We had gone to the wonderful Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Conn., with one of my wife's best friends and her son. The aquarium is small but nice: they have seals, sharks and even sea jellies you can pet. Honestly, if you get a chance to pet sea jellies in a controlled environment, I totally recommend it. The staff at the aquarium was very knowledgeable, explaining why they kept the jellies in a frigidly cold tank and about their life cycles. Though no one had an answer to the sea jelly versus jellyfish debate. Seriously, does that look like a fish? After a nice lunch at a local Greek … [Read more...]
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New York Toy Fair 2018: Playful Times for Young, Young-at-Heart
The New York Toy Fair is many things for many people. It's about the 130,000 Lego bricks used to build the massive red Lego brick that stood in the lobby of the Jacob Javits Center during last week's four-day affair in Manhattan. It's about the marketability of characters from Star Wars to Paw Patrol. It's about finding that next Tickle Me Elmo or Furby -- that "gotta have" item -- that will dominate Christmas wish lists. It's also about the smaller toy and game companies looking to make a splash. The vast majority of the 1,000-plus vendors at the show are the latter: small … [Read more...]
Make Shopping for Back-to-School Supplies Simple
School supplies should be on your end-of-summer list of things to buy. (Photo: Claudia Snell via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND)After a summer of scheduling playdates, packing for camps and preparing for vacations and road trip, parents have just one more battle to wage with their children: Getting school supplies. If you follow this simple plan, you and your kids will be ready for a stress-free first day of school. 1. Do your homework Many schools provide a supply list for every grade. It takes the guess-work out of it. If your school doesn't, most big retailers (Target, Wal-Mart) and even … [Read more...]
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