The Butterfly Garden is actually one of my favorite toys of all time. I studied entomology for several years, so when I got the chance to introduce live insects to my kids I jumped at the chance. They were afraid of “bugs”, but butterflies are pretty and relatively un-scary so they were open to the [...]
When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time reading my two favorite “books” - every volume of the World Book of Knowledge, and the Sears Wishbook. For those of you who group up in rural America like me, the Wishbook represented childhood utopia. Our town didn’t have a toy store, or even [...]
These are not your mom’s LEGOs! These building blocks have really grown up since we were kids. My son got the Indiana Jones and the Jungle Cutter set for his birthday and holy cow…he hasn’t had a moment of peace to play with the Wii because I always want to play LEGOs!
My favorite part are [...]
Moon in my Room is the coolest nightlight on the planet. It’s a great-sized plastic moon that you hang on the wall. It’s remote control lets you change the phases of the moon from new moon to full moon, with a total of 12 different phases. Additionally, it’s packed with other cool features such as [...]
This summer we’ve been working especially hard with our three-year-old daughter’s development. Her language skills have lagged behind her classmates, and some of her pronunciation is still very toddler-like. However, she’s a smart kid with a great imagination, and just needed some direction to channel that mental energy into some other task than drawing on [...]
I’ve loved the Orb Factory line of Sticky Mosaics craft kits, but although their designs are awesome, they were mostly aimed at girls. There are kits for mermaids, unicorns and ponies, princesses, and even a 3-D princess palace and a jewelry box. But my son, who’s really the only one old enough to do these [...]
The Wobble Deck gets my vote as the new favorite toy in our household. I’ve been looking for good toys to get the kids up and off the couch. Summertime in Florida brings warmth and sunshine, which is great for water toys and trips to the pool. But summer also brings daily afternoon showers, since [...]
I thought it was time for a review of something that I DON’T like so much. It was pretty easy to pick out; I think Water Symphony is the worst toy I’ve ever paid money for. This one probably looks familiar - I can remember actually wanting to play with this after seeing commercials for [...]
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Posted 21 April 2008
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I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Miles the Goose. Miles is the star of my kids’ favorite DVD for car trips, called “Are We There Yet?” It’s a super-annoying-to-adults, but super-engaging-for-kids video. And since we just got back from a road trip from Florida to the Outer Banks, NC - 16 hours [...]
The Pizza Party set is one toy that has stood the test of time in my house. All of the great wooden toys by Melissa and Doug are favorites for my kids, but Pizza Party stands out above the rest. My oldest received it as a gift about 4 years ago. He LOVED putting the [...]
