Ten Kids Characters on Twitter

Even though kids supposedly hate Twitter, there are still a few of characters out there to follow. As if you haven’t already wasted enough time reading the tweets of real people (most of the time). Pinecone munching Solarian Gustafer Yellowgold (@Gustafer) tweets about his encounters with earth dwellers.

Samples from @OfficialElmo, @OfficialBigBird, @OfficialCookieM, @R2D2, @The_Pigeon, @HappySquared, @SantaClaus, @realeasterbunny, and @toothfairynews after the jump.  Also, Dora’s dark side revealed on twitter. More >

Fall Activity Roundup – Mommy Poppins

Mommy Poppins did a great roundup of fall fun in the NYC area.

10 Pumpkin Patches, Fall Festivals, Harvest Fairs, Corn Mazes and HayRides Right Here in New York City – Halloween Fall Festivals in NYC | Mommy Poppins

Children’s Picture Book Authors & Illustrators on Twitter

Tara Lazar - who has a ton of great stuff on her blog – has a great list of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators who are on Twitter.  I’m a big fan of @The_Pigeon (of the Mo Willems series)

Children’s Picture Book Authors & Illustrators on Twitter « Tara Lazar.

100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About | GeekDad

via wired.com

This is a great list of many of the things that our kids will never know about. We can find a few gaps, like the “auto-reverse” function of a Walkman. But that’s really more of a subcategory to number 3, “Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo.” But let’s take a moment to honor auto-reverse as a huge advance in personal stereo technology. It meant that you didn’t have to bother actually turning a tape over to hear the other side. Genius. At the time. Thanks GeekDad.

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