Fed up with “clip-art” temporary tattoos for her kids, designer Tina Roth Eisenberg (swissmiss) founded a temporary tatoo company of her own. I think I’m going to surprise my better half with this “Mother” one and tell her that its not temporary. Hmm, wonder how that will go down. She has pulled together some great [...]
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Chalk O’ Blocks
I’m a big fan of covering pretty much anything with chalkboard paint. Naef’s Colorum are a set of wood cubes that come with a set of crayons to add to the fun. Would be fun to make instant picture puzzles and try to solve them. Naef Colorem | Kid Crave.
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Should you take your kid to see Spider-Man on Broadway?
I wrote out some of my impressions about Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark after having seen the second night of previews, but for my dad blog, I wanted to do a quick post and make a heartfelt plea to the producers on behalf of parents of younger Spider-Man fans. My four-year-old son Charlie loves Spider-Man [...]
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Guitar Hero meets Hop Scotch
This is a fun physical project. The project is basically Guitar Hero meets hopscotch. An interesting an unexpected match up that makes for a fun art installation. A bit too much work for my living room, but a cool project nonetheless. There’s video below as well. tinker london: hop. Hop from Tinker on Vimeo.
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Inappropriately Wonderful Golden Books
Josh Cooley who is a Story Artist at Pixar Animation Studios has been posting these hysterically inappropriate takes on famous film scenes with the Golden Books from kids treatment. Well, he’s planning on putting a bunch together into a book. He’s going to sell some high quality prints via his Website as well. He has [...]
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The Impossible Project Space NYC
I had a chance to check out the Impossible Project Space on Lower Broadway. I arrived just wanting to pick up a few rolls of film, but found they had a wide variety for a bunch of shooting situations. Because I’m doing a Polaroid project with the kiddies, I opted for their White Label brand ($13/roll). [...]
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Funny Dad-O-Graphic Blog.
I just came across this wonderful blog of dadhood inspired graphics by Gabriel Solomon. This one explaining the powerful lure of the screen to kids was particularly funny. But he’s got loads that are on point. Definitely worth checking out. The Occasional Dad-O-Graphic.
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Shantell Martin – Mistress of the Light
I had the good fortune of attending one of Shantell Martin’s interactive music and light extravaganzas recently at Soho House. The talented illustrator used a tablet, projector, and sketching program to create a unique music and light extravaganza that had the kids jumping. Thanks Shantell! While this performance was for kids, she does a lot [...]
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CanvasPop: Photo-printing on canvas.
If you have some blank wall space and some photos. CanvasPop is a great way to turn photos into hangable art. They offer some cool filters, and the option of dividing your photo into two, three, or four panels. Their prices vary, but a 20×24 canvas (.75″) is a reasonable $99. (via Uncrate)
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Patrick Runte Video Game Inspired Photographs.
via patrickrunte.de Patrick Runte has a series of classic videogame-into-real-life photos that depict Pong, Pac Man, Space Invaders, Tetris and others. Some of the photos are not entirely kid friendly, so be careful if surfing with the kiddies. (via Notcot) Posted via web from Chad
