March 30th, 2014 by Stinkhead

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March 21st, 2014 by Stinkhead

The circus opened up at Verizon Center last night in Washington DC, and it was a blast. This year’s edition “Built to Amaze” featured construction and paint themes and clowning around, and lots of tumbling and acrobatics. Check it out!

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March 17th, 2014 by Stinkhead

This weekend our county fairgrounds hosted the Fossil, Gem & Mineral show. My six year old absolutely loved the mineral exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum (culminating in the Hope Diamond), so I thought we’d give the show a try. I wasn’t sure if it would hold our collective interest for very long, but kids’ admission was free and my ticket was only $5 with an online coupon, so I figured it was low risk. We only live about ten minutes away, and low and behold we spent almost two and a half hours there. We sported matching pith helmets and had a blast! Check it out.
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March 4th, 2014 by Stinkhead

The Ringling Bros Circus: Built to Amaze is coming to DC in a few weeks, and there are several deals and opportunities to take the family. We always have a great time, check it out below.

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March 4th, 2014 by Stinkhead

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March 3rd, 2014 by Stinkhead

Part 2: Collectibles
Photo galleries from the sections covered are available here:

• DC Collectibles: Batman and DC properties
• NECA: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Alien, Portal, Pacific Rim
• Mezco: Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy
• Funko: Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, Back to the Future, Pulp Fiction, Goonies
• MEGA: Halo, Call of Duty
• Hasbro: Transformers, Star Wars, Gaurdians of the Galaxy
• Playmobil: Samurai Dragons, Shopping Mall, Alps (featured Toy Fair podcast)
• Mattel: Batman, He-Man, Back to the Future
• LEGO: Lego Movie, Simpsons, Chima, Ninjago, Star Wars, Ghostbusters
• Diamond Select Toys (not in the video): Walking Dead, Minimates, Pulp Fiction, Sin City, Godzilla

Part 1: Cool Stuff, and Part 3: Kids’ Stuff

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March 3rd, 2014 by Stinkhead

Part 1 all the cool stuff I saw at the 2014 Toy Fair.
Many still photos can be found here:

• Spin Master: Tenkai Knights, Spy Gear, Air Hogs
• MEGA: Spongebob, Hot Wheels, Ka-Pow
• LEGO: Simpsons, Chima, Star Wars, Lego Movie, Ninjago, Ultra Agents
• Modarri: Modarri Cars website (my photos coming soon)
• Play Visions: official website (my photos coming soon)
• Hasbro: Star Wars, Transformers, Nerf, Furby
• Educational Insights: official site (my photos coming soon)
• Irwin Toy: official siteTomy: official site
• Mod Robotics: official site
• Makey Makey: official site
• Z Wind Ups: official site

Part 2: Collectibles, and Part 3: Kids’ Stuff

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