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If we could take flight simply by swallowing a bunch of helium, like characters often do in cartoons, then the world would be virtually devoid of children and those who consider themselves kids at heart.

They’d all be floating their way across the globe, hoping they don’t get snagged on a branch and pop, and then we’d have to clean up a bunch of exploded carcasses that look like human shaped balloons.

Thankfully this animated short called Helium Harvey doesn’t stray into the real very much, preferring to show a lighthearted and fanciful version of what a kid floating free would look like.

Helium Harvey was created by Daniel Savage, a Brooklynite who has always dreamt of taking to the skies in his pajamas so he can see the world and take a nap at the same time!

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When the other kids tease your child, you, like every parent, will have fantasies of teaching them a lesson. You don’t carry out those fantasies, because that would cause more trouble than it would solve, but at least we have our dreams. And some fantasies are better than others, like this proof of how badass the color pink can be from Lunarbaboon.

While the Boy Scouts are in the news a lot these days for certain conservative policies, their basic values are noble -sustainability, education and respect for example. And their new Sustainability Treehouse in the Summit Betchel Reserve of West Virginia reinforces these important ideals by placing an emphasis on sustainability.

The building's stunning location not only emphasizes just what is at risk if we don't change our polluting ways, but the premise is also an example of just how well sustainability works -leaving basically no footprint between its solar and wind turbine generated power and rain cistern and water cleansing system.

You can find out more about the great educational facility (and see more pictures of the striking property) over at Homes and Hues: The Sustainability Treehouse Educates While It Excites

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Two little girls who are barely old enough to walk are competing in their first judo match. They probably see it as the “bow, hug, and fall down” match. They get the point, but their execution is the most adorable thing you’ll see today! -via Daily Picks and Flicks

See also: World’s Cutest Taekwondo Battle.

Awww, those widdle Avengers look so cute when they’re babies! Not sure about the baby facial hair though, but I guess when you’re a superhero even your beard grows at an accelerated rate.

The stars of this baby faced Avengers caricature series by Ben Oliver don’t look like they’d be very good in a fight, except for baby Hulk who looks just like Ron English’s angry baby Temper Tot, Hulk always looks ready to smash!

Are Asgardians born with facial hair? And how did poor lil Nicky Fury put his eye out? He was probably running with scissors during arts and crafts!

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Donnie Brainard’s 15-year-old daughter India, who has cerebral palsy, underwent surgery for scoliosis and is having a difficult road to recovery. She has been hospitalized for quite some time and hasn’t seen her sister for 65 days. They finally got to visit, and Brainard posted a sweet photo of their reunion. The picture reminds me of another pair of sisters.

You can follow India’s story at Brainard’s blog.

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Babies have an almost universally similar reaction to their first taste of a lemon. They are eager to try something new, they take a bite, and then it’s shock, puckering, frowning, astonishment at your betrayal of their trust, maybe a little spitting, and then after a moment, they want another bite!

In the video titled Pucker, you see a group of babies and their precious reactions in slow motion, with the appropriate “In the Hall of the Mountain King” as a soundtrack. -via Tastefully Offensive

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Angela Bonser did not learn how to sew until she had a daughter. Then she had two daughters and the family moved to California, close enough to visit Disneyland. Bosner started making elaborate Disney costumes for her younger daughter, Haylie, to wear to the park. She made quite a splash! Read more of  Angela Bonser’s story at the Flickr blog. See even more pictures at My Modern Met.  -via mental_floss

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Zhang Junhao is three years  old. He is probably the youngest contestant you’ve ever seen in a TV talent show. On the show Awesome Chinese, he comes out on stage with his own sound system that’s as big as he is, and gives the remote control to a judge. The judge messes with him by constantly changing the song played, but this little trouper is not rattled in the least! His dancing is pretty good, for a 3-year-old, but his real talent is his stage presence. Be sure to stay for his Q&A after the performance, when he grabs your heart right there at your computer desk. -via Time Newsfeed   

When I was a kid, I always longed for a racecar bed. I'm pretty much over that now, but after writing about the amazing beds you can get for your kids these days, I really want a viking ship bed now. 

Though I'd also be happy with this castle Murphy bed. 

And while I feel a little too old to sleep in a Batmobile bed, I can't help but feel a little jealous of those awesome little kids who do get to have one.

What about you guys, would you get these beds in adult sizes if they were available or are you too grown up for that? 18 Utterly Awesome Kid's Beds

Seems like there's only one Scottish kid in attendance! See if you can spot the one kid that doesn't mind the most gentle, soothing sound ever to come out of a musical instrument. Via Arbroath and reddit.

We are happy to present an excerpt from the book Pranklopedia by Julie Winterbottom -just in time for April Fools Day! Pranklopedia has step-by-step instructions for 70 different pranks of all kinds for kids ages 7 through 12, including some printable materials like labels and tickets to make them easier to pull off.

Author Julie Winterbottom is a former editor of Nickelodeon Magazine, and has written quite a few other books for children. A lifelong prankster, she persionally tested all the pranks contained in the book and tweaked them for maximum effect. Credit goes to Winterbottom's long-suffering boyfriend for cooperating with her research.

You can find out more and order Pranklopedia from Workman Publishing, as well as from Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Available in both paperback and ebook form.

Here are five pranks from the book. You can see even more pranks at the Pranklopedia Facebook page.

Amy found a notebook in which her then-8-year-old-son had written out safety rules. And they are pretty good rules, if a little unclear at times. There are illustrations, too. Some of my favorites:

#5: Never go near a snake where it will hipmotis you.
#8: Never get sqasht by a giant.
#15: Never go to Harry Potter World ware you'll get shot by Voldamort's wand.
#21: Never get chomp't up by a dinosar.
#30: Keep your dey's on my hot glord.
#39: Look and see wats behind you if someone if going to kick you.
#43: Never go in the purple potty.

I will have to keep that one about the purple potty in mind. The others are just as funny. Altogether it sounds like a complete roundup of the type of things an 8-year-old boy thinks about. The illustration goes with #21, and #30 has sparked all manner of speculation. Read the rest at Amalah. -via Metafilter

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Dreamworks artist Daniel Hashimoto doesn’t take his work home with him, because he’d rather spend time playing with his son James and using a little movie magic to turn James into the world’s youngest action movie star.

Now James may not do all of his own stunts, and he may have the power of visual effects programs like After Effects helping him look more heroic, but their video series called Action Movie Kid is about the power of imagination, and bringing James’ superhero dreams to life.

From daring grappling gun stunts to sweet lightsaber swingin' moves, James is ready for a leading role in upcoming movies like Die Hard: With A Kid or The Bourne Adoption.

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We recently posted a video featuring a guy asking his three year old nephew to recite all the bad words he knows, many of which were unsurprisingly butt related.

But Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t satisfied with the results- he felt that this particular kid's list of curse words didn't fairly represent the bad words known by all kids, so he decided to head out to Hollywood Boulevard to see what kind of filth was running through the mind of L.A.’s children.

Kimmel's scientific research into the subject yielded some rather surprising results, including the fact that most kids think dumb is a bad word, and when these kids let loose it's enough to make a sailor blush!

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