Originally posted by chesneyj at The train / lego table

I hope this is ok.  I am cross posting this from my journal and to geekmoms.  It felt sufficiently geeky since a Lego/Train table will now be the focal point of my living room.

I came up with an idea last week to convert my son's train table into a Lego table.  He doesn't use the trains at all so I convinced ( Read more... )

Since my dd just got her booster shots (and complained the whole way home about the needles), I could not let this piece go by without sharing it:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/needleless-injections-0524.html

"MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without the use of a ( Read more... )

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The thing about musicals by Stephen Sondheim is that, much like opera, it pays to know the music and libretto beforehand.  Well, I can say for certain that by the time my daughter attends a Sondheim musical, she will have no problem following the plot.  My mother has been "educating" (read: converting) my little girl to his music by playing CDs in ( Read more... )

Has anybody successfully convinced a child to stop biting their fingernails ( Read more... )

Is anyone else just so disappointed in the new season of Doctor Who? My son loves Doctor Who, but since the new season came out on Netflix, I find myself not wanting him to watch it. They spent the first five seasons establishing him as anti-weapon, especially anti-gun, then suddenly he's fighting side by side with River Song who is "heroically" ( Read more... )

My kids (6&8) and I have been playing Lego Heroica lately, and I would recommend it as an entry level to RPGs. Currently there are 4 games in the series, but they all work together to make a bigger game if you want. You assemble your own board (customizable) and add in the monsters and treasures. Then you pick your hero (wizard, druid, thief, ( Read more... )

ever since my 3.5yo was about 2yo, he's referred to himself as a dinosaur. when he meets new people it's always....

"hi, i'm dinosaur, that's my mom!".

if i give him a compliment, he'll reply.....

"i'm not handsome, i'm dinosaur".

if he did something worthy of punishment, he tries to talk me out of it .......

"i'm not bad, dinosaur was bad".

hey kid, ( Read more... )

I make custom 1" buttons for websites, events, bands, weddings, businesses, etc... They are great for gifts and low cost promotional items ( Read more... )

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