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Happy New Year! Bunchland’ll be back full force tomorrow.

Today is the last day that Kodachrome will ever be processed. Last year, Kodak stopped producing the iconic color-reversal film that Paul Simon sang about. Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas will develop the final roll today. Here’s a quick tribute to all the family pictures shot in Kodachrome colour.

Kodachrome
You give us those nice bright colors
You give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah!
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome away

photos from .Dianna. Antoine Ruedisueli frontdrive34 talon k. spello Here in Van Nuys via Flickr

What families are up to this Christmas

photo from Mikael in Copenhagen via Flickr

photo  from Flickmor taken the streets of Riobamba, in the Ecuador Andes, via Flickr

photo from hmmlargeheart via Flickr

photo from lets.book via Flickr

Bunchland.com, Sloan’s Chris Murphy and Andrew Scott and their beautiful families DARE YOUR FAMILY to bang a drum and help raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the fight against AIDS in Africa!

We dare you, awesome kids and parents, to bang a drum and show your solidarity with African families affected by AIDS, who face big challenges everyday.

On Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5th there are free Dare to Drum workshops taking place in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. All you have to do is register to attend, make a donation (we suggest $10 per person) and come to the workshop with your kids. You’ll take part in a drum circle, have lots of fun, and raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s A Dare to Remember campaign.

Click on the name of your city RIGHT NOW and make a difference as a family!

Okay, admit it. Colouring in colouring books is really flipping boring. I really like drawing with my kids, but colouring books? Mind numbing. Except for the Taro Gomi ones and a couple of other notable exceptions. Well, Molly Lewis, whose hipster dinosaur colouring book hacks are all over the web this week, has figured out a way to make colouring books fun for grownups too. No idea if Molly is a parent, but the next time my son coaxes me into colouring his Transformers colouring book with him for 100 hours, I’m turning Optimus Prime into an Arcade Fire-loving, latte-drinking, retro sneaker-wearing hipster, or possibly a goth. Hipster Dora would be amusing too. So I’ve got both my kids covered.

Link via buzzfeed

No idea what to do this weekend? Bunchland’s got your back

TORONTO

What: Yo Gabba Gabba Live Canadian tour

Where: Molson Amphitheatre

When: Saturday, September 4, 2:00 and 5:00

Price: $39.50-$75.25

The details: The Yo Gabba Gabba Live Canadian tour touches down in Toronto this Saturday. Best part is, Bunchland’s going on tour with them. There’s still time to scoop tickets via their website, or enter to win a family 4-pack via our contest (you don’t wanna sleep on this).

VANCOUVER

What: Family Filmmaking Workshop

Where: Cinérobothéque (1564 St. Denis St)

When: September 5-October 31

Price: $5-$7 (free on September 5)

The details: If your families ever dreamed of being just like the Coppolas, now’s your chance to create a film together.

LOS ANGELES

What: Camp Rock

Where: Kidspace Children’s Museum  Read more...