Nintendo 3DS – play as you are! [review]

nintendo 3DS

When I told Maya, my 8-year-old, that we would be getting a Nintendo 3DS, she squealed, and said: “Yesssssss. AWE-SOME! A lot of the boys in my class have one!” It’s true – I don’t see very many girls pulling their Nintendo 3DSs out at restaurants or in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. [...]

Neighborhood Toy Store Day

Next time you’re in the market for a new toy, consider a trip to your neighborhood toy store! With the holidays almost upon us, how about tomorrow, maybe? Saturday, November 10th happens to be the 3rd annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day! To help kick off the holiday season and celebrate the joy of shopping for [...]

Tag Human Body Discovery Pack [review]

Thank you to LeapFrog for sponsoring this review.  For more information about the LeapFrog Tag Human Body Discovery Pack, please visit their website #LeapFrogTag #spon My daughters have both had their yearly check-ups recently and are incredibly interested in how the human body works. Those pictures and charts posted on the walls of the doctor’s [...]

Get Ready for Kindergarten with LeapFrog

Thank you to LeapFrog for sponsoring this review.  For more information about LeapFrog Tag Get Ready for Kindergarten, please visit their website #LeapFrogTag #spon My youngest daughter, Maura, starts Kindergarten in 11 days (yes, we’re keeping count)… and I think I may be more nervous than she is! This week we’ve been having fun preparing [...]

Master Moves Mickey

On Friday, the young and young-at-heart headed to New York’s Times Square with one collective mission – to get down with Mickey Mouse! With their dancing shoes on, children, parents and New Yorkers danced their way through the city’s iconic intersection in a surprise flash mob starring the latest, interactive feature plush Mickey Mouse, Master [...]

Rockboard Radiate skateboard

Why ride an ordinary skateboard when you can ride the light? That’s just what Rockboard’s newest product – the Radiate Skateboard – allows you to do. I saw it at Toy Fair last month and while I don’t skateboard myself, it definitely caught my eye. Rockboard, best-known for their 2012 TOTY (Toy of the Year) [...]

Barbie – new for 2012

At Toy Fair last week, I briefly walked through the Mattel booth, as I couldn’t get a full tour. Since it was my first time there, I had no idea that they wouldn’t even let me into the showroom without an appointment! Learned my lesson. Anyway, I did get a glimpse of what’s new in [...]

Hasbro Fun & Game Event

hasbro family game night

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! I just got back from a fun weekend at Toy Fair in New York City, and have SO much great stuff to share with y’all! My first stop was at the Hasbro showroom. From the adorable Mr. Potato Head, to Kre-O and Sesame Street, there is [...]

My Little Pony – a sweet gift for Valentine’s!

For Valentine’s Day, my kids get enough candy at school and from friends, but I try to get them a little something sweet, too. Nothing big, just a small token of affection like a mylar balloon or a My Little Pony figure. Maura is more of a My Little Pony fan than Maya. It all [...]

KRE-O to the rescue!

My nine year old son, an avid Lego guy, is in a rut. We are drowning in Legos and he’s looking for some new building inspiration. So, I am very excited that this Christmas he will be finding Hasbro’s Kre-O Transformers under the tree. It’s a new twist on an old favorite which I know [...]

How an Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven is going to save Christmas

I know that may sound a little dramatic, but really. It’s the truth. This is the first time that I haven’t been able to find the toys that Maya really, really wants… and I feel terrible. I’m hoping this oven (and an IOU from Santa) makes up for it. I have a feeling it will. [...]

The Chuck and Friends line [review]

Kids have loved playing with trucks since, well, the invention of the toy truck. And what’s not to love? They’re big, they roll, and they can haul really cool things like dirt, rocks, and bugs. Make a lovable dump truck, throw in a few fun-loving, vehicular friends, and you’ve got the Chuck and Friends line [...]