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Ground Control

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Teach your dad to play your favorite video game (but definitely don’t teach him all your tricks)!. If you are the dad…start practicing now after the kids go to sleep and then watch their disbelief when you challenge and beat them!

Playing games together can improve your bond and create memories and laughs that will last a lifetime. 

You can find myriad tutorials and tips online to get started, or just ask the kids to help! 

Hey kids! If you play your cards right, you might just be able to work this into a new console!

PlayStation 4 Slim Console:

 

Extra Controllers:

 

Father's Day

Tough Love

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What better way to surprise Dad for Father’s Day than to have everyone in the family apply a temporary DAD tattoo! The fun thing is that even if you have kids or other family members that can’t get back to see Dad in person they can get the same tattoo as everyone else. Older siblings can get on a Father’s Day Zoom call and present their tattoos one by one or all at the same time. “The tattoos may be temporary but our love for Dad is permanent!”

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Great Movies for Father’s Day

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We’ve compiled the perfect list of movies to share with Dad. You’ll laugh together (if you tear up we won’t tell) but most of all you will love the shared memories. This year, if you are watching one of these classic films on two different screens at the same time, at least you’ll get to eat all of your own Raisinets.

(Tips below on how to stream with Dad when you’re at a distance)

Our Virtual Holiday’s personal Dad Movie favorites are: 

  • Father’s Day
  • Kramer vs Kramer
  • Paper Moon
  • The Kid
  • Big Fish
  • Daddy Day Care
  • Father of the Bride
  • Mr. Mom
  • Three Men and a Baby
  • Cheaper by the Dozen
  • The Other F-Word
  • Big Daddy
  • Somewhere
  • Parenthood
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Finding Nemo
  • Field of Dreams
  • The Pursuit of Happiness
  • Daddy’s Home

How to stream with Dad when you’re at a distance:

Several (FREE) services allow you to stream movies from any computer to another so that you can set up your own private watch parties with your mom and share these laughs (and tears!) together! We’ve evaluated and compiled the top three based on ease of use and options:

  1. Twoseven: Twoseven was created by a couple in a long-distance relationship who wanted a better way to watch movies together. It is free to join and sync with YouTube, Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Vimeo or personal downloads. Each person watching needs to be able to sign in to the streaming service….either with your own individual accounts or a shared account. For instance, with Netflix you can have several users, if you share an account, you can both log in to the same account and stream together. Text and video functions are build in so you don’t have to be on the phone to interact with your mom while you watch. Additional streaming services like Hulu and Disney+ are available for a small fee ($3/month for a limited time). Con: The platform is only available using Firefox or Chrome web browsers and there are some Chrome extensions you may need to install. But, overall, this platform is extremely straight forward, easy to use and the team behind twoseven are extremely responsive. 
  2. Kast: Kast is a great service that essentially allows you to share your screen and can be used from your desktop or mobile device with their app. You can invite up to 100 people to join your party and you even have the option of making your party public so anyone can join. Video and chat functions are built in so that you can interact as you watch and you can share ANYTHING that you can play on your device….any streaming service, games, videos or just chit chat together. Ads are part of the free service, but you can upgrade to a paid account without ads and a higher video quality for only $4.99/month. 
  3. Zoom: Perhaps the hottest video call/meeting/chat app going right now and one of the best is the ability to screen share. You can gather all of your family members and friends (well, up to 100), pick a movie or TV show to play, share your screen and you’re all at the movies together! Because it is screen sharing, you can play video from any source: Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, a file downloaded to your computer….as long as you can play it on your computer, you can share it! You can also leave the webcams visible so that you and your party can still interact. Zoom is available via any web browser or download the app. Cons: The only downside with Zoom is that the Free plan limits “meetings” to 40 minutes. If you don’t want to upgrade to the $14.99/month plan, you’ll have to pause, start another meeting and regroup and then restart the movie. 
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