I ordered this POD (bean bag tripod) from ThePod.ca and it arrived today. I couldn’t wait to give it a whirl. Basically its a hockey puck shaped bean bag with a universal tripod screw mount on top. It slides right into your pocket. You can put this just about anywhere, (top of a mailbox, fence post) to position your camera.
They make different sizes for different cameras. The yellow one is for small pocket sized cameras, but they have bigger ones (black) for even the paparazzi sized behemoths, and a bunch of sizes in between. The base is water resistant, and there is a velcro pouch so you can take out some of the beads to get a better “floppy grip” on whatever perch you found.
I have just started shooting some video (and now I can get into the act), and will have a demo collection soon, but I wanted to share some pics with you now. Check out ThePod.ca to see some more examples. All of the pods are on sale as of writing this. This is an awesome dad tool because now I can get back into the videos.
There’s a toy store in Vienna, VA called Once Upon A Time that holds an annual Playmobil Day. They held a display contest featuring photos of local kids’ playmobil displays. Ed, a rep from Playmobil USA is on hand to answer questions the kids and parents have, and they had some of the latest sets opened on a kid sized table to let them get some hands on play with the new sets. There’s also plenty of fresh lemonade and cookies galore. Oh, did I mention all playmobil toys are 20% off that day? It’s fantastic.
You’ll see us there next year hopefully playing with the upcoming Ghost Pirates and Dragon Castle lines. Stay tuned.
(Here is the picture I brought them of my son opening the pirate ship, they hung it up)
I was recently vacationing at Bethany Beach, (near Ocean City Maryland). On the way into town we passed this vintage toy store and I had to check it out. WOW, talk about a toygasm of vintage goodies cheap. Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, Star Wars, GI Joe, He-Man, Transformers, Playmobil, Thomas the Tank Engine and a whole room for boardgames. Check out my video tour.
Heading east this summer? Vist Yesterday’s Fun, 117 Atlantic Ave near Bethany Beach Delaware.
Did you see anything in there you’d snag up?
Twice a year, you can hit the motherload and stock up on DVDs for cheap. The DeepDiscount.com sale is now until August 2nd. Simply use the coupon code SUPERSALE at check out and get another 25% off their already low prices. Did I tell you it’s free shipping? I stocked up on Play With Me Sesame and am considering some Yo Gabba Gabba
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I work in Washington DC and many of the merchants I come across post their Minimum Credit Card Purchase policy. I’ve tried to buy a $2 chocolate milk with my debit card and been told that I have to spend at least [$10] to use my credit card. Thanks to reading the The Consumerist I know that it is against the store’s Merchant Agreement to demand a minimum purchase.
NonToxicReviews.com Original Podcast Toys and Games Online.com sent us this Little Tikes Climb & Slide castle to try out. Recommended ages are 1-4, so my almost 2 year old son loved climbing on this. The number one thing is that it really captivated my son for hours, we had to drag him away from it. And finding toys that are durable indoors and out for $60 isn’t too shabby either.
[singlepic id=25 w=320 h=240 float=]I just called my local AC Moore and confirmed that the 50% off coupon you can get here http://www.acmoore.com/e-acm.StoreLocator.aspx
will work on Thomas The Tank Engine toys. But it is for one item and its for today (4/28/09) only.
Sweet!
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I just saw Elmo Live at Target for $29.99, that’s 50% off. The catch is that the sale price ends tomorrow. We got this for Christmas, and my almost two year old loves dancing with it. This is a fantastic deal. If you want to see some video of him in action, check out Part 2 of our 2008 Gift Guide.
Before he could walk, one of my son’s favorite toys was Playskool’s Busy Ball Tivity set. It came out this year for $33, but now it’s only $15 at Toys R Us. I highly recommend this toy for your 6-9 month old (he still plays with it at 19 months old)
Check out the original video review below
(Note:the video window below is showing the Busy Ball Popper, I’m not sure if that is on sale as well. But watch the video to see the Busy Ball Tivity Center (with the alligator and elephant) in action.)
One of our gems from last year…Ah the truest symbol of your love… your baby. Better than jewelry or chocolate, when it comes to Valentine’s Day gifts, pictures of your little one are a definate winner. Follow my simple video How-To below, and in under 3 and a half minutes I’ll show you how you can photograph your kid to look like Cupid for Valentine’s Day. I’ll show you both easy camera techniques, and a few tricks in photoshop to make something nice for the honey.
