redditor Honestly_ snapped this perfect shot of his son blissfully asleep on top of a huge Totoro doll from the anime classic My Neighbor Totoro. When he gets older, Honestly_ should make sure that he has another built to scale.

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You turn your back on those little guys for just a minute and they find the 5-pound bag of flour you just bought. In this case, Mom was in the bathroom a little longer than usual. -via Arbroath

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With only 215 students, the high school of St. Ignace, Michigan couldn't support a cheerleading squad. That wasn't really important until its small football team became very successful. The team may go on to the state championships, and the people of St. Ignace want to make sure that they support the source of their local pride. So sixteen moms formed their own cheerleading squad to lead cheers at pep rallies and football games. Rather than be embarrassed, the players are proud of their mothers.

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Tyler McAbee made a video about his newborn niece Ella. The song is based on "Gotta Have It" by Kanye and Jay-Z. Both McAbee and his sister (Ella's mom) are redditors, so Ella is now the subject of a discussion on changing her name to reddit. Link

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I had an imaginary friend when I was a little boy. Ultimately, she left to go exploring the universe in her flying saucer. It was a good parting, but it is not always so with imaginary friends. Darren Bell tells the sad and then joyful tale of one such special friend named "Imaginary Sam."

Artist's Website -via Kuriositas

When my wife was in labor with our first child, one of the attending nurses asked her in which interior design style we had assembled our nursery. My wife, in magnificent form, responded "Early Garage Sale." She said it in such a perfect deadpan that she convinced the nurse that there was such a style, and had fun running the gag out for a while.

We had only the basics, and were happy with that, but it would have been nice to build an elaborate nursery like this one by the parents of Rocky Olsen. It has everything: a Wampa rug, a Boba Fett lamp, an X-wing fighter mobile, and more. This picture alone doesn't do it justice. Look at the whole photo set at the link.

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Four actors have played Gordon on Sesame Street since 1969: Matt Robinson, Hal Miller, Roscoe Orman...and someone else. This video shows footage from an early test pilot of the show. Producers have attempted to identify this actor who is portraying Gordon, but have not been successful. It's a mystery, and the whole Sesame Street community is trying to solve it! Click on the link to study the clues.

Link -- Thanks, Dan Lewis!

Is your little geek too cool for a Barbie Jeep but still dying for a sweet set of wheels? Well then, better head over to ThinkGeek before Christmas to get the ultimate nerd child present this year, the drivable Dalek toy. Of course, we have plenty of great child gifts over on the Neatoshop as well.

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Sure she looks like a sleeping angel right now, but just wait until she wakes up and sees Batman is next to her. Then, oh boy, we're all in trouble.

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The vocal prompt GPS car navigation system TomTom lets you cruise to your location with the help of Bert and Ernie. Here are funny outtakes from their recording session. It does not go well.

http://www.tomtom.com/en_us/products/voices/bert-ernie/ -via The Mary Sue

Christina Conway of the Subtext Gallery in San Diego had a clever idea for an exhibition. "Homeroom" features the works of famous, successful artists...when they were young kids. Each old drawing is accompanied by a recreation by the adult artist. Pictured above is Allison Sommer's "All Aboard!"

If you have kids who are exploring art, it's a great demonstration of artistic potential that is sometimes hidden.

You can view more at the link. Content warning: there's one nude -- a really lovely one by the brilliant Audrey Kawasaki.

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No, there's not going to be a Muppet Babies version of The Blair Witch Project. Or at least I don't know of any currently planned.

You know, that idea actually has some cinematic potential.

Anyway, British photographer Emily Cleaver places her son Arthur in famous movie scenes, including ones from American Beauty, The Shining, and Twelve Angry Men. They're quite amusing.

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Adorable! For their Halloween family photoshoot, Hillary dressed as Princess Leia, Benjamin as Darth Vader, and Hailey as a hungry little Ewok. When George Lucas gets around to making the next trilogy, he should work in this scene.

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The little old lady whispering hush can't be heard by anyone in the room. Half the kids have earbuds plugged in and the others have the volume turned up way too loud. David Milgrim, also known as Ann Droyd (clever!), offers this parody of Margaret Wise Brown's classic children's book Goodnight Moon.

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Previously: The Astrophysics of Goodnight Moon

A teenager going on a an impromptu jog in the woods ended up saving a toddler's life. On his way to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, 18-year-old Trevor Vetort stopped for a run at at J.W. Wells State Park near Cedar River, Michigan.

As Vetort ran alongside the trees separating the trail from the highway, he was shocked to see a 2-year-old boy sitting on the damp leaves and grass.

"I almost ran right up on him, then I heard him crying," says Vetort. "He wanted me to pick him up ... he was crying, 'Mommy.'"

Poor little guy! Apparently the toddler wandered almost a mile away from his home, where his mother and several other people were desperately searching the front yard for some sign of him. Police returned the boy to his mother after Vetort carried him over a mile to the park rangers' station. No one is sure yet how long he was lost in the woods, but the child was fully clothed and wearing his boots and a hat (his mother suspects he lost his coat in the forest somewhere; I believe it, knowing how much 2-year-olds love wearing coats).

Vetort missed class that day, but it worth it. Link -via Buzzfeed