BrickCon 2013 in Seattle This Weekend
BrickCon 2013 brings Lego hobbyists together to share their love of the brick with Seattle families.
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Category: Toys
Design Your Own Structures With Lego Architecture Studio
Have fun with Lego bricks in new ways, by designing your own architectural masterpiece!
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With a four year old who is obsessed with superheros and knights on a rotating basis, GeekMom Sarah takes a look at the world of Max Steel, a sword wielding superhero based on the line of toys from Mattel.
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Review: Monster Fluxx–A Spooky New Addition to the Fluxx Family
The ever-changing Fluxx game series takes a creepy edge just in time for fall.
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Product Review: Nerf Zombie Strike Dart Blaster Series
I leapt at the chance to review Nerf’s newest products: the Zombie Strike line of products, which includes dart blasters, foam machettes, and other accessories. First available at SDCC this past July, we received a pair of blasters and darts in early August and the boys immediately “claimed” their arms of choice. For 2013, these items are a Target exclusive (although they’re being resold at smaller retail outlets). They will be more widely available in 2014.
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Building on Her Own Terms: From Lego Foe to Lego Friends
At first baffled by the appearance of Lego Friends, Cristen finds herself challenged by her daughter’s opinions on the matter.
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Would You Rent Lego Bricks?
A new Netflix-style service offers users the option to rent Lego bricks.
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Cuddly Forge of Honor Creatures Fend Off Night Terrors
Forge of Honor, a start-up toy company, aims to fund its medieval collection on Kickstarter.
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A Little Bit of Electronics Fun with LittleBits
littleBits are an opensource library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun. See what can happen when you add them to the other toys you’ve probably already got in your house.
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HIT Entertainment’s 2013 Holiday Preview
HIT Entertainment was in New York City last week to preview their new Thomas the Tank Engine and Mike the Knight toys.
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Disney’s 2013 Holiday Gift Preview
Disney invites GeekMom to preview its 2013 line of Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney Princess gifts.
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My son and I built our first Lego kit together. We’ve got tons of Lego bricks around the house. At one point, I even bought them off of eBay by the pound. My daughter and I assemble them together all the time, but adding my son to the activity was more accommodation than it was true participation. Until now.
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New Kids' Tech from LeapFrog
LeapFrog’s shows off its exciting new developments, the LeapPad Ultra and the LeapReader.
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The GeekMom Birthday Gift Guide
From games to toys to books, the GeekMoms have you covered with our favorite birthday presents for kids.
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Cuusoo Makes Decision About Lego Portal Set
There’s news from the folks at Cuusoo about the Fall 2012 review!
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The Octonauts Giveaway Winner
GeekMom announces the winner of the Octopod Playset from Fisher Price. Octonauts, to your stations!
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See the 4-inch GeekMoms! Win a Foldable Me Figure!
Several GeekMoms used the facilities at the Foldable Me website to create personalized paper filgurines and you can judge how faithfully their likenesses have been captured. Also, get a discount code and enter the GeekMom raffle for a free Foldable Me custom figure.
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Booyakasha! New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toys
On my birthday, I was greeted to an unexpected box full of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys. It was a nice surprise to wake up from a nap and have a box of goodies to open. In the box were several of the latest action figures, a T-Phone, some ooze, a LEGO Set, helicopter, and a really cool piggy bank.
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Sharing Our Obsession: An Octonauts Giveaway
GeekMom Sarah celebrates the arrival of the long awaited Octonauts toy, the gup-D, with a giveaway from Fisher Price. Octonauts, to your stations!
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Rollors: Veteran-Invented, Outdoor Fun for Everyone!
What do you get when you combine horseshoes, cornhole, bowling, and bocce ball? You get a fun portable activity that’s awesome for all ages: Rollors!
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