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ICYMI: GeekMom Goes Toy Fair Live at 23 Booths

February 26, 2017December 11, 2017Karen Walsh

GeekMom Karen takes you through a categorized listing, complete with Facebook Live videos, of 23 cool booths from Toy Fair 2017.

My 17 Favorite Toys for Kids from Toy Fair 2017 (Plus One for Adults, Too)

February 23, 2017December 11, 2017Jackie Reeve

Jackie reveals her top toys from last weekend’s trade show in New York City.

Toy Fair Video: Playmobil, ‘Ghostbusters,’ History, and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Sets

February 21, 2017December 11, 2017Karen Walsh

GeekMom Karen gets a look behind the scenes at Playmobil during Toy Fair 2017 and brings it right into your home with video coverage.

Toy Fair 2017: LEGO Away! All the Non-embargoed LEGO for the Upcoming Year

February 21, 2017December 11, 2017Karen Walsh

GeekMoms Karen and Jackie get a look behind the scenes at LEGO during Toy Fair 2017 and bring it right into your home with video coverage.

Lego Friends Get Some Prize Worthy New Puppy Kits

February 16, 2017December 11, 2017Jackie Reeve

Keep the dog show fun going this week with these new Lego Friends puppy sets.

New ‘Roblox’ Toys Inspire Creativity Online and Offline

February 4, 2017December 15, 2017Kelly Knox1

If YouTube Let’s Play videos are any indication, ‘Roblox’ is currently giving ‘Minecraft’ a run for its money with kids looking for games to flex their creative muscles.

bionicTOYS Flex-Bricks: Because Nature Is Flexible

December 7, 2016December 9, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley2

Nature is flexible which is why you should check out these LEGO compatible flex bricks now on Kickstarter. bionicTOYS are great for construction-based play. Your children will learn physics as they play!

Turn Your Kids’ Drawings into Plush Dolls with Budsies

December 5, 2016December 9, 2017Jackie Reeve

Want to give your young artists something awesome? Let them design their own plush doll with Budsies.

‘PJ Masks’ Toys Are Here to Save the Day

December 4, 2016December 9, 2017Jackie Reeve

‘PJ Masks’ toys are (finally) here, and they’re awesome. Give the gift of pajama superheroes this holiday season.

Kickstarter Alert — Think Ink Pens: Fidget for Focus

December 4, 2016December 9, 2017Shiri Sondheimer1

A fidget multi-tool, you say?

GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #1: Toys

November 8, 2016December 9, 2017GeekMom

Welcome to the start of this year’s holiday gift guides! The GeekMom guides will run each week on Tuesday mornings. We start it off this year with Toys, with a few of the GeekMom writers’ favorites.

SBrick Plus: Programmable Interlocking Bricks You Want

November 3, 2016December 9, 2017Karen Walsh

When educators asked for better programmable interlocking bricks that were compatible with LEGO, SBrick Plus answered the call. Check out their fully funded Kickstarter before Monday, November 7.

LEGO and ‘DC Super Hero Girls’ Team Up for Super New Sets This January

October 5, 2016December 9, 2017Kelly Knox1

This morning LEGO and DC Super Hero Girls announced even more sets coming this January to a toy store near you!

6 Things Parents Should Know About the Sphero Force Band

September 16, 2016December 8, 2017Kelly Knox4

The Force has never felt more real, thanks to the new Force Band coming September 30 from Sphero.

The 10 Most Annoying Toys of All Time

September 2, 2016December 8, 2017Corrina Lawson2

These are the toys that, as parents, we wish we could make disappear forever into the black hole of nothingness–the ones that make us instantly wince and wonder “will the kid notice if this just happens to break?”

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘DragonStone Mine’

July 16, 2016December 8, 2017Claire Jennings

An engaging game for people of all ages; comes with three game modes for prereaders up through adults. Mine some gems and test your luck of the draw with the spell cards in this two to four player game. Five-year-old tested and approved.