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Jimmy Fallonwork from homeis daughters Winnie, 7, and Franny, 5, interrupted his monologues, told him he wasn’t funny, used him as a human jungle gym, and in one particularly notable moment, giggled maniacally midway through Fallon’s Tonight Show“I...
s. They don’t do anything I ask them to do. They’re a tough crowd,” says Fallon, who’s now back in his studio at Rockefeller Center. very thing that made him be so winningly relatable at a time when the whole notion of celebrity was in freefall, and the rich and famous were slammed for being almost dizzyingly tone-deaf and out of touch. You can’t buy authenticity. And Fallon, bemused, vulnerable, frazzled, and distracted in equal measure, shooting from random rooms in his house, was peak dad: He wore cardigans and polo shirts, the camera was operated by his wife, producer...
10 art activities for preschoolers + toddlers that don’t require a PhD in Pinterest
What comes to mind when you think of preschool and toddler art activities? Macaroni collages in the shape of a heart? Cute little handprint turkeys or thumbprint flowers? Pre-cut animals glued onto a barn? There is nothing wrong with any of these craft projects, but they all have one thing in common: The focus is squarely on the result, and it's a predetermined result. An adult has concocted a cute art project that might be a little bit fun for the kids and will surely be loved by their parents, but there isn't a lot of room for drawing outside...
We’ve all heard the story of — or even witnessed ourselves — the hilarity of giving a kid a nice toy only to see them spend hours playing with the box, the box’s packing peanuts, or a leftover wrapping paper tube
This story is funny, sure, but it contains an undeniable truth: Kids don’t need much to enjoy themselves and the best toys are often not truly toys at all. There are so many household objects that, with a little creativity and imagination, kids can use to occupy themselves for hours. Who among us hasn’t spent an afternoon screwing around with a paper towel tube or a gigantic link of paper clips? What about a blanket and a cardboard box? Of course, not all household objects are created equal, however, which is why we put together this very official ranking of...
The best part of Halloween is the candy and the costumes, right? Wrong
Halloween is great because it’s the time of year when you can start telling Halloween jokes about mummies, vampires, witches, werewolves, ghosts and all sorts of monsters non-stop, which, if you have a very little one is great news. But what are the best Halloween jokes for kids? Perhaps that’s the wrong question, instead, the real question is: What are the corniest and silliest Halloween jokes for kids? Like all good dad jokes, we believe that the best Halloween jokes should always border-on being slightly unbearable for a thinking adult. If you’re not cringing inside while telling a spooky Halloween...