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Father’s Day Time-lapse

Happy Father’s Day, folks. Best part about this video was the 38 minutes worth of peace and quiet as the camera and kids did their things. Happy Father’s Day Timelapse.

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Birthday Party Time Lapse

Kids birthday parties always feel like a chaotic blur of cake, screaming, and truncated conversations. We just hosted our son’s fourth at NYC Elite gymnastics and I set up this little time-lapse of the pizza/cake portion and I think it really captures the spirit of the day. I like the way the balloons dance around. [...]

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Empire State Building Time Lapse

One of my first attempts at time-lapse. Going to loop the kids into some fun projects now that I’ve got my intervalometer all set up from the CHDK (Canon Hackers Developer Kit).  That, and I just love using the word intervalometer. I’ve been trying to naturally weave it into my conversations at work as much [...]

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12-year-old boy interviews mother

Joshua Littman, a 12-year-old boy with Aspergers syndrome, interviews his mother, Sarah, as  part of the StoryCorps project. A touching and honest look at their relationship.  I love the way she handles direct questions such as, “Did I turn out to be the son you wanted? Did I meet your expectations?” Her answers are just so [...]

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Better Marriage Blanket

I’m assured that this is a real product. But I just can’t believe it. It’s too funny. Talk about taking all the fun out of a Dutch oven. I mean, that’s why my wife married me. YouTube – Better Marriage Blanket.

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Video: Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their Kids

This is one of the funniest videos of the week. From The Onion.

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Making Paper Houses and Painting Circuits – Bare Conductive

Making Paper Houses and Painting Circuits – Bare Conductive. I came across this safe, non-toxic paint at this year’s NYC [...]

littleBits: EZ Electronics for Kids

littleBits: EZ Electronics for Kids

This electronics kit requires no soldiering and is a perfect way to introduce kids to electronics. The components are designed [...]

Reality is Magical Too! Take That Unicorns!

Reality is Magical Too! Take That Unicorns!

Leave it to an evolutionary biologist to pen a children’s book that describes the “magic of reality”. In the video [...]

Susie Brings Books: 6 Space Books for Aspiring Astronauts

Susie Brings Books: 6 Space Books for Aspiring Astronauts

This is the second in a series of videos with children’s librarian extraordinaire Susie Heimbach, from the Mulberry St. branch [...]