While most people would love to forget what they looked like in the 80’s (come on those fashions?!). There is one part of the 80’s that many find nostalgia for, which is the television shows… I dont know what it was but those 80’s generated many megahit TV shows… some carried on well into the 90’s. Full House was a great example the changing times and modern family dynamics.
Well thanks to the super smart people at Netflix we now have a 6 episode season of Fuller House, pretty much fast forward 10 plus years later. The show still lives up to the nostalgia factor for sure… its also pretty amazing how none of the cast has aged at all.
A recently widowed D.J., the mother of a 12-year-old, 7-year-old, and a newborn son, finds a few extra roommates in her sister, Stephanie, who is trying to be a musician, and her best friend Kimmy, who is the mother of a teenage daughter.
Toys“R”Us announced a brand new PLAY WITH PURPOSE fundraising and awareness campaign in partnership with Save the Children (a nonprofit committed to ensuring all U.S. children have a healthy start). Together, they are embarking on a mission to provide children in impoverished regions of the country with opportunities and resources to integrate purposeful play into their everyday lives; a factor proven critical in children’s emotional, physical and cognitive development and future growth.
15.5 Million U.S. Children Live in Poverty; Many Lack Playtime in Their Daily Lives
10 Minutes of Play Improves Children’s Performance
Play Enhances the Progress of Early Development by 34%
From February 17 – April 17, customers can make cash donations at any Toys“R”Us or Babies“R”Us store, or online at Toysrus.com/PlayWithPurpose, to help bring learning through play to kids in need.
Play With Purpose campaign is designed to support Save the Children’s early childhood development programs – Early Steps to School Success, Literacy/Healthy Choices and the SummerBoost Initiative – which help children in some of America’s most underprivileged areas thrive.
Together, Toys“R”Us and Save the Children are embarking on a mission to provide some of the 15.5 million youth living in impoverished regions of the country with opportunities and resources to integrate purposeful play into their everyday lives; a factor proven critical in children’s emotional, physical and cognitive development and future growth.
Through the good work of Save the Children’s early childhood development programs and field representatives, underprivileged families from Washington state to Washington D.C. are able to reap the benefits of hands-on involvement, as they embrace unstructured playtime in their homes. Statistics serving as the foundation of this campaign include:
Play builds the foundation for a lifetime of learning
Pretend play with a child from 8 to 17 months old is linked to higher intellect at age 5
Young children benefit from interaction, babbling, facial expressions and gestures, the absence of which from adults can lead to disparities in learning and behavior
In one study, children ages 1 ½ to 2 ½ who were provided sets of plastic building bricks had significantly higher language scores six months later
Even 10 minutes of play can improve a child’s performance, may encourage thinking and successfully controls behavior
Children with access to a variety of toys reach higher levels of intellectual achievement
Unless you’re living under a rock you’ve heard of comic con so imagine that play fair is comic con for Toys! Let me tell you its going to ROCK!
Play Fair presented by LEGO and Nickelodeon will bring together LEGO, Nick, Hasbro, Mattel, Toys”R”Us, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Bandai, Crayola, and much, much more for a weekend for parents, and kids.
So what is Play Fair? It’s going to be this awesome cross between the unveiling of some of the coolest toys this year, meet and greets with the kids favorite characters and youtube stars, sprinkle in some early access and exclusive toys limited to those that attend Play Fair. Finally if all that wasn’t enough you’ll get up close and personal with the new Bat Mobile from Batman Vs Superman!
In prep for the big event we got some mystery boxes and boy were they packed with some of the latest and greatest toys…
Folkmanis Mini Duckling Finger Puppet was so cute and really cool mission behind it because Folkmanis believes imagination is the key to a healthy childhood, encouraging play and discovery to develop the skills necessary in life. With a soft plush Mini Duckling finger puppet chirps happily with a little shake.
Marc flipped when he saw the new Razor Jetts Heel Wheels which are strap on wheels. Just step up, strap down and take off with these easily adjustable Heel Wheels. Roll with or without spark and transform your sneakers into the hottest way to roll… totally amazing (and yes he’s been skating in our apt)
We were introduced TMNT T-blaster which is a blasters designed to incorporate a Turtle character and darts – the category’s “My First” foam blasters for the youngest TMNT fans!
Mega sent us another really cool TMNT toy the Turtle Sewer Lair. Featuring Tiger Claw, a rope swing, a subway turnstile, and Leo’s Turtle Power and zip‐line to help beat up the bad guys and unleash him to the top of the lair to stop Tiger Claw from escaping with his jetpack.
And a really cool thing called MOD by OgoSport which is a new custom printing service that allows you to customize OgoDisks with high-quality, photo-realistic prints or designs of your choosing.
There were more toys so stayed tuned to later this week
Valid Start Date: February 2, 2016 09:00 AM Valid End Date:February 10, 2016 11:59 PM
*Offer valid on select seats and performances. Must purchase a minimum of 2 tickets to receive offer. 8 ticket limit per order. Offer not valid on previously purchased tickets and cannot be combined with any other offer. Discount is calculated off of the original box office price. Service charges apply to telephone and internet orders. All sales are final-no refunds or exchanges. Offer may be revoked or modified at any time without notice and is subject to availability. Other restrictions may apply. Offer expires February 10, 2016. Accessible and companion seats are available via the Disabled Services Department at 212-465-6115.
Its been a big month for Netflix in the Kids department it started with their original series of DRAGONS: RACE TO THE EDGE: SEASON 2 which for any Dragons fans has been a big hit. Now they’re starting EVER AFTER HIGH: DRAGON GAMES, which I think will be a big hit with preteen girls.
Adding to ANGRY BIRDS TOONS Season 2, ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN, SOFIA THE FIRST: SEASON 2. It would almost like just another month till you think about the amazing new episodes of Croods.
Dawn of the Croods is a great adventure for those that loved the movie… the series is a nice to keep moving the story forward. You can watch all of their pre-hysterical adventures now on Netflix.
I know lots of people that work in IT and when you go to their home they have professional wifi gear and tons of security equipment, then I go to some friends and families that don’t have any security on their home network. It really makes you wonder where do you feel safe… and I’m loving the new Bitdefender BOX. This simple little box which handles a great number of the tasks that a professional grade IT appliance would do is amazing.
It was very easy to get up and running within moments and offers a number of security options for your device and your network. First you get to pick if its a guest device or a family device. Either way you’ll be adding a major layer of protection as it can help to identify malware and other undesirable thing that can attack you via the web.
You configure the device from this simple to use iphone or android app and take about 20 minutes soup to nuts for most common home network configurations. I only wish there was some more advanced view into the computers on your network. I would recommend everyone with kids or parents who are always picking up a virus to grab a Bitdefender BOX and get your network a little more secure.
You can also enter to win a Bitdefender BOX by sharing how many connected devices you have, or sharing why you want to win a Bitdefender BOX using #ProtectedByBOX and tagging @BitdefenderBOX on Twitter or #BitdefenderBOX on Instagram.
Sunday January 31st is Sunday Funday an event fundraiser for CMOM the event is once again back at Chelsea Piers. This year it’ll be staring one of my kids favorite NYC musician Laurie Berkner!
Sunday Funday is back by popular demand!
For the second year running, hundreds of families will celebrate Sunday Funday with the Children’s Museum of Manhattan on January 31, 2016. CMOM will bring together the best in family entertainment, indoor sports and games, creative workshops and fabulous food for the whole family.
Children 0 to 12 will enjoy age-appropriate activities from live performances to celebrity appearances, mechanical rides to bouncy castles. Infants and toddlers will enjoy soft play areas and sing-alongs, and themed art and science workshops run for all ages by Museum educators. A dress-up photo booth, kidz pop dance party and face painters will add to the family fun!
PLUS
All food and drink is included in the price of your ticket!
Buffet Lunch – Dessert Bar – Yummy Snacks
Where?
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers.
When?
10:30AM – 2PM
10AM VIP EARLY ENTRY
Why?
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) was founded by families and individuals to create a place of joy and learning for all children. All funds raised at Sunday Funday will support top-notch cultural programming enjoyed by 350,000 people a year, free access to CMOM for over 50,000 low-income individuals a year and outreach programs in over 50 sites in high-need neighborhoods across New York City.
Now rescheduled for Sunday, February 28 from 10 am to noon!
On Sunday, January 24, The New York Public Library is holding its annual Family Benefit fundraiser at its landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building located at 42nd Street building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
The fundraiser supports children’s programming and literacy efforts across the Library system’s 92 locations, including 88 neighborhood branches. As I’m sure you know, The New York Public Library offers a full range of free programs to the public, such as after school programs, teen coding courses, story times, baby lapsit, arts and crafts offerings, tech training, ESOL classes, and job search assistance, to name a few.
This year’s Family Benefit theme is outer space – and who doesn’t love outer space! Plus event fundraisers like the Family Benefit are an important part to keep all those great offerings going for the near future.
There will be a ton of things for families to do see this great list (click on image to enlarge).
Tickets are $150 for adults and $100 for kids and please remember this is a benefit for all New Yorkers! To purchase tickets please call 212.930.0019 or email [email protected].
There are many devices out there that will store tv content and give you the ability to playback to a mobile device but this month that feature was introduced into the FiOS Mobile App. This feature let subscribers to FiOS Quantum TV and FiOS Internet stream “nearly all” DVR-recorded shows from anywhere with an Internet connection. This is a MAJOR improvement to just be able to watch live streams of whats currently being broadcast.
“The latest innovations of the FiOS Mobile app are how today’s consumers want to watch TV and view content,” Susan Retta, vice president of consumer marketing for Verizon, said in a statement. “These new features allow our customers to take their home FiOS TV experience with them and to enjoy it whenever and wherever they go.”
Eligible subscribers can download the FiOS app from the iTunes App Store or Google Play and start streaming recorded shows immediately. The app also allow for access to thousands of On-Demand titles and on-the-go management of DVR recordings.
This year you can celebrate as a family and still have time for a parents-only party with a whole new set of New Year’s Eve countdowns, available today only on Netflix, designed for preschoolers, tweens and everyone in between. You choose when to say goodnight, and kids choose how to celebrate with their favorite characters.
Already dreaming about pressing play on that New Year’s Eve celebration long before the clock strikes twelve? You’re not the only one. According to a recent survey from Netflix, 9 is the new midnight for parents in the U.S., with nearly half of parents (48%) saying they’d ring in the new year by 9 p.m.
So grab your party hats, noisemakers and 2016 glasses — and celebrate those famous 10 seconds, whether the ball has dropped or not. We won’t tell your kids it’s not midnight if you don’t.
Kids can pick their favorite character or ring in the new year again and again with countdowns featuring Oona and Baba of Puffin Rock, Care Bears & Cousins, Inspector Gadget, the Project Mc2girls, King Julien, or Mr. Peabody & Sherman and all their DreamWorks Animation friends
