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No (Coding) Worries With the Matatalab Coding Set Home Edition

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020Sarah Pinault0

In our house the only way you can improve upon a toy is by making it remote control. If you can stick a motor in it and make it move, then it’s an instant winner.

Funimation: One-Stop Shop For All Your Anime Needs

November 26, 2020November 25, 2020Dakster Sullivan0

Funimation is your one-stop-shop for all your favorite anime products including My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball Z, and more.

You May Be Surprised by the Power of the Brother ScanNCut Electronic Cutting Machine

November 25, 2020November 24, 2020Ruth Suehle0

The Brother ScanNCut machines are a feature-rich option if you’re in the market for an electronic cutting machine. If you’re a Disney fan, it should be high on your list. If you’re a Linux user, there’s no other choice.

Challenge Your Mind with ThinkFun’s New Pocket Brainteasers

November 23, 2020November 22, 2020Elizabeth MacAndrew0

GeekMom Elizabeth review ThinkFun’s new Pocket Brainteasers.

Having a Blue Christmas With Blue’s Clues

November 23, 2020November 22, 2020Sarah Pinault1

The new series from loveable Blue, Blues Clues & You! brings with it a whole new range of toys. The crowning piece in this new range is of course the ever amazing Thinking Chair. Are we all going to play Blue’s Clues?

Delve Greedily and Deep With the Big Dig

November 22, 2020November 21, 2020Sarah Pinault0

If you lean more to Moria than Rivendell, then it might be time to dig a little deeper in your own backyard. The Big Dig from Reeves Toys can help with that, and help you get ready for spring planting.

Snow Pets: Not Your Childhood Stocking Stuffer

November 10, 2020November 9, 2020Sarah Pinault0

Good things come in small packages, especially when they explode into a winter wonderland. Snow Pets are just the amount of sparkle you need to add to 2020.

There’s Always Time for a Sticker with the Pipsticks Subscription Service

November 9, 2020November 8, 2020Sarah Pinault0

GeekMom Sarah has been dreaming of stickers — collecting stickers, using stickers, losing stickers — since the 80s. This new subscription service – Pipsticks – is about to take her obsession to a whole new level!

Llama Llama Takes on the Tooth Fairy

October 31, 2020October 30, 2020Sarah Pinault1

Anna Dewdney mollifies GeekMom Sarah’s Tooth Fairy skepticism with the newest tale of Llama Llama.

Antsy Labs—In Real Life Achievements Kickstarter

October 27, 2020October 28, 2020Dakster Sullivan0

IRLA by Antsy Labs are In Real Life Achievements you can reward yourself with for trying something new or accomplishing a goal.

Review: ‘The Fangirl’s Journal for Leveling Up: Conquer Your Life Through Fandoms’

October 27, 2020October 26, 2020Dakster Sullivan0

‘The Fangirl’s Journal for Leveling Up’ is a guided journal that takes you through creating your own character, exploring fandoms, and more.

Cricut Joy: Have Cricut. Will Travel

October 26, 2020October 30, 2020Dakster Sullivan0

Cricut machines are traditionally a little bulky. Enter Cricut Joy. It’s a portable cutting and drawing machine for crafters.

Family STEM Fun with Discovery Kids #Mindblown Solar Robot Creation Kit

October 19, 2020October 18, 2020Elizabeth MacAndrew0

GeekMom Elizabeth reviews the #Mindblown Solar Robot Creation Kit from Discovery Kids.

Magna Tiles: A Very Magnetic Caterpillar

October 19, 2020October 18, 2020Sarah Pinault0

The timeless magic of Eric Carle attracts a new generation through Structures Interactive Storytime Magnatiles. Your kids will be drawn to this attractive way of viewing these classic stories.

Making Some Ghostly Friends With ‘Haunted Mansion: Call Of The Spirits’

October 12, 2020October 11, 2020Sarah Pinault0

Meet some friendly ghosts but avoid getting haunted. Stock up on your favorite Halloween candy and add this game to an evening of family ghostly fun.

‘Super Sons’ Trilogy Concludes with ‘Escape to Landis’

October 7, 2020October 6, 2020Lisa Tate0

Ridley Pearson’s “Super Sons: Escape to Landis” is out. Can his final installment in the trilogy keep the momentum of the first two alive?

Come Little Children, and Play ‘Hocus Pocus’

September 22, 2020September 21, 2020Sarah Pinault0

Come little children and play a game with the Sanderson sisters, just don’t get eaten before the sun rises.

‘The Monster in the Hollows’: Finding Your True Self in ‘The Wingfeather Saga’

September 20, 2020September 19, 2020Sarah Pinault0

The third installment of Andrew Peterson’s ‘The Wingfeather Saga’ is re-released this October, in hardcover for the first time. With the same stunning illustrations as the first two re-releases, it is a delightful world to discover.