Have a Super Mario Halloween with These Pumpkin Stencils

Halloween’s just around the corner. And if you’re like me, you’ve probably gotten a big jump on stocking up on candy. And you’ve also probably eaten half of it by now… We haven’t gone pumpkin picking yet but hopefully we’ll do that this weekend and then do some carving. It’s just been so warm lately, I’m afraid to do it and have all the pumpkins start rotting. But after the email I just got from Nintendo …

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It’s A Me At A McDonald’s! Okey Dokey!

I’m not one to regularly write about McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys. Sure I loved them when I was a kid and my kids have certainly carried on the tradition. But there’s no way I could pass up sharing this latest promotion from the Golden Arches. Tying in to Nintendo’s super-fun-awesome Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U, the latest Happy Meal Toys star Mario and his reckless driving pals. Yeah, the toys are cute and …

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The Play Nintendo Tour is Coming to a Mall Near You

Think your mall’s just for shopping and catching the latest flick? Well, yeah, it is good for those things. But starting this weekend, select malls around the country will be oh-so-much cooler thanks to Nintendo! The Play Nintendo Tour 2014 hits Charlotte, NC today at the Northlake Mall, and spends the next 3 months on the road hitting different malls and different cities each weekend. The Tour lets kids (and yes adults too) test out the …

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My 8-Year-Old Son Totally Schooled Mario Himself in a Game of Mario Kart 8

Mario costume

It’s not every day you get to play a brand new Mario Kart game a month or so before it comes out. And it’s not every day that you get to race against the Big “M’ himself. But my kids and I got to do just that recently at an awesome Mario Kart 8 Media Event held at the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan. The second floor of the store was blocked off for invited guests only. …

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Yoshi’s New Island is Adorably Egg-Citing!

Yoshi's New Island

Without question, Jason’s favorite character from the Super Mario Universe is Toad. But after that, I’m not quite sure. He loves just about all of ’em but I have a feeling Yoshi’s up there on the list. After all, Allie made him a Yoshi costume from scratch for Halloween a few years ago. (It didn’t help that the very next year, an official Yoshi costume was available for purchase.) We’ve got a slew of different …

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