Dad Spotlight - Helping You Be The Best Dad, Father and Parent You Can!

We had the great opportunity to talk with Nichole Smaglick, creator of a very cool company called Cooper and Kid. She shared her thoughts on the history of the company and why this company stands for helping father become more engaged with their kids. It was great to hear how passionate she was about engaged fathers and parents in general!

Chris is one father that has actually tried out one of the Cooper & Kid Kits. If you want to read more about his experience with the kit, you can find it over at dadofdivas.com.

About Cooper and Kid

Cooper & Kid is the first subscription service that puts the power of play in dad’s hands. They see the modern dad as a jack of all trades, the picture of manly perfection, and the embodiment of paternal awesomeness! Cooper & Kid Cooper Kits help him stay on that shining pedestal with a quarterly subscription service that comes complete with all the tools he’ll need to maintain his title as Galaxy’s Best Father.

Featuring amazing hands-on adventures for sons and daughters, Cooper Kits add to dad’s awesome powers of play through educational, nostalgic and fun activities highlighting different discoveries like flight, the ocean, space, music, magic tricks and more. The kit changes every time, but figuring out what’s in store together is part of the fun! Plus, dads get access to Catch, an e-Zine that provides him a unique community and outlet focused on the challenges he faces every day, and a hip place for fathers to meet like-minded guysand share opinions.

In this episode we talked about 4th of July Grilling with in our new Cooking Installment, Dad Cooks Dinner with our Cooking Expert, Mike Vrobel from DadCooksDinner.com.

 

Mike Vrobelshared with us some great 4th of July grilling recipes that we will share below! Listen in for some great hints and tips too about keeping food warm and more!

* Burgers with Poblanos and Grilled Onions

* Brats with Onions and Peppers

* Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs

* Pulled Pork on a Kettle Grill

 

 

Until July 31, Cooper and Kid has offered our listeners a great deal – $10 off a Cooper & Kid Kit Subscription. So get The Cooper Kit today and start interacting with your kids in a whole new way! All you have to do is type in Spotlight to receive the discount! There are also some great other deals available if you order before fathers day!

Also, we are giving away a Cooper & Kid Cooper Kit below – so enter today and have some fun!

Cooper & Kid CooperKit Giveaway

 

 

In this, our first episode, we speak to a person that has been an inspiration for both of us. Art Eddy of the Life of Dad Network is a person that has been one of the voices behind a number of podcasts found over at the Life of Dad Podcast network, and has been instrumental in getting us ready to launch Dad Spotlight as a podcast.

Art, not only is a father of two girls, but writes over at Life of Dad,  the Good Men Project and a number of other places! On top of that, and being a great stay-at-home dad, he is prolific on social media too and can be found on places such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

In this episode we talk about fatherhood, Art’s shoe fetish, the San Francisco 49’s and more!

Art shared some great articles that he has written in the show and below are a few links to help you find them!

* Just For Kicks – School’s Out And Time’s Up For The Latest Reebok Kicks

* Just for Kicks – LEGO Sneakers

* Arts & Crafts – patriotic Oreo Pops

* Great Food and Cocktail Recipes for Memorial Day

* Find More of Art Eddy ‘s Writing & Popcasts Here

 

We want to truly thank Art Eddy, Ryan Hamilton, Tommy Riles and the rest of the Life of Dad crew for all of the great things that they are doing to put fatherhood on the map. On top of that we have to thank Art Eddy for being the first guest being placed in the Dad Spotlight – Quite the honor if we must say so ourselves!

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