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The Kids are Creating a WonderBox Courtesy of Wonder Park Movie

The Kids and their wonderbox
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We received a special WonderBox thanks to the movie Wonder Park. The movie is partnering with Amazon.com with some specially themed Wonder Boxes that feature characters from the movie. The box that we received was full of fun crafting supplies. This is a great tie-in with the movie because the main character, June uses her creativity and imagination plus anything she can get her hands on, to create Wonder Park.

So, this box is a part of something larger, a contest through Paramount and Amazon where kids can create something with a box and upload the images to wonderbox.wonderparkmovie.com/ and be entered to win one of 5 $1000 Amazon.com gift cards. So far the kids have just decided to play with the crafting items to decorate the existing Amazon.com box that was sent. However, this weekend they will be working on making something else with the various boxes we have around the house. Continue reading The Kids are Creating a WonderBox Courtesy of Wonder Park Movie →

Video Game

Introducing Nintendo Labo

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Nintendo LABO Variety Kit

The Nintendo Switch is such an amazing innovation in video gaming. However, it is not often that a video game platform has real world applications. The Nintendo Switch is no ordinary gaming platform. Below is a press release about the new Nintendo LABO which is a special DIY kit that you can build physical games that work with the joycons and the screen. One of the kits even transforms you into a robot and as you move the robot on the screen does too. It is a cool way to use the technology of the Nintendo Switch in such a great way.

Nintendo has put together a preview video to show people these new toys or toycons that you can make and then use with the Nintendo Switch. You can watch that below and then read the full press release below that and if you want to purchase these toys I have links to where you can pre-order them.

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