Happy New Years!

50 Winter Boredom Busters For Kids

1. Drink some Hot Coco
2. Read a book
3. Write a song
4. Go Sledding
5. Make a Snowman
6. Write a comic book
7. Make paper airplanes
8. Have a paper airplane contest (Who can through the longest, etc.)
9. Make a fort
10. Play a board game
11. Write a book of jokes
12. Play the game "CycleBlob" at http://cycleblob.com
13. Make Paper Snowflakes
14. Have a snowball fight
15. Make a gingerbread house
16. Make some origami
17. Make a snow base
18. Send a letter to a friend or relative
19. Watch live penguins, sting rays, and turtles at the Seaworld Website
20. Try a new food
21. Use an instrument (If you have one)
22. Make your own instrument
23. Draw a picture
24. Read some comic books
25. Write your own book
26. Go to the library
27. Start a scrapbook
28. Research an animal
29. Listen to some music
30. Make a cardboard glider
31. Watch a movie
32. Play checkers
33. Invent a game
34. Make a target for your toy guns (like nerf guns)
35. Bake a desert
36. Make a survey for your friends or family
37. Make a family newspaper
38. Draw characters from your favorite book or movie
39. Help cook a meal (or if you are old enough, make a full meal)
40. Make a small catapult
41. Take some cool pictures
42. Make a movie
43. Put on a play
44. Make a straw duck call -  How to video Here
45. Play indoor soccer with rolled-up socks
46. Draw a snowman
47. Read a joke book
48. Build something with LEGOs
49. Eat a cookie
50. Have Fun!

LEGO The Hobbit Escape From Mirkwood Spiders Review

I have recently got a new lego set called "Escape From Mirkwood Spiders". It is in the Lego Hobbit series and is very cool.Here are a couple of pictures to show you the set.

The Complete Set

One Of The Trees

Another Tree

In The First, Bigger Tree There Is A Mechanism That Can Shoot A Spider Out

Fili And Kili Are Stuck In Spiders' Webs!

If You Pull This Rod...

The Tree Will Fall, Releasing Fili And Kili

There Are Two Spiders With Movable Legs

The Spiders' Eyes And A Couple Of Other Parts Glow In The Dark

Here Are The Minifigures (From Left To Right - Tauriel, Legolas Greenleaf, Fili, and Kili)

My Set Came With These Extra Parts (Lego Usually Includes A Few Extra Of The Little Pieces Scene They Get Lost Easily) I Do Not Promise That You Will Get The Extras Though

This set is great! I give it 10 out of 10 stars. I give it a building difficulty level of 7 out of 10. Any lego fan or Hobbit fan would love this set. It has a lot of great features and is overall a great set.

-Alex

The Portland Aerial Tram

During My holiday travels this week I went on The Portland Aerial Tram (Link to their website here).

It is a very cool ride that takes you above Portland, Oregon. Here are some pictures:

The tram with Mt. Hood in the back round

Wow! I can't believe all the 15 or so people on the tram were held up by that rope!

A picture I took of the Amazing view on the tram!

Another picture of the great view

My trip on the Tram was AMAZING! If you are in Oregon I highly recommend going on the tram.

-Alex

Merry Christmas (It's Official)

Merry Christmas everybody! I have been able to get some wifi during my holiday travels. I can't wait to get home and post more! :-)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Today I went with my dad to bring some gifts to a refugee family (My dad works for the refugee resettlement agency World Relief). The mother of the family was blind. She had two kids, a twelve year old boy and a seven year old girl. The boy had an eye defect and could not see out of one eye. To see them so content with what they had made me realize that Christmas is not just about getting presents, but is about helping others and giving. I hope you try to keep that in your heart this Christmas.

-Alex  

How to Download a Minecraft Pocket Edition Map (Android Only)

How to download a Minecraft Pocket Edition Map

Minecraft PE How-To #2

Here are a few of my favorite maps to get you started:

"The Acer" Rollercoaster

Hogwarts Castle

Dungeon Craft Adventure Map

I hope this was helpful!

-Alex

How to Duplicate MCPE Worlds (Android Only)

Here is a video I made on how to duplicate minecraft pocket edition worlds
Minecraft PE How-To #1

Hope you enjoyed!

-Alex

Jack Frost Miner - Minecraft You Tuber

Jack Frost Miner

Jack Frost Miner is an awesome Minecraft PE and PC youtuber. I absolutely love his videos. Jack is opening his first Minecraft PC server today. The server will be open at 5:00 PM eastern time today. The server IP is: play.blockrealms.net. Jack will also be livestreaming Minecraft game play on Twitch (Click here to go to his page on the website) at 3-5:00 PM Eastern time today. That means that we can watch him play live. Here are a couple of links to his websites:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackFrostMiner

You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JackFrostMiner

Spreadshirt: http://jackfrostminer.spreadshirt.com/

-Alex

Minecraft PE 0.8.0 is Out!

As you all know I am a huge fan of the game minecraft. I am very excited for the new minecraft PE update 0.8.0.

The update has added:

Beets, carrots, and potatoes

Breeding

Minecarts, rails, and powered rails

A new inventory

Cobblestone walls

Iron bars

Plus Much, Much more

If you haven't updated your minecraft game yet you definitely should.

-Alex

How to join external servers in Minecraft PE

Hey Guys! Today I will be telling you how to join external servers in Minecraft Pocket Edition.

1. Start the Minecraft PE app on your android, IOS, etc.

2. Click "Play". 

3. Then click the box at the right-hand corner of the screen that says "Edit".

4. Click on the box that says "External".

5. Add the server name. The name doesn't matter, it just needs to be something you can remember it by.

6. Add the server I.P. address and port.

7. Click "Add Server".

Now you will see the server on your world list. Just click on it to connect.

To find some good servers check out these websites:

mcpe universe

minecraft forums

minecraft pocket edition servers

Here is a list of my favorite servers:

Pocket Craft: A fun pc-like server with minigames, economy, a store, different worlds, plus much more.
IP: pocketcraft-mcpe.no-ip.biz
Port: 19132

Life-Boat Survival Games: A very cool sever made by the server company "Life Boat" that has 24/7 hunger games tournaments.
IP: sg.lbsg.net
Port: 19132

Life-Boat Capture  The Flag: Another cool "Life Boat" server in which there are 24/7 capture the flag tournaments.
IP: ctf.lbsg.net
Port: 19132

I hope this was helpful! Please tell me in the comments if you have any trouble joining the servers.

New Nintendo 2DS and Wii Mini

Nintendo has recently launched two new products: Nintendo 2DS and Wii  Mini.

Nintendo 2DS:

The Nintendo 2DS costs $129.99 at the Nintendo Website. You can get it here. The 2DS can play all the 3DS games, just without the 3D. Just like all the other DSes, the 2DS has two screens, a touch screen (bottom of device) and a regular screen (top of device). One big difference between the 2DS and its family is the 2DS' shape. Here is a picture that demonstrates that difference.

The Nintendo 2DS is pretty much a cheaper way to play 3DS games (just without the 3D).

Now to the Wii Mini...

Wii Mini:

The Wii Mini costs $99.99 at the Nintendo Store. You can get it here.

The Wii Mini is a smaller version of the original Wii that sits on it's back. It can play all the Wii games, but sadly can not play game-cube games, and can not access the internet. Of course that is what you get for only paying $99.99. The Wii Mini also comes with the Mario Cart Wii game. Overall the Wii Mini is good bang for your buck because it can play Wii games and is very cheap.

Soda Can Robot

My Robot

I have recently put together the Soda can rubug kit. It is a robot that you put together with a recycled soda can and parts from the kit. Once you have put it together you can turn it on and it will vibrate across the floor. Here is a video of the robot in motion:

You can get the kit here.
-Alex

Minecraft Webstite: MCPE Universe

MCPE Universe (Link Here) is a very cool Minecraft Pocket Edition Website. It has Mincraft Pocket Edition maps, seeds, textures, mods, servers, tutorials, and forums. If you get an account you can add content to website and chat in the forums. This website is a great place to find inspiration for your own minecraft worlds, see what other people are building, and to see the best maps and mods to download.
You should check this website out. I hope you like it.
-Alex

Sylvia's Super Awesome Maker Show

Recently I have come across a very cool you tube channel called Sylvia's Super Awesome Maker Show. Sylvia makes videos about cool projects you can make. Here is one episode that I really like:

I hope you liked it!

-Alex

Grit Fluxx Pro Scooter Review

Hey guys!

I recently got a Grit Fluxx Pro Scooter. I got it because the handlebars of my old scooter (a Razor Ultra Pro Lo scooter) snapped in half. I think the Grit scooter is a great improvement. It rides smoothly and is great for doing tricks. It is a little bit heavy, but after you get used to it you'l be landing tricks all day. We read a review online which said that the grips that came with the scooter hurt your hand after using the scooter for a while, so we ordered O-D-I Longneck grips with the scooter.

(You can get the grips here.)

The Grit Fluxx Pro Scooter has:

• Y style handlebars
• An alloy triple clamp
• 100mm alloy slotted wheels
• ABEC 9 bearings
• Grit flex fender brake with no rattle

I like the last one the best because my old scooter's brake made an irritating rattling sound.

Here is the link to the scooter on Amazon.

I hope this was helpful! - Alex

P.S. I would love it if people would comment on my posts :-)

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Hey Guys!

I found this picture on pintrist.

I hope you like it! :-)

Hexage Games

Hexage Games is a cool company that makes EPIC games. They make games for Android, I phone, pad, and pod, Windows phones, Mac OSX, plus more. Radiant and Robotech. Radiant is a classic style space shooter like Galaga. You are a space pilot who is being attacked by (friendly looking) aliens. You have to take down the aliens with you lasers.
Robotech is a fun strategy game. The plot is that you are the last human on a world taken over by robots. You and your crew of robots have to defeat the robots, one level at a time. One cool feature of the game is that you can battle others with free online multiplayer.
I love both of the games.
Thank you Hexage!