Toys and Games
Puzzles for Educations and Fun
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Puzzles come in many forms. There are the traditional jigsaw puzzles, 3-D puzzles, sliding block puzzles and matching puzzles. They can have anywhere from a few pieces to thousands of them.
Puzzles that are appropriate for a child’s age and developmental level provide a fun yet challenging learning experience.
Puzzles for toddlers are very different from puzzles [...]
Guitar Hero III
Sunday, December 30th, 2007I’m sure you’ve heard of the game Guitar Hero, right? And you’ve probably seen the commercials for Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock…I really like the one where the kid unzips himself and it’s a real legend playing.
Anyway, we got the boys Guitar Hero 3 for their XBox 360 for Christmas…and who knew
FurReal Friends Squawkers McCaw Parrot: Must Have?
Friday, December 14th, 2007 I’m sure you’ve heard of it, or at least seen commercials for it…it’s that parrot that you can “teach” to talk….one of the “TOP TEN MUST HAVE TOYS” this holiday season.
My boys have no interest in this toy, but they are video game loving boys that are 10 and 12…so I really didn’t think [...]
Back to Basic Toys
Friday, December 7th, 2007For the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite online shops. It’s stress free and hassle free when you shop online! (I live over 100 miles to a large city, so most of my shopping is done online.)
If you haven’t visited Back to Basic Toys …
You are missing out on a true [...]
“Must Have” Christmas Toys…of past years…
Friday, December 7th, 2007About three years ago, there was a new robot out just in time for Christmas called “Robosapien“…and of course my boys HAD to have it. I went to about 10 different stores before I finally found a Best Buy that had a couple left and shelled out $100 for this toy.
What was so special about [...]
Legos
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 My son Brian absolutely loved Legos!
He would play with them constantly. He never ran out of unique things to build.
He would build houses and building and cities – as well as people and cars and anything else you can think of.
Even though I never thought about it when he was small, he was actually [...]
YuGiOh Cards
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007If you have elementary to middle school age children in your life, you’ve probably heard of the trading card game “Yu Gi Oh”. Right?
Before Lamont could understand the point system and how to play, he wanted cards. And more cards. And more cards.
We got suckered into buying more of those cards
Barbie or Bratz?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007I remember when I was a little girl…I was crazy for Barbie! I had about 20 Barbies, some Ken dolls, Skipper, Gem, and a few other “Barbie” friends. (Ok, if you’re familiar with Barbie…how about Gem and the Rockers? I had every single one including their stage!) I also had the huge dream house, cars, [...]
The Massive Toy Recall of 2007
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007What are we to think of this massive toy recall? It’s really scary to think that we can’t run to our local Wal-Mart or Toys”4″Us and grab any toy off the shelf with out having to wonder if it’s harmful to our kids.
China obviously doesn’t have the same quality control that the US has. Yet [...]
Board Games Aren’t So Boring After All.
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007We took the kids with us to Walmart last weekend to pick up a few things and as we were browsing the aisles we came across the board games. We ended up buying Uno and Rummikub to add to our collection.
Big Mel (dad) remembers playing Rummikub as a child with his family and thought it [...]