Chile
A real school for young Jedi hopefuls has opened in Chile. I wonder what the cut-off age is to become a Youngling.
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Mom Behaving Badly
Last night my 3-year old son was telling me a story about his sledding adventures that afternoon, when an alert went off on my Blackberry, notifying me of a new message. So I did the thing I’ve been trained to do; I picked it up, ignored the conversation I was having, and checked to see
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Mad for Anime
Do you get the Anime craze? Not everyone does, but it’s a powerful and appealing subculture. So, I decided to ask my 16-year-old friend Faith D’Isa to represent us at the recent Anime expo in New York. Here’s her report: Bet you wouldn’t let your child venture out at ten years old with no way
Think the toy shopping season is over?
The holiday season just passed, which means your kids have all their new toys, you have time to relax and not worry about what’s new in the toy aisle, right?
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Why Parents Should Heed The “Restore Play” Movement
I laughed out loud when I read the piece in the New York Times about the movement to “restore play.”
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Holiday Toy Shopping Tips
I never thought I’d be the one to jolt parents into a shopping frenzy…but after a few years of last-minute shopping blitz experience under my belt, I’ve decided to act on my biggest New Years resolution for 2010. It’s that I won’t put myself through procrastination-induced holiday madness this year…and there’s plenty of room for you on my bandwagon. And so with that, I offer a few tips below to help bring some organization to your festive chaos.
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Halloween Safety
Kids love Halloween…and what’s not to love? They get to dress up, eat candy, explore with their friends and stay up late.
Why is Everyone Talking About the New Halo Game?
The hugely anticipated video game, Halo: Reach, is finally in stores so what’s all the hype about?
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Star Wars Yoga, Awesome!
Sure, I love video games but I also love Star Wars! I know, nerd-alert! The Toy Guy sent a link to me that I couldn’t resist sharing with you – Star Wars Yoga!
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Helping Parents De-Stress… Just a Bit.
Shannon Eis gives The Early Show tips to help parents make family time stress-free.
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Great Site for Kids
I’m afraid I’ve been spending way too much time over the past couple of evenings (and one afternoon) going through a very cool site for kids…from our own government.
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The Toy Guy Brings Summer Fun to Philadelphia
Chris visited The 10! Show in Philadelphia to show off some of the hot summer toys!
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M.C. Escher in LEGOs
Every college bookstore has M.C. Escher’s physics-defying paintings available as posters but check out the following LEGO recreation of Escher’s “Ascending and Descending”. The LEGO version was created by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, who are not affiliated with LEGO. Even in three dimensional LEGO sculptures, Escher’s works are brain-teasingly fascinating to stare at.
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Shannon on The Early Show on CBS
Shannon Eis visited The Early Show to show off some hot summer toys!
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Avoiding the “I’m Bored” Chorus This Summer
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to occupy time this summer. Simple activities that don’t cost a bundle can actually help everyone enjoy summer without turning parents into cruise directors. But keep in mind, it’s important to schedule – without over-scheduling – your child while still allowing time for free play.
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Active Life Explorer Coming This Fall
Namco Bandai, the video game unit of Bandai Toys, unveiled the latest game in their Active Life series of games, Active Life Explorer. The new game, due this fall, is a family-friendly adventure game in which players use a Mat Controller (think of the DDR dance mats) and the Wii-Remote to control their game characters.
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What’s With the ‘Tude?
I was in the supermarket earlier this week when I had the opportunity to watch a totalitarian regime in action, and let me tell you, it wasn’t pretty. From a mobile throne (aka a shopping cart), the little dictator somewhere around age five, was barking orders at the serf, who in a different form of government would be called “mom,” and her screams filled the store.
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Ban…Or Band-Aid?
Bans don’t work. Or at least they don’t achieve the desired end, which is generally to fix some problem in the culture. The Prohibition of alcohol in the U. S. from 1920-1933 was a disaster and gave rise to modern organized crime, helped fuel the “Roaring Twenties” and did nothing to prevent those who really wanted alcohol from getting their hands on it.
We’ve had a Fashion Makeover!
If TimetoPlaymag.com looks a little different to you, it’s because we just launched our new redesign. We’ve made our site friendlier, easier to use, and more content than ever before to make your time to play better!
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Video Game Preview: 2010 FIFA World Cup
This week’s Video Game Preview is 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa in stores today.
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iDog
Last week, Jeff posted a video of a cat playing with an iPad. Cat’s aren’t really my fancy, so for myself and all those dog lovers out there, here is a video of a dog playing with an iPad.
Kung Fu Panda World Opening Monday
Get ready for Kung Fu Panda World! An awesome trip to the world of DreamWork’s Kung Fu Panda.
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Bully for You
The story of the week for parents and kids seems to be the fate of the kids bullying Phoebe Prince, the teenager who killed herself as the result of aggressive bullying.