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A pair of German brothers have been working on building the world’s biggest train set.  On display now in Hamburg, the set, when finished, will be 1,800 square metres and will have cost over 14 million dollars.

Rock Band affectionados will be getting their rock on in support of Sick Kids Hospital on April 7th.  Hosted by the Revival nightclub in Toronto, Rock 4 the Kids competitors will pit their mad plastic guitar skills against one another for fame and prizes. Of course, the main point of gig is for each team raise pledges to donate to Canada’s premier children’s hospital. To donate or register a team, visit the website.

Is your bunch looking for something to do tomorrow evening during Earth Hour?  We’ve rounded up a few cool family friendly events across Canada. For more ideas, check out the Earth Hour Kids website.  Read more...

Have you got a skateboarding enthusiast in your bunch? Check out this house in Athens, Greece, designed to be not only a home, but a complete skateboard environment.  Read more...

Josh and his beautiful daughter, El. Check out the photo of Josh with his other daughter (and his other tattoo) after the jump.
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The concept of bike sharing, or public bicycles is not a new one, but it has been problematic. In 1993 in Cambridge, UK, the majority of the 300 bicycles released for public use were stolen within a short period of time. Still, in efforts to make cities more bike friendly, and to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, public bikes seem to be a valuable part of the new city planning. Bikedispenser, in the Netherlands, aims to regulate the process just enough to ensure that a bicycle is available when you need it.   Read more...

Bunch Families are excited about this:

It’s the preview for the new Spike Jonze directed, live action version of Where the Wild Things Are. The script is by Dave Eggers and the music in the trailer is by Arcade Fire.

(Sobbing with joy). Can’t.  Wait.

Thanks David Allard!