Like Knight Rider, the A-Team and Batman? Then you’ll be intrigued by this week’s featured Dad…
Steven Bristol is the daddy to 3 kiddos - Abigail (11), Amelia (10) and Zoltan (5) - and Co-Founder of Less Accounting. The three things he can’t live without as a Dad? A clock/calendar (he says his kiddos flourish in a neatly routined schedule), his kids’ smiles, laughter, hugs & kisses (he gushes that they’re the “best stuff on earth”) and when his kids make him laugh.
Tell us a little about your company in 2 sentences or less… LessAccounting is a web based accounting application for small business owners.
What is your biggest guilty food pleasure? Every once in a while I pack the kids in the car and drive to Whole Foods and let them each pick out one dessert. It takes them forever to decide, which is half the fun for me.
If you could launch back in time to the days of feety pajamas and robot night lights, which vintage flick would you pop in to your VCR for the ultimate 80’s experience? I didn’t get to see many movies in the 80s, but old reruns of Knight Rider or the A-Team really do it for me.
What is the best piece of Daddy Advice you’ve dished to your kiddo? Happiness is a choice. At any moment you can decide to be happy. It’s that easy. You can put a smile on your face and just be happy. Don’t let your happiness be dependent on anything outside yourself.
Finish this sentence: “In case I’m senile, please remind me…” ...where you hid the remote control.
Last but not least… we have to ask: Danny Devito in Batman Returns, or Danny Devito in “It’s Always Sunny…”? I watched Batman Returns with my 5 year old, when it came on TV a few months ago. I told him if he didn’t stop sucking his fingers he’d get teeth like the Penguin. (The dentist wants him to stop sucking them.)
Jon Polin is the daddy to 3 kiddos - Hersh (11), Leebie (8) & Orly (6) - and co-founder of Abe’s Market. The 3 things he can’t live without as a Dad? His wife (the bad cop to his good cop), great organic coffee and his Sunday night hoops game.
Tell us about your company in 2 sentences or less: Abe’s Market is the beloved destination for natural. Discover the best natural products, every day.
What is your family’s biggest guilty food pleasure? Peanut butter. And ice cream. Mixed together.
If you could launch back in time to the days of feety pajamas and robot night lights, which vintage flick would you pop in to your VCR for the ultimate 80’s experience? The Original Bad News Bears.
What is the best piece of Daddy Advice you’ve dished to your kiddo(s)? “Figure it out.”
Finish this sentence: “In case I’m senile, please remind me…” …to zip my fly.
Last but not least… we have to ask: Arnold in Last Action Hero or Arnold in Kindergarten Cop? Last Action Hero.
Learn more about Jon here: Abe’s Market / Twitter / Facebook / Pinterest
Joel Henriques is the toymaker, father, and writer behind the blog Made by Joel and book Made to Play! and an official LDO Partner in Crime. His goal is to make the creative process accessible to everyone, and encourage kids to fashion art using simple, affordable materials. We dig that message, so we’ve curated 3 of Joel’s kewl-est DIY posts that can very effectively be re-purposed for grown-ups.
Knights Battle - Lego vs. Made by Joel: Joel’s son is said to be a huge, massive, crazytown fan of Lego Knights (can you blame him?) so, Joel put his craftsmanship to the test (pictured above) making a wooden knight to see who would win the battle. LDO says: Repurpose this game to reconcile couple conflicts regarding who will wash the dishes after dinner, or to choose which concert you’ll go to for date night, fair & square.
“Prepare for Take-Off” - Ewok Launcher: Joel’s abundance of scrap wood made it a no-brainer to use his smaller pieces to craft up a good ol’ action figure launcher, after his 5yo daughter discovered the wonders of catapulting various pieces of food across the kitchen with her spoon at dinnertime. LDO Says: Repurpose these launchers to safely + easily pass the remote control across the living room, pass the syrup at the breakfast table, or use them at the office to launch reports to your co-workers up to 5 desks away.
Baby Toy Slot - Converse Box Edition: Joel’s baby-kiddo made playing with one of the family’s vintage cash registers a favorite pastime. So, Joel and older-kiddos joined forces to make this game more baby-friendly by cutting holes in the top of a grown-up’s Converse box and pairing it with hand-painted coins (with non-toxic paint, duh) for baby-kiddo to play with. LDO Says: Repurpose this game using real, grown-up Ca$h Money. You can save up for a family trip somewhere tropical and encourage the kiddos have their own cash register, to save up their own spending money on the big family vacay (or at the ice cream truck… whichever comes first).
Find out more about Joel here: Facebook / Blog / Book
Justin Bolognino is the father of Chloe Isabella (18 months) and the Founder/Creative Director of Learned Evolution + The Meta Agency. The three things he can’t live without as a dad? The Mama, the pup - Charlotte Mingus - and the iPad.
Tell us about your company in 2 sentences or less: Learned Evolution’s core mission is to nurture individual, brand, and cultural evolution through multidisciplinary design, social media, and tech-driven experiential events. The Meta Agency develops and manages the world’s leading visual, experiential, and interactive artists in the live events realm.
What is your family’s biggest guilty food pleasure? Ice cream or, as Chloe calls it, “I-keem!”
If you could launch back in time to the days of feety pajamas and robot night lights, which vintage flick would you pop in to your VCR for the ultimate 80’s experience? Back to the Future. Rhetorical question!
What is the best piece of Daddy Advice you’ve dished to your kiddo(s)? Non-reaction. This is the ultimate practice to me; learning to stay calm and non-reactive, then use positive reinforcement rather than anger or upsetness.
Finish this sentence: “In case I’m senile, please remind me…” ………….In case?
Last but not least… we have to ask: If you had to choose between Steve Martin or Chevy Chase to DJ for your next birthday party… who would you let loose on the 1’s + 2’s? Chevy Chase, DJing as Ty Webb from Caddyshack.
