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1-2-3 Hush Puppy

by Jason 07.02.2009 Family Time

Here’s a cool game to play around the dinner table. (And if you’re not gathering with your family around the dinner table regularly, what’s wrong with you?)
I learned about this from a friendly family I met after a speaking program in Witchita, and here’s how it works: Everyone at the table says in unison: “1-2-3 [...]

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10 Campfire Games You Have to Play

by Kim 06.23.2009 Family Time

It’s officially summer. (cue kids cheering) Life slows down a bit in the summer, at least it should, leaving you with more time to spit watermelon seeds, dip your toes in a swimming pool, and savor the sweet refreshing taste of freshly squeezed lemonade. Mmm! If I had to pick out a centerpiece of summer, [...]

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How Childhood Can Save the Auto Industry

by Jason 06.21.2009 Play

Wanna guess what the best-selling car in America was last year? Something by Honda? Or Toyota?
Nope.
At 457,000 units sold, the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe outsold every other car in the U.S. in 2008. And I hear it gets great gas mileage.
Now, I have super duper secret sources that tell me that — I shouldn’t even [...]

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Late Night Laughs with Conan

by Jason 06.04.2009 Play

Kim and I have been watching the inaugural episodes of the new Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. I think he’s doing a great job, and have been enjoying the shows. I’ve always connected with Conan’s goofy brand of humor. (I did this painting of him when I was in college.)
One of my favorite jokes from [...]

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Unlimited Fun for a Quarter

by Jason 04.02.2009 On A Budget

So an employer decides that his team needs a little cheering up. It’s Christmastime, nearing the end of what has been a tumultuous year. He remembers his daughter’s recent birthday, and a simple party favor he purchased that was a huge hit with the kids. It was also a huge hit at his own birthday [...]

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Peep Jousting

by Jason 03.04.2009 Create & Do

One of the best parts about my job speaking to different groups around the country are the stories people share after the program. Our audiences are a treasure trove of great ideas for escaping adulthood!
While in Tampa, Florida, one woman came up to me and shared a game her brother-in-law (Lowell Allen) plays with his [...]

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Just For Fun

by Kim 02.24.2009 Play

Every once in a while I run across something in adulthood that I would’ve died for as a kid. Superfan Steven Sauke shared with us one of these things. FAO Schwartz has an online section of their store where you can actually build your own Muppet. Yep, you get to choose the color of the body, [...]

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Shall We Dance?

by Kim 02.03.2009 Delight in the Little Things

We read recently that around two months of age a baby starts to recognize repeated events. It’s funny how we have naturally implemented goofy games and such into different parts of Lucy’s day (like Jason’s attack of the zurbert monster on her ultra-soft belly, each time he changes her dipe). Well, a new routine we’ve [...]

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