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Rube Goldberg // OK Go

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This awesome video from the band OK Go is buzzing around the internet right now.
It reminded of a post that I’ve been wanting to do about attempting a similar Rube Goldberg-style chain reaction with your kids. You can find a whole slew of similar of other attempts on YouTube.

A good friend put together a smaller scale contraption with his son, Asher. He was kind enough to let me share it with you (Thanks, Jeff!). As is the case with any video I’ve shot with my daughter, it ends with “and now can I watch it?”. Have a look:

Oh, and remember this? This was Pee Wee Herman’s morning routine, which includes an elaborate breakfast making machine:

And here are several other OK Go videos that are pretty ridiculously great… Also potentially great sources of inspiration.

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Christian The Lion // Sigur Ros

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Many of you have probably already seen this, but now it’s accompanied by a soundtrack by Sigur Ros. Your kids will love this story.

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Rebeca Raney

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Whoa, would this make the most amazing baby blanket or what? I wonder if the artist, Rebeca Raney, would be willing to take such a commission. What if I promised her work would be drooled over? She currently has a show exhibited at the Mountain Fold Gallery in New York through February 20th.

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Lo-Fi Awesomeness

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A very cool lo-fi animation by this graphic designer living in Singapore. I can imagine trying a (far more simplified) version of this with my daughter once she’s a little older. Maybe you wanna give it a try? If nothing more it’ll make your kid excited to get to the playground and jump around.

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Grant Hamilton

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These beautiful images by Grant Hamilton sure seem like perfect inspiration if you’re about to paint your kid’s room (Or any room for that matter). Not sure it’d be possible to capture the beautiful subtleties in tone of a Polaroid, but it sure would be worth a try. To watch a Flickr slideshow click here (treat yourself to full screen, you deserve it).

Some questions you’d probably ask Grant if given the chance are covered in Josh Spear’s brief interview with him from back in ’08.

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Joshua Allen Harris // Inflatable Bag Creatures

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Okay, perhaps terrifying for your child if actually encountered on the street, but in this little YouTube player I bet it can be appreciated for the incredibly smart, fresh (minus the air) idea that it is.

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Sour // Hibi no Neiro

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From Sour’s first mini-album Water Flavor EP. The cast were selected from their fan base from all around the world. Each person was filmed purely via webcam. Beautiful.

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Lil’ Monkey See, Lil’ Monkey Want To Do?

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Loving the idea behind Draw Like a Monkey TV on Vimeo. They’re collecting videos of various artist’s in the act of drawing. Having been inspired by watching my dad draw while growing up, it seemed like a particularly wonderful thing to share. Check it out.

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