#FoundByToto

#FoundByToto: The latest internet finds from our Toto!

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A seven-year-old girl has been applauded for writing a passionate letter to Lego about gender stereotyping in toys.

Charlotte Benjamin penned the letter after noticing a lack of ‘girl Lego’ characters on a trip to her local toy store with her parents.

She told the manufacturer that all the girl figures she saw either ‘sat at home or went shopping’, while the adventurous boy figures had jobs and saved people’s lives.

Original story on the Metro website

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Elena Shumilova is a mother from Andreapol, Russia and she took these intimate, heartwarming photos of her two sons that will probably make you smile. 

Taking advantage of natural lighting, she captures her boys, Yaroslav (aged five), and Vanya (aged two), bonding with various farm animals like rabbits, dogs, cats and ducks. 

Original stories on Daily Mail and TAXI

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Coolest parents ever recreate famous movie scenes with their baby!

Lilly and Leon Mackie had accumulated a lot of cardboard boxes (plus a new baby, Orson) after moving from New Zealand to Sydney, Australia.

Instead of trashing the boxes, they decided to re-use them and recreate famous movies scenes in the cutest way possible: Starring Orson, of course.

Some of them are absolutely amazing! See the rest of the pictures over on Buzzfeed (source:Buzzfeed)

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This is a gorgeous heart-warming story although very sad. 

Photographs provide a means to access the past and keep memories fresh in mind. To pay tribute to his late wife, a father and his young daughter posed for a series of photos that reflect on their lives without her.

See more of the photos and read more on the story here. 

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We just found this article on the 10 things that Italy does better than anywhere else.... what about fashion or quality fabrics?

Surely it should be in there, don't you think?

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This is literally crazy! 

Holderness Family take a bow for this brilliant Xmas Card/Video... hilarious!

#XmasJammies all the way this season. 

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“You can create typography from anything" says Petra Blahova, a graphic designer based in Kendal, UK. 

Petra's My Garden font was created with flowers and fruits frozen in alphabetical ice cubes. See more pictures here. 

Such a creative idea! 

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Nice touch from WestJet airline! Flyers got what they REALLY wanted for Xmas…loving the real time of it all and very well produced!

We should hope we'll find these Santa Claus interactive kiosks more often in English Airports this season :)

What would you have asked for?

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Just for the holiday season, the team at Abby Ryan Design has come up with an interesting chart that shows the most popular toys over the past 50 years. 

Absolutely love it!

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UK-based photographer Julian Germain has a beautiful portrait series titled ‘Generations’ that captures four generations of a family.  Each photograph features family members lined up next to each other from the oldest to youngest or vice versa, with each member representing one generation.

See more here

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'Radiant Orchid' was chosen as the 2014 Colour of the Year!  

What do you think? Are you going to embrace it? :)

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We're very interested to know what you think about this story! Every year in November, two parents decide to stage Dinovember, a plot to convince their kids that their dinosaur toys actually come to life overnight and lead an ordinary life while they're asleep. 

The reason? Well this is what mamma has to say:

"In the age of iPads and Netflix, we don’t want our kids to lose their sense of wonder and imagination. In a time when the answers to all the world’s questions are a web-search away, we want our kids to experience a little mystery. All it takes is some time and energy, creativity, and a few plastic dinosaurs. Childhood is fleeting, so let’s make sure it’s fun while it lasts."

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Can Dads get pregnant?

The marketing team behind Huggies Argentina went through with an experiment and developed a sensory beltto replicate a baby's kick on this piece of wearable technology. All dads have to do is sit back, relax and wait until the baby decides to set off. I'll make the video do the talking... Understandably, the dads who took place in the experiment seem to be getting very emotional!

What do you think? Wouldn't you want to try it?

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#TheoAndBeau

We simply cannot get enough of this adorable duo these days! Blogger Jessica Shyba decided to get a puppy after the birth of her third child Beau; what she wasn't expecting is for her puppy Theo and son Beau to become an Internet sensation. After getting Beau to fall asleep, Theo would cuddle up next to him and do the same. With this now becoming a routine, Jessica decided to start taking pictures of the inseparable friends to share with the world on Instagram and Twitter via following the hashtag #TheoandBeau

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Nappy Faces

Another brilliant ad we came across this week was by Aldi Australia for their brand of nappies, Mamia. The ad showcases families in awkward situations when babies tend to pull a 'nappy face'. We thought it was a very funny ad and I'm sure you'll recognise some of those faces yourself, are we right?

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Tiny Beans is a lovely mobile app that provides new parents and expecting mothers with a way to record every single moment of their new experience. You can download the app for free (available for Apple or Android devices) and start saving images, videos, audio clips etc... to then share with families and friends via a public or private link. The app will also give you an easy way to then create books and interactive keepsakes. 

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With LEGO being one of our favourite brands of all time, we were happy to see their latest TV campaign celebrating the bond between a dad and his son when building together.

The creative idea is very much rooted in a major human insight. I'm sure all of you parents out there can relate to this lovely new ad. Here's to the builders of tomorrow!