My son is invited to a kid’s birthday party. The child is turning 6 years of age and his mother is a casual friend of around two years. The invitation was emailed yesterday and today I receive and update stating he now has a Toys “R” Us gift registry. They include Franklin’s Sports Soft Tip Target Toss ($27.99), Nerf Sport Lighting Scoop Toss ($17.99) and Fisher-Price Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Pals ($14.99). I am now turned off from attending this party. This seems very selfish. What if families can’t afford these gifts? What if the families can’t afford a gift at all? Read more
Month: April 2016
Children’s birthday parties are something we as moms frequent multiple times a year. Whether we are planning our own or attending another one for the fourth time this month, we’ve seen it all: from the last-minute fiasco to the well-planned extravaganza. As we plan our own party, it can be a little overwhelming sometimes. Some of my best words of advice as an event planner is to always, always think outside the box. That is just what we did with this party we’ve themed, “Video Game Party,” .
Let’s face it. which kid doesn’t like video game?And with GamesOnTruck Mobile Video Game Party you’ve got nothing to lose.
Any parent in Ottawa, Ontario will tell you that video games are the most popular kid’s toy around, so what better way to celebrate your child’s birthday then by providing the ultimate video game heaven? Not only are the kids thrilled, the parents are too! GamesOnTruck video game truck is weather proof for events all year round and keeps the kids and the mess out of your house! We handle everything…all you have to do is tell us where to park!
Inside the truck you will find premium comfort on the long leather couch that runs the length of the trailer and offers prime seating in front of 4 flat-screen HDTV’s. Equipped with XBOX 360 XBOX One, PlayStation 3 &4, Nintendo Wii and Wii U, the truck allows up to 16 kids to play at one time.
Although playing video games may seem like a big reason some children live a sedentary lifestyle, they may also be one key to reducing obesity.
This week on “Take Care,” Dr. Amanda Staiano tells us about her research on how being active indoors through use of video games could reduce childhood obesity. Staiano is an assistant professor at the Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Lab at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University. She also co-authored the study, “Exergames for Physical Education Courses: Physical, Social, and Cognitive Benefits,” and gave a TED talk on the topic at LSU this year. Read More
Parents trying to break their children from the addiction of video games and other electronics should first consider how much time they themselves spend on Facebook or smart phone.
That’s because kids model adult behavior, cautions New Jersey family and marriage therapist Marty Tashman.
Teaching children how to budget their time playing video games, similar to the way they are taught how to budget money, is good starting point for parents, he says.
“For younger kids, you can have a timer so there’s a physical reminder of how long a time that they have,” he said.
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It might sounds crazy, but open-world games like Minecraft are a fantastic tool for teaching learning algorithms—which power the next generation of advanced artificial intelligence—how to understand and navigate three-dimensional spaces. Achieving that is a major stepping stone toward creating AI that can interact with the real world in complex ways.
It’s easy to consider videogames mindless escapism, but because they generate such vast amounts of information—think of the expansive world players create in Minecraft—they are exceptionally well suited to teaching an AI how to perceive the world and interact with it. “It’s hard for a human to teach AI,” says Xerox researcher Adrian Gaidon, because they are “worse than the worst toddlers in the world—you have to explain everything.”
Beyond a certain point, humans just don’t have the time and patience to teach an AI how to behave. Videogames don’t have that problem. You may grow frustrated with them, but they never grow frustrated with you. Read More
Many ’90s kids like us have experienced our own discomfort (if not hardship) dealing with video games. We remember the time we first got our hands on that small plastic controller of that 8-bit console. It was constant, near-impossible negotiations between us and our parents about how much time we should spend in front of the device.
Fast forward another 10 years, and I guarantee most of us still face the same problems. These sneaky habits we learned from avid video game use stuck with us while we were growing up. Little did our parents know playing these games could shape our lives in the most positive way imaginable. For me, it taught me a lot about life, and how to endure it.
I remember the times I played the crazily expansive MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) games. They stole most of my bedtime and studying time, and prevented me from doing my chores. Read More
It turns out Beyoncé is just as good at throwing birthday parties as she is at producing hits.
The world-famous pop star held a lavish, fairy-inspired blowout for her daughter Blue Ivy’s 4th birthday earlier this year. The newly released photos show a sprawling green lawn covered in couches and teepees, a kid-friendly bow and arrow station and a pair of actresses suited up as fairies. from nydailynews.com
Blue Ivy wins at birthday parties
Elle UK Magazine
It shouldn’t come as any surprise really: Blue Ivy has already beaten us when it comes to the parental lottery, exotic destinations visited and record-busting videos appeared in, so we’re not even mad that a four-year-old has just left any childhood …
Blue Ivy’s Birthday Party Is Now My #WeddingGoals & I Am Not Ashamed — PHOTOS
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When you’re the offspring of the music industry’s most powerful couple, there’s no question that your birthday parties are going to be lavish AF. So it comes as no surprise that Blue Ivy’s fourthbirthday party looked more magical than most weddings …
Beyonce Shared Pics From Blue Ivy’s 4th Birthday Party, & It Was Total #PrincessGoals
Romper – Apr 13, 2016
I think it was always pretty safe to assume that Beyoncé and Jay Z’s daughter Blue Ivy has a fancier life than most people, but now we actually have proof. Beyoncé shared pics from Blue Ivy’s 4th birthday party on her website Tuesday, and let’s just …
Inside Beyonce’s AMAZING birthday party for Blue Ivy: See the incredible pictures
CelebsNow
It’s always been clear that Beyonce is not your average mum, what with being a global superstar and icon’n all. But the singer has just proved that, when it comes to mummy duties, she sure knows how to rock it and can pull out the best birthday parties …
Blue Ivy just gave a whole new meaning to #PartyGoals 10:00AM
Glamour.com
No longer will we be shelling out £400 on a table at a ridiculously pretentious club for our birthday. Nor will we be booking in for a fancy afternoon tea only to take ridiculously bored (but aesthetically pleasing) Instagram photos. No, no, no; next …
Beyoncé Did Something Truly Epic for Blue Ivy’s 4th Birthday
BET – Apr 13, 2016
While her birthday was earlier this year on January 7, her mama Beyoncé recently blessed us by sharing some amazing snapshots on her official website of the fabulous fairy-themed party that she and hubby Jay Z arranged for their little one’s 4th birthday.
The curtain comes down on Kobe Bryant’s 20-year NBA career tonight, and nothing makes you realise just how old this guy is like seeing the gulf between the first and last video games he made an appearance in.
The point of Minecraft seems simple: build practically anything you can imagine. Some kids recreate famous pieces of architecture, others express their creativity through grand designs.
Since 2009, Minecraft has sold over 20 million copies. And if that seems like a typical blockbuster, don’t be fooled — it isn’t. Graphics are boxy and blurry, and sounds are primitive at best.
So why do kids obsess over it? Read More
Children of all ages are spending hours every day playing videos games, yet many parents struggle to understand why. Here’s our essential guide.
For people who don’t play video games, they can seem like a strange and vaguely threatening interloper into the household.
These noisy yet seemingly seductive things are on computers, on smartphones and tablets, and on expensive consoles that your kids will tell you everyone else has. And if you’re not buying them for your children, your children are probably playing them elsewhere.
Even if you never intend to play a game in your life, you should probably know about them – if only to understand what it is that drags other people in. Here’s everything you need to know and were to embarrassed to ask. Read More