Category: Parenting

Posted on: January 27, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Otamatone Deluxe Musical Synthesizer

Long-time readers to NeuFutur know that my daughter acts as a reviewer-of-sorts when it comes to toys. In fact, we’ve been collecting “unconventional” musical devices from the last 60 years with the hope that we’ll record something in the future. She was quite delighted when we were sent an Otamatone Deluxe, as one of her avorite Youtubers creates homages to famous music with the instrument. Priced at around $80, the…

Posted on: September 22, 2022 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Bobo’s Oat Bars

We have received quite a number of different protein and other health-related bars over the course of our five or six years for the health and fitness section at NeuFutur. A great many of them just thought to add chocolate or other sweet elements into the mix to go and mask some of the more natural flavors that present themselves. Bobo’s Oat Bbars looks to take a different tack, providing…

Posted on: July 26, 2020 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Keri Wirth’s “Me and You Music” expands to Youtube

Keri Wirth has started a Youtube series to showcase the considerable variation in languages around the world. To provide a bit of additional education in these uncertain times, Wirth has crafted a new collection of videos that provide a multimedia approach (visual / audio / musical ) to anyone – child, teen, or adult – that is focused in. A bright color palette and heavenly vocals will ensures that kids…

Posted on: January 12, 2020 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

FosPower Kids Headphones

Over the course of the last few years, we have received a number of headphones that have been designed for the children’s market. The trend for these products have been to skimp on the product as much as humanely possible, making it difficult for the product to stand up to any sort of normal usage. About a month ago, we received the FosPower Kids Headphones for review. Our daughter (4…

Posted on: November 10, 2019 Posted by: Allene Lewis Comments: 0

New technologies for the holiday season

With the holiday season coming up on us with considerable speed, parents and family members alike will have to go out to the local stores and shops to figure out the best gifts. Whether one has to remove themselves from their computer time with the current competitive season of Overwatch, the pressure is already there to put one’s best foot forward as Santa Claus. The games below will suit every…

Posted on: June 19, 2018 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Something for the kids (and adults): Children’s Museum of Denver

Before we moved to Arkansas, we were fortunate enough to stop by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Our daughter was a little bit on the young side at that point, so she was unable to properly get into some of the exhibits. While she was a bit older for our visit to the Little Rock Museum of Discovery, there were still a few things that she was unable to enjoy.…

Posted on: October 6, 2017 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Perot Museum of Nature and Science (Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX)

Over the course of the last decade, the wife and I have made it a point to check out the natural history museums in any sort of location we are actively visiting. This means that we have been to natural history museums in places like Buffalo and Cleveland that could use a bit of updating. We had just moved down to the Dallas / Ft. Worth area and were fortunate…

Posted on: October 4, 2017 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Legoland Discovery Center (Dallas/Fort Worth)

Long-time readers of NeuFutur will know that we have moved down from  Ohio to Arkansas in the last few months. After settling in to our new city, we decided to go to the Dallas area for some much-needed rest and relaxation. As a couple with a two-year-old daughter, the amount of attractions that we can visit is fairly limited. We found out that Lego had an attract – the Legoland…

Posted on: May 25, 2017 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 2

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

We had our first long, multi-day trips out with our daughter in late August and had a tremendous time while doing so. The Oglebay Resort catered to her every whim while we went to Primanti Brothers down on the Strip. Before we left the area we stopped by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh; the museum is located close to PNC Park and is an easy destination to get to if you are…

Posted on: May 25, 2017 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Richell’s Convertible Elite Gate Works Well for Childcare

The one thing that we have started to realize with our daughter is that she is increasingly mobile and annoyed by the fact that she is constrained in a small place like a pack and play whatever she is placed within. At 18 months, it became essential to go and change up how we ensure she was safe on a day-to-day basis. We were able to use the six panel Convertible…