April Fools Minecraft Villagers skins

This year's Minecraft April Fools as noted by Mojang website:

The long-nosed villagers introduced in Minecraft beta 1.9 have become sentient. They have taken over our skin servers and content delivery networks (CDN), so unfortunately you will not be able to change your skins until we fix the problem. We are desperately trying our best to pull the plugs, but we should prepare ourselves to serve under our new villager overlords. Singularity may be upon us.

Nothing to be alarmed about, This year Mojang's April Fools feature is automatically changing everyone's skins to random villagers along with village voice for everything. You will also hear them sing the Games of Thrones Theme Song.

If you wish to fix the sound problem use a texture pack and it will override the sounds.

It is also International Fun at Work Day along with International Tatting Day so have fun everyone.

Temple Run 2 in Minecraft!

Now you can play Temple Run 2 in Minecraft.

Download the map here

Redstone-powered randomized parkour

All done by using a million command blocks

15 Obstacles, 5 in each region

Also randomized turns which automatically calculate the required entrance way based on your position AKA redstone wizardry

A total of 20 challenges

Completing these gives you cash to buy more  \/

6 unique upgrades adapted from the original game

Each upgrade can be leveled 5 times, increasing the benefits at each level.

Here is a video showcasing the Map

Minecraft Books, Really? not just one

If you are interested in getting started in Minecraft, buy it and start chopping and digging. Get answers to your questions by asking your kids, and referring to YouTube and Minecraft wikis. If that's still not enough, here are a few recommended Minecraft books:

The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft, by Stephen O'Brien. This thorough guide to surviving and thriving in the world of Minecraft was written by a guy who loves Minecraft and has explored it deeply. (The author is also the inventor of the Mypressi espresso machine.)

The Minecraft Guide for Parents, by Cori Dusmann. This is especially good for parents of younger kids who need help buying and installing Minecraft. It also has good tips on how to play Minecraft with your kids.

Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything, by by Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson. A compelling short biography of the creator of Minecraft. It's intended audience is probably adults, but most 10-year-olds would have no problem reading it.