http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks Dinner conversation starters for busy families Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:24:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most people enjoy sharing their knowledge and skills with others.   What do you know really weel that you could teach to others?  If you could teach in a classroom setting, what would you teach and to what age group would you like to teach?  http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/07/08/teaching/ Venus Williams just beat out her sister for the first time in a Wimbeldon final. While they've played against each other several times in championship matches of Grand Slam tournaments, they both say they leave sisterly love off the court. Of course, they paired up to take the Wimbeldon doubles trophy, ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/07/07/personal-best/ European scientist just unveiled a virtual reality program that allows users to walk around in a virtual space, like the Holodeck on Star Trek. Up until now, VR environments simulated flight or driving, but not really human movement.   If you could take a virtual walk through any place at any time, what would ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/04/14/virtually-real/ A TV commercial for Nutella was pulled off the air in the UK this week because consumers complained that the ad was misleading. In the spot, a narrator explained that Nutella could be part of a nutritious breakfast while the visual showed a mom spreading the hazelnut paste onto toast for her kids. The ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/02/27/commercial-reality/ There's a family in Canada with 18 siblings, all over the age of 65. They set a world record for that fact, and while they were all born in a small town in New Brunswick, most are now scattered across Canada and the United States.  If it were up to you, how ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/02/26/big-families/ Sorry I took an extra week off, but the Kidscreen Summit provided a flurry of interest in our kids DVD, and I've been working long days keeping that interest flowing while trying to get my kids to love me again after being gone for a week.  While I was in New ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/02/25/im-back/ I'm going to be away next week for the annual KidScreen Summit in New York. The summit is organized by Kidscreen Magazine, in an effort to bring together those of us who work in kids entertainment to discuss issues and trends affecting our industry. I've been to the summit for several years now, ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/02/07/kids-entertainment/ AOL has purchased a British company who's specialty is Online Advertising. Although its probably a great business move for AOL, it makes me wonder about the future of advertising on the web and the effect on kids. Over the next five years the industry expects ad spending to grow exponentially.  What kind ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/02/05/ad-supported/ As Nintendo had hoped when they created the Wii platform, people of all ages enjoy the tactile nature and unique intuitive design of the video game system. This 5th generation system from Nintendo uses a wireless motion-sensitive controller instead of the button-heavy controllers of previous systems.     The great thing about this innovative design is that people ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/01/31/wii-all-can-play/   You may have noticed the TripFLIX movie clip on the YouTube feed widget in the toolbar to the right. My husband and I own a multimedia studio, and a few years ago while on a trip to the beach, we came up with an idea to create a DVD for kids that was designed to ... http://users.pixelworkshop.com/ilana/yaksandsnacks/2008/01/30/whats-that-tripflix-thing/