back to school

Back To School is Here

August 23, 2011 Advice for Dads
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Today my oldest daughter starts 5th grade and my 2nd oldest daughter enters kindergarten. The emotions around sending your kid out to world never lessen. I want to hold them harder then ever as they put on their new school outfits and head to their classrooms. On the other hand though, I’m always reminded of [...]

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Back to School 2011: The Coolest Backpack on Earth

August 14, 2011 Advice for Dads
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My 3 and 5 year old daughters wore these backpacks recently when we went to go visit the grandparents in Houston. I have never experienced so many people stopping us in the airport and asking where we got them. The girls were loving the attention. Besides the obvious fashion of the packs, my daughters basically [...]

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The Awkward Stage for Dads

August 25, 2010 Advice for Dads

Reg Hamlett is a guest contributor to Playground Dad. He lives in Chicago, IL with his 2 sons. We’ve all been there.  Taller and lankier, or shorter and slower, than the rest of our classmates.  Trying to grow our hair out and struggling through that phase when it just doesn’t look right.  No one ever [...]

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Appaman Back to School Giveaway

August 13, 2010 Products

It’s back to school time again and with back to school comes back to school shopping.  At a very early age our kids have determined that you can’t go back to school without new clothes. They are also starting to show their personalities through their fashion sense. Have you ever read the book Ella Sarah [...]

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Don’t Discount Dads

August 7, 2010 Media

Last week, Ellen Davis (@nrfellen) VP and Spokesperson at the Nation Retail Federation (NRF) published a great post on the NRF blog outlining the Top 10 back to school trends for 2010. The NRF breaks the season into two categories, “Back to College” (BTC) and “Back to School” (BTS). The good news is that BTC spending [...]

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