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Sick day.

BTW: He actually is sick… this is a post-doctor’s photo.

Posted 03 March 2009 § unfiltered ‡ Comments (0) °

Core77 Presents: Greener Gadgets Design Competition

So, being a dad, and a geeky dad, I was drawn to these notional (as yet) toys, the Fastronauts. Part of a competition for Greener Gadgets they make me happy on about 10 different levels.
I love the fact that the toys gain value by actually DOING something… there’s a feedback loop here that’s [...]

Posted 17 February 2009 § unfiltered ‡ Comments (0) °

Fire!

So, we went to the hibachi joint…
Kids and primal fear of fire, it’s hysterical, right?

Posted 16 February 2009 § unfiltered ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Cake!

Posted 26 January 2009 § unfiltered ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Inhabitots » Kids in Malawi Make Their Own Toys Out Of Junk!

Inhabitots » Kids in Malawi Make Their Own Toys Out Of Junk!.(via Boing Boing)
This makes me want to give away all our toys and just put a box of ’stuff’ in the playroom.
Echoes what I’m, perhaps deliberately naively, hoping President Obama’s inauguration speech will do: Further increase the trend towards DIY and making.
One can hope.

Posted 21 January 2009 § making § reuse ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,