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