Customer Reviews

Be the Coolest Dad on the Block: All of the Tricks, Games, Puzzles and Jokes You Need to Impress Your Kids (and keep them entertained for years to come!)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a very, very funny but also surprisingly useful book on how to entertain and amaze your little monsters. You might want to read it even if you don't have kids, for self-defense material the next time you're stuck in a room with a bored and complaining child. A perfect present for the dads you know (much better than a tie!).

I enjoyed this book, thanks to a review I read in Genii magic magazine by Jon Racherbaumer. The readers' reviews here definitely shaped my buying decision. I enjoyed it on several levels:

1) I found activities I can use for team-building activities (Chapter 10: Fun & Games).
2) I found new reasons to do some of the magic tricks, even though I know them already (Chapter 2: batteries Not Included & Chapter 9: Puzzles , Tricks & Jokes).
3) I discovered ice-breakers that can be used in my classroom - and they are useful after lunch (clue: scissors, paper, stones)
4) The authors presented the information in a style that is easy to follow, and there are enough facts that will give you an edge if you ever appear on 'Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?'
5) The games for road-trips are invaluable; something old, something new.

You can definitely use the material here, whether you are a teacher, corporate trainer or host of a party. Or, if you want to get back at your 10-year-old nephew with the smart riddles/puzzles. Go ahead - arm yourself with this book! This complements the copy of 'Emergency' by Neil Strauss.

I found this book extremely entertaining. Cleverly written and chock full of information, games, puzzles and facts that kept me reading and practicing the long lost art of engaging with and entertaining kids. If you would like to have your children put away the Nintendo in favor of some quality time that you will all enjoy, or if you are not a parent but would love to know the secret behind those magic tricks, pick up "Be The Coolest Dad On The Block".

This looked like it was going to be a lot of fun. I'm more than 3/4 of the way through, and still looking for the fun. Some of the stuff is just ok (thus the 3 stars) But, some is downright stupid. ex- make a pigeon sound with your hands. You probably won't be able to do it, but keep trying. Like I said, it's not terrible, it's just ok. Turns out I have way cooler stuff than this already.

I bought this after a recommendation on the Cool Tools blog. It seemed like a good way to learn some fun tricks to amuse children and generally be a cool guy.

The book will teach you very quickly how to: perform a variety a simple magic tricks; organize impromptu games requiring little to no materials; build rope swings; identify common trees and plants; answer many of the 'why and how' science and nature questions children ask; bedevil your child with riddles and jokes; occupy your children on car rides; and dozens of other things.

Even if you're not a parent this is a fun book. You can use the ideas when visiting friends and family to become a celebrity among the kids. It's a really fun book, and worth twice what it costs.

Okay, it's not classic literature, but it fills a void which, for some, could be just as important.

This group of "must know topics, skills and abilities" for Dads, could certainly be valuable knowledge for any parent, regardless of gender. As for the value of contents, here's the proof of this kind of book: As mundane as they might appear to adults, the items included in this book are the very things many children will take with them into adulthood as "best memories". What could be better?

I bought this for my brother when he and his wife were expecting their first child - he is one of those "full of useless information" guys, and this book was perfect. Brief chapters for a busy guy, and (being a parent myself) quite practical. Very funny too!

it'sa good little handy hint book for dads. most of the tricks and things are probably stuff your dad did for you, but you've forgotten. hey what was old is new again. try it.

This is a reeeally fun book for all ages. Lots of fun gags and such.

I bought this book for my son for christmas (he has two children) and I found a picture of my son and cut it out to fit over the picture of the dad on the book, I glued it on. My son loved it, everyone got a good laugh!!!!!!