7-year old goes to work for Lego
This story sounds a little like a big Lego marketing ploy, but it is too good to not share: 7-year old Quaid Guarino of Maine has a “new way of playing with Legos” that is so interesting, Quaid’s parents helped … (Read more )
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Turns out”The Simpsons”were there first…
So remember a little while back when we blogged about how the Huffington Post called our Crispin Glover-narrated nursery rhymes creepy? Well, a few weeks later, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon had Michael Emerson (the creepy guy who plays Ben … (Read more )
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Recall: Kids’hoodies from Macy’s
This is one of the weirder product recalls we’ve seen, but you can never be too safe! Macy’s is voluntarily recalling 33,000 boys’ and girls’ hooded sweatshirts, in small and medium sizes, from the brands Epic Threads and Greendog, sold … (Read more )
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96-year-old grad student completes degree in Taiwan
Chao Mu-he, or “Grandpa Chao” as his classmates call him, will receive his master’s degree in philosophy this weekend from Nanhua University in Taiwan.All you youngsters out there who think school is tough should take note, Chao decided to go … (Read more )
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$125K salary for teachers at NYC charter school
A charter school opening this fall in Washington Heights, NYC is seeking to prove what educators have been saying all along–if teachers are paid more, we’d have a better education system.But sorry teachers, the eight teaching positions at the grade … (Read more )
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Speakaboos partners with Glubble.com, a new online tool for families and kids
Glubble.com is an exciting new online resource that helps families safely enjoy the internet together. Part social network and part web browser/filter, Glubble provides your family with an online meeting place to post pictures and messages for each other, and … (Read more )
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Breaking story: two-year old pool shark hits internet
Check out this video of parent-proclaimed “pool prodigy” Keith Jr. showing off his skills: Call me a cynic, but that’s not a regulation-size pool table… also minus points for some shady editing and poor choice of music. But plus points … (Read more )
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