Hottest Toy of the Season: Playmation! Avengers
Playmation! Avengers Starter Pack is a totally unique, awesomely fun wearable hybrid toy — a video game/live-action combination from Disney. It’ll be the hottest toy of the upcoming 2015 holiday...
View ArticleMöbi Math Facts Game Review
Möbi is a crossword style game for math facts –basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and addition. I say basic because the numbers only go to 12 so you’re limited in the equations you can...
View ArticleFabulous Activity Book: Fashion Rebel Outfit Maker
Fashion Rebel Outfit Maker: Mix and Mismatch Styles got my sick 13-year old teen to be creative and stay off technology while recuperating on the couch. She totally loved this activity book. In fact,...
View ArticleJourney to the 50s with New American Girl, Maryellen
Journey back in time to 1954 with Maryellen, an American Girl in the BeForever line and learn to make a doll painting, too. First, play with the adorable Maryellen doll and read her three historical...
View ArticleThe Coolest Star Wars Gifts for Kids
Star Wars fans everywhere can’t wait until December 18, 2015 — the opening day of the new movie, The Force Awakens, episode VII. Which is why I thought I’d share the coolest Star Wars gifts for kids...
View ArticleSTEAM / STEM Gifts for Kids
I’m so excited for this year’s kids’ holiday gift guide because I have the best, new and cool STEM (and STEAM) Christmas and Hanukkah gift ideas for your kids. (STEM / STEAM = science, tech,...
View ArticleChild-like Lottie Dolls Empower Imaginative Play
If you’re wanting an alternative to Barbie or Bratz, look no further than the cute, little 7.5″ Lottie dolls because Lottie dolls are made to look like 9-year old children. None have questionable...
View ArticlePretend Play Gifts for Kids
Kids who regularly use their imaginations to pretend play develop better social skills and vocabulary than kids that do not. I love finding toys that encourage pretend play — usually toys that are...
View ArticleRobotics for Kids with Cubelets
I’m so jazzed about Cubelets — they’re a playful way to introduce robotics for kids as well as develop computational thinking (programming skills). Each little robotic block or cube is a mini-program....
View ArticleBig Family Fun with Gigantic Coloring Poster
Pirastanyc sent me one of their gigantic coloring posters, the “Let’s Color America” poster. We LOVE it. Big Family Fun with Gigantic Coloring Poster It’s soooo big that the kids (and us big kids) can...
View ArticleGifts for Young Writers
It’s always a challenge to get kids to write at home, isn’t it? Special writing materials and inspiration help. Peruse through this list of gifts for young writers to see if our kids would like any of...
View ArticleStocking Stuffers for Kids and Teens Ages 3 – 13
I’m so excited about these stocking stuffers for kids, tweens, and teens from ages 3 to 13 that I’m barely resisting buying them all. I did a lot of research on gifts for kids for my holiday gift guide...
View ArticleCool Educational Games for Kids
Looking for Christmas gift ideas 2015? My 2015 holiday gift guide has gifts ideas for kids that are both fun and educational! Today I want to share the best, new educational games for kids that will...
View ArticleGuess The Mess! Game Review
Guess the Mess! is a new thinking game for kids that requires deductive reasoning skills — in a fascinating, fun way. Guess The Mess! Game Review Players choose a location or setting for their mess....
View ArticleBest Children’s Nonfiction Books 2015
This year’s selection of nonfiction children’s books (2015) was so good it took me awhile to select my favorites. But, I did. I hope your kids enjoy reading them! Best Children’s Nonfiction Books 2015...
View ArticleOur New Favorite Family Game — Bounce-Off
So last weekend we opened a new (2015) game. And played it for hours! It’s called Bounce-Off. It’s surprisingly addictive, very entertaining, and great for anyone– adults and kids. We highly recommend...
View ArticleMonthly Subscription Boxes for Kids
Monthly subscription boxes for kids make fantastic holiday gifts because they last all year long. You can find interesting gift boxes for all ages and many interests. I imagine that grandma or auntie...
View ArticleApp-Controlled Darkside Robot
A darkside robot? Why, yes! Yes there is. (And just in time for the new Star Wars movie!) Sphero’s Darkside Ollie is a belligerent and opinionated DARKSIDE robot –but that doesn’t mean you can’t...
View ArticleNew! Star Darlings Grant Wishes: What’s Yours?
STAR DARLINGS, the new fantasy middle grade series by Ahmet Zappa and Shana Muldoon Zappa for ages 8-12, follows the lives of twelve very unique, sparkly Starling girls who live on a star called...
View ArticleOur New Favorite Family Game Dohdles!
Yes, I know we have a new favorite every month. You should see our game closet. We’re freaks for games. And, this month our new “play-every-other-night” game favorite is one of the games I recommended...
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