Imagine the scene: A warm Spring evening. Good French wine and an authentic steak-frites. Talk of Edith Wharton, Kurt Vonnegut and Ernest Hemingway. Are we in Paris? No, I'm with my 7 and 11 year old son and daughter in a local restaurant and we're playing a new card game, Notable Novelists of the 20th Century while waiting for dessert. For a book lover who would be pleased to … [Read more...] about Notable Novelists Card Game experience
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NeoCube, Nanobots and Bucky Balls: great toys for kids or for Father’s Day
My 5 year old son bought a version of these magnets "with his own money" at the SFMOMA two years ago and they were a hit at our house. Evidently, the ones we bought, Bucky Balls, weren't in any way protected and the 2011 New York Toy Fair was filled with versions of them including a major display of NanoDots. As with Lego displays, they even showed how you could create huge … [Read more...] about NeoCube, Nanobots and Bucky Balls: great toys for kids or for Father’s Day
Camp slows Summer Learning Loss
Summer Learning Loss: The Case for Curiosity in and out of School Time Most parents intuitively know that kids forget a lot of what they learned in school over the summer months. What parents haven't known is how far-reaching the effects of this loss can be. Thanks to US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and … [Read more...] about Camp slows Summer Learning Loss
Screen time and heart disease for kids
It's hard to determine from this whether new findings on the effect of increased amount of screen time for kids and constricted blood vessels are a link to heart disease. Children who spend more time in front of television and computer screens and less in outdoor physical activity have narrower blood vessels in their eyes, a new study has found. In adults, constricted … [Read more...] about Screen time and heart disease for kids
New Icon LED flashlight
Just in time for camping season, comes the new Rogue 2 flashlight from Icon. I had not seen these ultra-cool flashlights, but imagine carrying what looks to be a light saber in your hand that emits a very strong 100 lumen beam out of just a few LEDs. I supposed it depends on your battery choice, but packaging says 72 hours of run life on one set of batteries (at low light) for … [Read more...] about New Icon LED flashlight