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27 Aug, 2008

Teach Your Kids To Break Stuff

Posted by: Paul In: Destroying stuff| Playing

Robin:  Holy Humongous Hand!! - where’s Batman when I need him!?!?
CreativeDad:  Your childish costume and props won’t save you now!  Prepare to be torched!
Robin:  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t remember when I thought about torching Robin AND videotaping it but my son and I did this several times last summer.  Maybe I was thinking about magnifying glasses and [...]

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18 Aug, 2008

Why We Don’t Play With Our Kids

Posted by: Paul In: Parenting| Playing

On Easter day, my son and I skipped church and went snowboarding.  This season he’s shed the training wheels (it would be nice if ‘boards actually had them) and has begun to shred.  It’s been a lot of fun letting him lead.
On one run, while he was ahead of me, I treated myself to a [...]

07 Aug, 2008

How to Explore Nature with Your Kids

Posted by: Paul In: Playing

My daughter just handed me an ant.  “I’M STILL ALIVE!” screams the ant.  She treats it like a pet.
Around my house, the ants are mild cousins to those I grew up tormenting in West Texas.  We did have these cute little black beetles that I’d pick up and then flick off their heads.  But that’s [...]

05 Aug, 2008

How to Wrestle Your Kids

Posted by: Paul In: Playing

One of our earliest videos is of my 7-month-old son and I having a smackdown in bed. He was quite a heel - with his sharpened pacifier, he bladed my face. Giggling uncontrollably, he then squatted on my crimson mask with his gloriously full diaper. I still have scars - some you’ll [...]

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03 Aug, 2008

10 Ways to Jam With Your Kids

Posted by: Paul In: Playing

One night, home alone with my son (who was 3 at the time), I was tired of playing the same games and suddenly figured out that we should make an obstacle course in the living room. Like a lot of memories, this one is so vivid because we had a blast doing it. I’ve recently [...]



  • Paul: Jennie - after writing this post, I realized that I should take my own advice and teach my son how to use and respect knives. I'm going to either tea
  • Paul: Jennie - for myself and my family, a lot of our play is always been physical so I'm not sure if I'm starting from a different place than you. I'm ass
  • Jennie Rosenbaum: I would love some tips on how to play with your kids when you have a condition. I have a mobility disability and I am so afraid of not being able to p

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