Tag Archives: Kids
Kid’s Movie Review: The Rise of the Guardians (Les 5 Legendes) (2012) – A Great Take on Childhood Heroes
I got lucky during Looper last week in catching an add during the previews for the first annual Kid’s Day at the Opéra Gaumont Capucines that happened this past Sunday. They were showing Niko the Little Reindeer 2 (I don’t … Continue reading
Traveling with Kids: Lion Country Safari
With the ‘rents and the kids, we drove up to Lion Country Safari today. It is quite a hike from Miami – a good 90 minutes or so. Is it worth it? Probably. It is certainly not cheap: $27 per … Continue reading
Traveling with Kids: The Numbers Game
I am off to Miami with the two kids. Only, it is just me this time – the wife is staying home to study. Frankly, this scares the living sh*t out of me, but I am trying to maintain my … Continue reading
LEGO: How to dominate the toy market for 5-year olds (or my life with Ninjago)
As a parent of a 5-year old, I am in the middle of the toddler toy wars. If you didn’t realize it, a battle rages between Lego, Playmobil, and others on a smaller scale but yet not unlike the battle … Continue reading
Travelling with kids, or, parental stamina
I may not have mentioned our night train coming down for Montgenèvre for our ski vacation. It was a trip during which my son slept in his own bunk, my daughter with my wife, and myself in my own bunk … Continue reading
It’s rough being a kid
As you can perhaps see if you look right in the middle of this picture, my kid was NOT enjoying the kid’s carnival during our vacation. He willingly went to the evening sessions where they “practiced” their pseudo dance routine … Continue reading
So, when is that rest stop again, Paris d’enfants, and Ninjago
I am still buried in work stuff despite working over the weekend. It is so exhausting what with the kids and wife and all. Argh. Birthday idea for kids in Paris: There is an association called Paris d’enfants that organizes visits … Continue reading
Cooking with my kids over the holidays
One of my resolutions even before the 1st of January was to cook with my kids. I had a blast. We made raviolis with pumpkin and clams (they rolled the pasta and helped fill the raviolis), spaghetti and meatballs (which … Continue reading
Kid’s Show: Tchoui fait son spectacle (Tchoupi does his show)
As promised, here is a quick review of the kid’s show Tchoupi fait son spectacle currently at the Casino of Paris on rue de Clichy. For the kids, it was a great show full of songs and lights and colors. As … Continue reading
Weekend outside Paris with kids: Cabourg
Oops. I promised to write something about the Tra expo at Palazzo Fortuny but I need to postpone that for tomorrow. So instead, I am going to pitch Cabourg as a nice week-end getaway spot with kids. Cabourg is a … Continue reading
