Creative-Type Dad
Blog URL http://creativetypes.blogspot.com/
Located Los Angeles, California USA
Tags Parenting, Kids, Family, Dad, Father, Creative, Crafts, Advice, Funny
True stories of a 30-something dad with a 3 year-old living in the L.A. area.
Latest Blog Posts
- What It Feels Like Just Before Your Legs Fall Off on Nov 13, 2009 in Marathon Goals Exercise
I did something last weekend that I never imagined I’d ever do – I ran in a marathon. AND it was today that I was finally able walk like a normal person.Just to be clear, it wasn’t the full 2,667 miles those robots that look like humans run tha...
- Why I Hate Facebook on Nov 2, 2009 in anti facebook social networks
Call it peer pressure, sheer curiosity, interest in the latest internet fad, or just wanting to stop those annoying emails of people wanting me to join Facebook; I finally bit the bullet and joined with my real name.And then yesterday I determined th...
- More CREATIVE and FREE Pumpkin Stencils! on Oct 20, 2009 in Free Pumpkins Stencils Great Pumpkin Tiana Balloon Boy Hoax Free Evil Queen
It's pumpkin carving season and what would Halloween by without a Lionel Richie, Colonel Sanders, or Gary Coleman Jack-O-Lantern? Pretty boring.This year was a tough one for my annual stencil making. My daughter was requesting a Princess and the Frog...
- What To Do When There Are Monsters Attacking The House… on Oct 5, 2009 in Nightmares Preschoolers Monsters
I’m not telling, I’m asking.According to my 4-year old monsters keep attacking our house every night and according to her the only way to keep them away is to stay up late, sleep in our bed, eat Root Beer floats, and watch cartoons.I think she’...
- Doodle Pages For Grown-Ups and Kids That Can’t Read on Sep 22, 2009 in Doodle Pages Activity Pages Free
What started out as a great idea earlier in the summer has suddenly become quite a chore.My daughter has a collection of those so-called “Doodle Books”, you know the ones with those half drawn pictures that ask you to draw everything from food to...
- The Kindergarten Myth on Sep 10, 2009 in Preschoolers College Kindergarten
Now that summer is sadly over, about half the kids in my daughter's preschool have gone off to the great "Kindergarten."I put it in quotes because from what my daughter has been telling me, it really has changed a lot from the days when I was a kid.A...
- Questionable Common Sense Advice on Aug 24, 2009 in Parenting Preschoolers Random Advice
Not sure when exactly this happened but my daughter has suddenly gotten into giving advice.Not only advice but also suggestions, guidance, and pretty unusual bits of information too. She’s been dishing it out to neighbors, babysitters, strangers, k...
