Monthly Archive — January 2012

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  Weekend Box Office: The Grey Awakens and Gets the Money

  From Jeff McKinney on January 30th, 2012

  Here is the Top 10 for the weekend of January 27 – 29, 2012.

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  Valentine’s Day Ideas

  From Emily Vanek on January 30th, 2012

  Valentine’s Day for me evokes memories of making tissue box mailboxes and trying to eat all of the sugary goodness that came with cute pictures of cats on tiny cards before getting home from school. These days kids give and get more than just the tiny cards with witty sayings on them and a piece [...]

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  That’s… Really NOT Okay

  From Shannon Eis on January 18th, 2012

  I love children’s books and everything about the moments I get to share with my kids while reading to them, and now, them reading to me. (*sigh*…How fast they grow.)

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  The Gender Thing

  From Christopher Byrne on January 18th, 2012

  I’m hoping that this is the year we can all start having an honest conversation about toys, gender identity and socialization. It’s certainly a topic that can get people all worked up, but is it real? I don’t think so. Like so much in the media in the “age of outrage,” this is often something that’s cooked up so that people can a) pontificate on talk shows and b) sell books or consulting services. Either way, some people are getting rich making you think that a color (pink) has the mystical power to form the personality of the girls in your life.

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  Time to Play: Get Prepared for Winter

  From Guest Blogger on January 17th, 2012

  We’ve been lucky in New England with not having any snow yet but we know it will come. At the end of October I get prepared for winter so it doesn’t catch me by surprise but it’s never too late. When you’re not prepared, it can make snow days very long and stressful. Scrambling for [...]

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  Scholastic’s I SPY Arcade Apps for iPhone & Android

  From Jeff McKinney on January 13th, 2012

  Scholastic’s new I Spy app games are rolling out now.

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  Time to Play: 10 Ways to Reinforce Preschool Learning

  From Guest Blogger on January 10th, 2012

  In an age when public and private preschools are nearly impossible to enroll in, it can be frustrating and down-right difficult to think of new and fun ways to reinforce learning and introduce important skills at home. Preschoolers are hungry to learn though and nearly everything in your home can be used to reinforce important life [...]

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  My Trot Through BroNYCon

  From Jim Silver on January 9th, 2012

  This past weekend I ventured to BroNYCon at the Hotel Pennsylvania in NYC. I had been to conferences like GenCon and Comic-Con before, but this was different. Leading up to the event, I really didn’t know what to expect and was a little apprehensive. It appeared a little odd to me; a convention for Bronies, mostly males 18+ who are huge fans of “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,” a show whose target audience is 2 – 6 year old girls.

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  Weekend Box Office, The Devil is in the Dollars!

  From Jeff McKinney on January 9th, 2012

  Lets take a look at the weekend box office recap for January 6 – 8, 2012.

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  Win a Fireworks Light Show toy!

  From TJ on January 9th, 2012

  It’s a long way to go until July, but you can enjoy fireworks even in the dead of winter! Check out Fireworks Light Show In My Room! Want a chance to win the Fireworks Light Show? We’re giving away FIFTEEN of them! Simply fill out the form below and complete as many tasks as you’d [...]

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