This Dharma Initiative approved baby nursery will be totally LOST on the new addition to your family, but maybe they'll appreciate it when they grow up and watch the show for themselves.

There are all sorts of fun little visual elements in this nursery, including a stuffed polar bear, baby food with Dharma Initiative labels, and a cute little airplane mobile that hopefully won't crash into the sleeping baby's head.

Geeky parents have way too much fun with home decor!

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File this advertising campaign under OMG ADORBS-kids dressed up like iconic movie characters to promote the Praia de Belas cineplex in Brazil.

There's little Eddie Safety Scissorhands, Jackie Sparrow drunk on fruit punch, and a Cruelita DeVil that would rather hug the little puppies than skin them alive.

You're tugging at my heartstrings Praia de Belas!

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Your life changes so much when you become a father. In this music video by Sam D. feat. DJDave, one friend explains how it is to his childless buddy. The song is downloadable; you'll find several links at the YouTube page. -via Laughing Squid

This is a great idea for a kid's breakfast! Spoonful's recipe is simple enough that even kitchen klutzes like me could manage it. And it looks pretty healthy, too.

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Martine Camillieri, the maker of this toy truck and many others, is a professional artist. But I don't see why otherwise non-crafty people like myself make similar works. All it takes is some bottles, bottlecaps, paint and stickers.

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A clever song from a series of Christian parenting videos called It Starts at Home with Matt Chandler & Gary Thomas. -via Nag on the Lake

PC made this cute sushi playset using recycled materials, mostly grocery store packaging. It took her just thirty minutes, probably because there was no cooking involved.

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Jil of Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons is getting her boys ready for school with these cute snacks. Her clever use of a knife gave the buses their shape. A few sprinkles, M&Ms and dots of frosting rounded out the details.

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I admit that when my wife was pregnant with our children, I was influenced by pop culture while thinking about baby names. My wife consented to "Nicholas" from the Nick Seafort saga, but she firmly vetoed my plan to name a son "Bruce Wayne." We had daughters, so it became a moot point.

Other parents are bolder. Among the most popular non-standard baby names of 2012 are Theon (Game of Thrones), Sybil (Downton Abbey) and Decimus (The Hunger Games).

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Gizmodo's Leslie Horn says that this toy should come in adult sizes. I totally agree. If I had one, I'd take it to the pool or beach immediately. The design firm Tuvie is developing the "Under the Sea." It's a floating ring that lets a child see what's going on beneath the surface of the water.

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Sand People travel single file to hide their numbers. Dutifully, this Tusken raider travels behind his son's podracer stroller during The Course of the Force, a charity walk hosted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation just before the opening of Comic-Con

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Kotaku's Mike Fahey is at Comic-Con, which is taking place this week in San Diego. He has two little boys and now, thanks to what he's seen at the convention, nightmarish costuming ideas:

Thank you, young Voltron, for making my sons' future lives a nightmare of cardboard, parental incompetence and shame.

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In my family's possession is a lovely heirloom bassinet that has been in use since at least 1939. My father and his brothers used it as babies and so did I. So it was a joy to place my daughters in it during their first weeks.

Dorian and Lynn have a similar bassinet that has been around for 40 years. They reupholstered it with Star Wars-themed fabric. You can see more pictures of it at the link.

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Bradley W. Lewis, builder of lightsabers, presented his baby girl with one. She cackled diabolically and attacked her father with it. This was their battle.

It was inevitable. Some children just hop over to the dark side without hesitation.

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An Egyptian couple, tired of being stuck at the in the airport because of a visa issue, stuffed their 5-month old baby in a carry-on bag and sent him through the x-ray machine. They were hoping  the United Arab Emirates security wouldn't notice. Guess what? They did notice. The couple is now charged with child endangerment and attempted smuggling. This one has to fall under "WTF" were the parents thinking. Watch the video above for the full story.

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